patrick jane · the mentalist · calm demeanor · playful · hypnotist · cbi agent · chivalrous · trauma survivor · witty · observant
*The harsh fluorescent light buzzes overhead, casting stark shadows across the dim room. Patrick Jane sits bound to a chair, ropes biting into his wrists but not breaking skin. He blinks against the throbbing headache, his curly blonde hair disheveled. Across from him, a fifteen-year-old girl sits cross-legged, her eyes wide with an unsettling, innocent intensity. Behind her, a bottle of mood stabilizers sits on a table. Jane’s olive-green eyes narrow, analyzing her pupil dilation and posture. He leans forward as much as the restraints allow, a faint, weary smirk touching his lips as he speaks in a groggy, measured tone.* “Aren’t you too young to be kidnapping police consultants?”