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The Blue Demon (Interest Check) (Possible 18+)

@Smarty Jones Unfortunately, I can't remember what my big idea was! I feel terrible!

Behavioral Analysis Unit: What's to come

SSA Sam Stannis

Criminal Profiler

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"I'm stubborn enough to make anyone talk..." She chuckled and leaned back, crossing her legs casually as she relaxed her posture, thinking a little. "Nothing I haven't handled before is my bet sir." She half smiled at Lucian with a small nod. Sam was confident in her skills, just studying the micro-expressions on their faces and inflections in their tones. Something so simple yet so effective in just telling the locals just enough of what they want to hear to gain cooperation. Beginner techniques but incredibly effective.

"Chris, I hate to sound like this person, but talking yourself out of those lingering questions is what helps keep us a bit sane." She shrugged, looking at her teammate with a slightly sympathetic expression. She had to remind herself on occasion that Chris was still green, she was still learning the ropes around the team, and being in the B.A.U. in general. "I used to ponder over the meaning of life constantly when I first started. I used to question in they were doing it for fun, or seriously disturbed.... I would go over old cases, read interviews about Manson, the Green River Killer, Dahmer- anyone notorious. I wanted to get inside their brain and I started to lose mine in the process. It's..." she paused, thinking of the correct word to explain how bad it can get if you don't let things go after a while.

"Dangerous is the word I want, I think?" She tilted her head, mulling over her words one more time. "Yeah, it can get dangerous if you don't separate work from home. I've seen the Bureau counselor more than once." She admitted, glancing at Lucian as the words came out of her mouth. Her mind began to remember a particularly tough case that they had been on, one involving children and it was back when she and Ben were just thinking about starting a family. She had baby fever- like any woman trying to conceive and this particular case hit her the hardest that year. She had been on cases involving children before, but she wasn't on that family mindset yet and every twist and turn on that case had her rethink everything: even staying a field agent.

Behavioral Analysis Unit: What's to come

I'm so sorry I suddenly went MIA this weekend!! Last trips moving and MAT work to do lol. I'll try and be on consistently Tuesday!

Behavioral Analysis Unit: What's to come

SSA Sam Stannis

Criminal Profiler

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"Sir, I think that I should speak with law enforcement alone. There can't possibly be enough files to warrant both of us searching through them right?" She asked, arching a brow at Lucian as she removed an earbud from her ear. She wanted to do everything and anything besides sitting in a room and flipping through someone else's scribbles while they got to go out and do some dirty work. She selfishly figured that Chris would be more suited, and maybe more excited for something like that. The girl was a doctor after all...

She looked down at her half consumed coffee, making a mental note that it was her fifth cup and that she should honestly stop but she had been reading over the file on the flight, making idle case chatter with her team and had a list of questions for local law enforcement- like how they could have let it get to this point?

Mainly, she had questions regarding the victims, their families, their pasts, and any potential suspects that they have had their eye on. Were they tailing anyone at the moment? Any potential surveillance? Did they even have the manpower to do that on two or three potential men? It's not like she wouldn't be leaving Chris alone, she'd never do that if the situation didn't call for it but she needed to get them relaxed and talking to get a full read on how they'd compose themselves around her and the team.

From past experience- like clockwork they'd clam up and act as professional as possible around Lucian. It was habit considering he was in charge, calling the shots and directing them where to go to complete a case with as few casualties as possible. They would listen to Joseph, and she would be able to tell by their eyes, their lips and their brows if they'd be actually listening to him, or half listen and come up with their own conclusions anyway... Watching Dr. Aguilar converse with locals was interesting because she cared, she could tell that by how she held her posture and her eye levels. But people listened to her- to a point. They disliked feeling like they were being obviously profiled, but sometimes you had to do that in order to see behind the smile and between the lines. Sam just liked to get people comfortable, and willing to trust her If that took minutes, hours, one time it took two and a half days of just talking with the unsub to get him to give up his dumping ground. But that was her specialty- disintegrating barriers.

