House could shift it when he wanted to, as displayed by how quickly he caught up even when she was maintaining a healthy clip.
I don't care if you do. She responded, all lips and no noise. It was true. He was unlikely to believe that the reason for wide-spread muteness was a group of ghouls with a magic, larynx-impairing box. But you care if you believe or not. She emphasized 'You' with a gesture.