"It's not so bad, you know? I mean the ports and... That's all not important, but..."

He hesitated, frowning slightly as he decided how much to share.

"Had my face caved in as a teenager. I hadn't been working long, and this man who'd- He'd sort of raised me, I guess. Took me of mum's hands when she decided she couldn't look after me or whatever..."

A very nice way of saying it. Mum hadn't cared if he was looked after- She'd wanted some cash and a fix.

"...Not important, point is he lost it one night when I came home. He'd never been right in the head really, but it was worse that night I suppose. Took a hammer to my face. Nearly died, actually. They had to rebuild half my skull, it's all metal from about here to here," he explained, showing House where he meant as he spoke. "Said I'm lucky I only suffered some minor brain damage. Not even sure what I lost. My coordination's fine, never slur my words, memory is alright, but you can see something's damaged apparently on a scan," he shrugged.