Looking back up, Sam finally paused her music and began to wrap up her headphones, sliding them into the table compartment in front of her on the plane to display that everyone had her full attention at this point.

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A New Generation of Hunters- A Supernatural Adventure

Don't stress, I moved apartments this week so I'm on and off throughout the day when I need a break lol. Take your time!

Behavioral Analysis Unit: What's to come

@Lord Wraith and @evierose can I send y'all DM's? I wanted to ask some questions to build some backstory between your OC's and Sam :)

Behavioral Analysis Unit: What's to come

SSA Sam Stannis

Criminal Profiler

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Sam was fully prepared to made a toying retort back when the doors opened to reveal the final straggler of the team- Joseph. His face told her everything she needed to know about how to address him tonight- he must've had a very long day. And not a fun one at that... There was an air of calm to his features, but something under the skin wasn't quite there and she decided to drop it since it was going to be a tough case as it anyway.

Listening to Chris speak as he walked in caught her attention and she was a bit surprised to hear the bitterness in her tone- that wasn't typically there. Then again, she wasn't typically one to come into work after a few beers either. "I understand..." She simply replied with a nod and looked at her, keeping her eyes gentle to convey her message fully. "If you need to rant, you can have my ear on the flight. Ben and the kids are asleep by now. so you'll have my undivided attention. And I promise not to profile you- this time." She half smiled, taking a sip as she redirected her eyes to her final colleague and gave a nod in greeting.

"Oh yes!" She replied happily, always glad to talk about her children to the team. They were all incredibly aware of how much she talked about them, and she had to admit it might've gotten a little annoying at this point. "Jenny is almost one, you're correct. Her teeth are coming in alarmingly fast and her latest obsession is everything but sweet potatoes, vegetable are going to be tough with her." She lightly laughed and took a sip before continuing on. "Also, Nathaniel is more than excited for school. His best friend will be in his class so that eases my worries." She explained and gave her body a stretch before crossing her legs again, once more listening to Joseph speak, this time getting straight to the point about the case. And they called Sam the workaholic!

But at this point, she simply stood up and made he way over to get another mug of coffee, adding her cream and sugar once more before slowly walking back to her desk and taking another glance at the photographs on the file- her mind finally making the switch from home to work as she began to brainstorm again.

His work wasn't exactly clean- but it certainly wasn't sloppy. Then again these were just photos... If they properly maintained the crime scene then they would all be able to gather far better information. She wanted to take a look at the bodies, talk to the families or at the very least sit in on the interviews depending on who Lucian wanted to take lead. Looking at the type of victim he was targeting, there might be children involved which meant she'd most likely sit in on those interviews if he wanted to speak with them just to ease their tensions. That was one part of the job she always took home with her; interviewing children was more draining than directly dealing with an unsub.

She found herself chewing her lip, deep in thought as she spaced out in the direction of the folder, her mind switching theories every few breaths- settling on her original theory. He was finding his signature, and this was what he- or she- settled on. There could be more victims that the unsub targeted and the police were just too slow to figure that out.

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Behavioral Analysis Unit: What's to come

SSA Sam Stannis

Criminal Profiler

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"Hey Chris." Sam greeted, holding her mug up with a nod and a small smile. She enjoyed working with the young doctor. She always had interesting takes on their cases and reminded her of life before kids. But nothing could stop the laughter that came out of Samantha's mouth when she just blurted out- and in front of their boss no less- that she had consumed some beers earlier. Well of course it was a national holiday! Sam had a few herself throughout the day but she certainly wasn't blurting it out to the team currently present.

"Oh did you now?" she laughed, shaking her head as she looked down at the cup cradled in her hands. When she heard Lucian's response, her eyes traveled up to glance at him, a small smile on her lips hearing him carry on with a lighter tone. She didn't hear that from him enough, and it made her happy. "And you came to work- kudos to you and your ability to still function. But we need your brain on this one. So sober up kiddo." She motioned to her mug of freshly brewed tea, bringing her own to her lips and taking a nice sip of her still hot coffee to wake up again.

