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Dr. Spencer Reid (thisiscalm) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-06-20 23:08:00

Entry tags:

data, kitty pryde (aoa), lelouch vi britannia, penelope garcia, piter de vries, rebecca crane, rose tyler, spencer reid

224 // closed video // open action
[ VIDEO; LOCKED TO THE DEFENSE FORCE ]

Can I have your attention, please? I have a few announcements to make.

First of all, if you haven't already heard Derek Morgan is no longer with us. I'll be stepping in as temporary leader for the Investigative Team until a new leader can be elected — if you're interested in the position, come talk to me or Kitty.

Second, all of you who were assigned to the Investigative Team during our stay in Squall are highly encouraged to file out reports regarding our time there. Anything and everything you can think of, even the most insignificant of details can turn out to be of great use later on.

Data, it'd be great if you could come see me whenever it's convenient.

I'll be at the Defense Quarters HQ all afternoon if any of you need any help or have questions. That's all for now.

[ ACTION; OPEN TO ALL ]

[ True to his word, Reid will be at the Defense Force headquarters all afternoon, working away on his own Squall-related intel and pondering how to best report the rather startling discovery they might've stumbled upon.

Later in the evening he can be found in the education center music room, playing a rather familiar piece followed by the second movement of Beethoven No 8 sonata, Pathetique. A little slow and full of stumbles, but the boy tries. ]

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	kitty_has_claws 2013-06-23 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	Lots of inconsistencies. [Which might just be consistent with their theory.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-06-23 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, there's no shortage of that... we should get a full report, or as full as possible at least. It can't hurt. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-06-23 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	It can't. [She takes a breath.] I just hope it can help. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-06-24 01:31 pm UTC (link)
	I guess we'll see... at least we have more data to work with now than we did a few days ago. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-06-29 07:08 pm UTC (link)
	And knowledge is power, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-06-29 09:53 pm UTC (link)
	Right. [ Smile! ] I should probably get back to work before my boss catches me making personal calls. Do you want to meet up later? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-06-29 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	[That gets a little laugh.] I hear she's a ball buster. Hard to stay away from me these days, but yeah, I'd like to see you before tonight. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-06-29 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	I'm going to Sam's paranormal class later... might stay in the Education center for a while after, if you want to meet up there? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-06-30 12:00 am UTC (link)
	That sounds good. I'll find you and hopefully scare someone by ghosting in on them as I search you out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-06-30 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	Even better. [ Best girlfriend. ] I'll see you then... and Kitty? I love you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kitty_has_claws
2013-07-01 03:30 am UTC (link)

[Oh, you. Making her all smiley and mushy.] I love you too. See you then.

[And she will! Actually, she walks through a wall just in time to hear him playing that familiar—but not familiar to her—piece. She actually wonders for a moment if the very familiar back she's seeing really is Reid. He never mentioned playing the piano to her. She stands by silently as he finishes. Creeper.]

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	thisiscalm 2013-07-01 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	[ He finishes with a soft sigh before finally noticing he isn't alone in the room, turning around slightly to look at her. ] Hey. I didn't hear you come in. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-07-01 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	[She steps closer when he acknowledges her.] You were too busy pianoing. I didn't know you did that. [It's hard not to be reminded of Allen even if his piano playing was a bit more complicated.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-07-01 10:12 pm UTC (link)
	[ Shifting on the bench to give her room to sit down. ] I don't. I mean... I don't play that often. It's just something I picked up a while back. [ And if she thinks to look, she'll notice that there's no sheet music. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-07-01 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	Like the chicken pox? [She slides in next to him and knocking him a little kiss on the cheek.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-07-01 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	Something like that. [ Smiling at the kiss and ever so subtly sliding an arm around her waist. ] It came up during a case. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-07-01 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	[She's being held! Oh, but it was subtle.] You had a piano playing serial killer? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-07-01 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	[ Shaking his head. ] Victim. Well... witness, more like it. This kid, Sammy... his parents were abducted. [ Only barely scraping the surface of the story. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-07-01 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	That's a hard thing for a kid to see. [Watching them being murdered is even harder. ~~Batkitty!~~] Did you find them? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-07-02 12:06 am UTC (link)
	His mother, yeah... we were too late to save his father. [ A depressing end to the story, but at least Sammy wasn't left alone. ] Sammy was the only witness to the abduction, but no one could really establish contact with him... he's autistic. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-07-02 01:54 am UTC (link)
	Autistic? So how did you find her? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thisiscalm
2013-07-02 04:48 pm UTC (link)

Well... the thing about autism is that the ones suffering from it are basically closed up in their own world and the way they perceive their surroundings is very different from how normal people do it. Sammy was a boy you couldn't talk to, couldn't even maintain eye contact with for any period of time — even his parents had problems with something as simple as touching him.

[ Does this sound even the slightest bit familiar? Cause it should. ]

He played the piano though and that ended up being the way we got through to him. I set up a simple system of different notes meaning yes or no and that way he could answer some of our questions.

[ Still not the end of the story and she can probably sense the emotion creeping into his voice. This time he needs no prompting to continue. ]

After a little while he started playing a song... the song I was playing when you came in, actually. I asked him about it and then he just... reached down, took my hand, placed my fingers on the keys and showed me how to play it.

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	kitty_has_claws 2013-07-03 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	[Maybe a little familiar, but honestly, Reid is pretty good at that touching thing these days so her mind doesn't really stick there.] I thought you said no one could connect with him. Sounds like you did. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-07-03 06:46 pm UTC (link)
	I guess I did. [ Such a fond memory, in all the heartbreak. ] Anyway, uh... that's when I started playing the piano. Nothing serious, I just... tried to teach myself a little whenever I had some spare time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-07-03 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	You're good. At least it sounded good to me. ...Have you talked to him since? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)