House's eyes were already focused on Mitchell, curious and intrigued. So when the man's gaze shifted to his neck, House noticed immediately and found himself in a strange situation. House couldn't remember the last time a man stared at his neck. Was Mitchell gay? Or putting two and two together, was he a vampire? As ridiculous as it sounded, House had to remind himself that none of this was real. So the presence of a homosexual vampire wasn't impossible.
He reached across to the top of the piano to take his drink and gave a slight nod to Mitchell after they were introduced.