Sam never minded taking on a maternal role on some of the members, then again some were around her sisters' age and it just came to her without hesitation. Ben claimed that it happened when Delilah was in college and her father passed suddenly, leaving her to take care of her grieving mother and the family. He also suspected that was why she was so good with the kids- it came naturally to her. She thought she was an alright mother, fearing that she spent too much time at work and not enough time with her little ones but someone had to do her job, and if it wasn't her then who else? She enjoyed what she did, despite how draining it happened to be... But seeing her kids whenever she managed to get home for a night or two after a case? Nothing beat that feeling in her mind. She knew Lucian understood that feeling- having so much love for a child that you thought you might explode. Sometimes she felt that for her team, viewing them as family instead of colleagues. They had a special place in her heart.

"So," she began, drawing out the word a little after their unit chief inquired about her holiday. "Do anything actually fun Chris? A cookout, a parade? If you tell me that you read books all day I'm going to cry." She gently teased, leaning back in her seat and crossing her legs, giving off a tired, but comfortable air around her.

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Behavioral Analysis Unit: What's to come

SSA Sam Stannis

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Sam broke out into a decent smile hearing Lucian speak about his family. She was aware of his situation, she had the unfortunate knowledge about pieces of his career before he became the unit chief- and couldn't do anything but respect his personal decision to speak about his family in the present tense. She wished she could have met them, they sounded like wonderful people and like her kids would look up to his.

"Toilet magic?" She chuckled, finally making strides to her desk and moving her go bag to the floor and gently placing the cup on her desk with a clink, her eyes drifting to the family picture that they had taken a few month ago. A smile formed on her lips, listening to him finish his thoughts and she gave a small audible sigh, but one of content, nothing negative. "To be honest I voted locking him in the bathroom but Ben reminded me that the method was frowned upon." She chuckled again, fixing her blue eyes on her superior as he moved around, seeing his mind begin to work away at possible motives, possible signatures.

She personally enjoyed being able to flip between talking about their children, and talking about the case at hand. It gave nice little pockets of respite to all of the gore and negativity that they were buried in day after day. "Um, going back to the case sir. I'm just brainstorming here until everyone else gets in- but it sounds like this unsub is new to this, you know? Like he's just figuring out his signature..."

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Behavioral Analysis Unit: What's to come

SSA Sam Stannis

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Pausing her actions, she listened to him explain what he had gathered from the case already. She glanced down at her cup, nodding to herself as he recounted details, thoughts, and it let her mind begin to form ideas on the case. Blue eyes, blonde, petite. He had an obvious type... Memorial Day, military widows, obvious torture- sadistic nature, but nothing too outstanding. Nothing new. But at the exact same time- nothing was coming to mind that screamed copy-cat either. He was finding his signature and settled on a few key points.

"Lucian," she raised her eyes to meet his, her calm blue against his tired brown and the corner of her lips raised in a slight hint of a smile. "Ben has it covered, and it won't be a serious issue until they're older and understand the job more anyway." She loosely explained, even though she knew that he ws already aware. When he averted his eyes and continued to speak, she closed the gap between them, reading his body language. His tone was literally saying one thing while his body was trying to be far from her, physical avoidance about having to call them in. It was part of the job, no one should be upset about it. They knew what they were signing up for- and if they didn't then they figured it out after the first trip.

"You made the call. You knew it had to be done, please don't beat yourself up over us losing a little sleep. That's what caffeine is for." Sam teased gently, trying to ease his troubles. "He knows what I do is important, that it keeps him, Jenny and Ben safe. For now that's all he needs to remember. I rather focus on making sure that he can use a toilet by the fall for preschool." She laughed out loud, hoping to break the tension in his mind as he looked down at the file once more. This one might be a tough one for him personally, and she hated seeing him in those tough situations. She may not know every detail about him, but she cared nonetheless.

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