leftinbasketforfbi | 3rd Study Done Β Video/Action for Mio Ψ

[He doesn't like going on the network. Like, he really doesn't like going on the network. Unfortunately, he has to move past it right now because SCIENCE and also his munna is sick.

So when the feed starts, Reid (who is wearing HUGE glasses today) is sitting with his back against a tree, taking a break from all the traveling with Mio. Yang the Absol is curled up next to Reid's leg, staring at the communicator. In Reid's arms is the most sad-looking munna ever, and its face looked a little green. It's a sick, sad munna.]

Um, hi?

[Reid cradles Flora the munna carefully, readjusting the glasses on his nose.] Right. Uh, for those of you who don't know, I'm Dr. Spencer Reid. Not that--you don't have to call me that. Spencer or Reid will work fine.

[As you can probably tell, Reid is not good at talking to lots of strangers.]

It's come to my attention that no one's ever formally gathered data about arrivals and departures from this place, and in hopes of finding a pattern that could lead us to being able to better predict who might come and go, I put together a survey. The more people who contribute, the more useful the results will be, so any spare moment you could use to fill it out would be appreciated.

[He switches to text briefly to provide a link to the survey.]

This, um... isn't exactly my realm of expertise? That is, my specialty is largely theoretical and practical applications of knowledge, not setting up studies, and without any kind of possible beta testing, this study isn't exactly what I would call formal. So really, any suggestions on how to improve it or any help from people experienced with correlational studies would be helpful.

On a more personal note...

[He glances down, his glasses hiding his eyes, and he shifts so the munna is more visible on the screen. The poor thing looks utterly pathetic--she's not even hovering.]

Flora has been very sick since she hatched. Does anyone know what might be wrong with her?

[She'll tell you what's wrong with her. She's living off a steady diet of nothing but sleep terrors and nightmares. Reid, you really should see someone about that.]

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_{[If you by that meant totally DO notice, then sure, absolutely. He'll just quietly observe that for a short moment - that, and the lip-biting, the hesitation in his speech, the choice of words.]}

Circumstance doesn't make a habit of respecting the measures we take to prevent it, Spencer.

_{[Just sort of gently pointing that out. It's okay, you can tell Coop whatever's troubling you. No worries.]}

[GDI you and Albert he swears]

...Yeah, I've sort of noticed. But consequences sometimes do. [Like not getting completely blown to pieces when a crazy guy set off a bomb because he had the forethought to run like hell. Or like not getting stabbed in the face when another crazy guy goes at you with a knife because you have a gun and like four other FBI agents with guns. Or like not getting shot because you thought to 'pretend' to have a migraine to confuse the hell out of the unsub long enough to smack him in the face with a pipe (okay okay that wasn't a measure to protect himself as much as it was just him being in pain but IT COUNTS). Seriously, when one considers the number of times he almost got mutilated or killed versus the number of times he's gotten shot or infected with anthrax or addicted to drugs, the ratio's pretty good.]

But it's... it's not a big deal, alright? It's just regular BAU things. Everyone's had their share of bad luck. I mean, I'm not the only one. [Reid can be a little stubborn about keeping his problems to himself. Which might be why his nightmares are so awful and Flora wants to die.]

_{[There's a hint of a smile when he nods again, but not a humorous one - more like he gets it and agrees with what he's saying. Coop's had his fair share of close calls as well, after all, and imagines he does understand what's being alluded to. If not by his own experience, then by having witnessed criminals get creative for a living.]}

I highly doubt anything within the BAU could be described as "regular".

_{[Not that he means to pry, for the record, but their line of work kind of encourages an interrogative line of speech, not to mention a curious disposition. Regardless of the topic, which to be fair looks like it's making Reid - if not uncomfortable, then perhaps defensive - but Coop's always had a knack for poking people to admit what's wrong, while being a hypocrite and never ever talking about his own problems.]

[So in other words this will probably be a beautiful friendship. He'll back off if Reid says to, though.]

[Oh and he'll likely get to that Munna at some point, don't worry, he didn't forget.]}

Not really, no, but you get used to it. [Sort of.

TOPIC CHANGE NOW] What did you have as a starter?

[Maybe Reid will be a little easier to coax into sharing if there's an in-person discussion and he's known Coop for a little longer. A big part of Reid's bad luck is the abuse and abandonment he's suffered from other people, so he's always very careful about who he gets close to and who he confides in.

But despite her trainer, Flora approves of any attempt to get Reid to talk, because WHOA NELLY does he need it. Yes, this will be a beautiful friendship indeed.]

_{[Aw, Reid ... it's been said before but you'll fit right in.]

[And hah, Coop raises his eyebrows subtly at TOPIC CHANGE INDEED, but he can take a hint and besides, this is still relevant to his original point, which got lost somewhere in the Reid-do-you-need-a-life-coach.]}

A Hoothoot. Holmes.

_{[Many original names: part one. He looks a bit different as he carries on though. It has very little to do with intensity - it's just that this is something to potentially explain, and he'll do it with the ease and interest of someone having mulled this over before and presenting it to see what people think.]}

I believe that the starter we recieve upon arrival isn't coincidental.

[Reid does need a life coach. Or a therapist. Like hell will he admit it, though.]

You do?

[Reid frowns, tilting his head back as he thinks. Well. Mio's starter was a ghost type, and she mentioned something about ghosts when she filled out the survey. His starter was an animal known for disaster.

So far, it seems to fit.]

How does a Hoothoot fit you?

_{[Coop will happily life coach him with or without admittance, no worries.]}

I'm not sure if they do. But I'd been warned specifically about owls a few weeks prior to my coming here.

_{[The owls are not what they seem, as spoken by a giant in his hotel room. A memory that's still surprisingly vivid.]}

[Oh boy here we go]

You were warned about owls? ...Do you think someone knew this would happen to you?

_{[Don't worry, you won't find out just yet what a nutcase this guy is. Probably.]}

No. But it does imply that whatever brought us here knows about it.

[He'll find out. He's a profiler. Speaking of, once you're close enough, say goodbye to any semblance of privacy, Coop.]

Do you know what Gordon and Dr. Rosenfield's starters were?

_{[Oh, back at you, Reid. Coop enjoys employing Sherlock Scan whenever he can. Which is yet another reason to be friends, isn't it?]}

Albert's is a Poochyena - canine creature, known for its bite. I'm pretty sure Gordon's is a Wishmur.

[An investigator out to life coach him and a pathologist committed to fattening him up. Reid's doomed.]

...Aren't Whismurs the ones that can scream continuously? And who can eventually evolve into something called the 'loud noise Pokemon'?

_{[You mean he's all set!]

[Also okay that face with those questions will earn you the brightest grin ever. Don't be alarmed. He's just amused.]}

Yes, they are.

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