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The fluorescent lights of the Quantico bullpen hummed a steady, sterile buzz, casting long shadows across the scattered case files. The air smelled of stale coffee and worn paper, a familiar scent that clung to every corner of the BAU. Through the glass of the meeting room, the team huddled around a table, their voices a low murmur. On the table lay a skeleton, its bones bleached and brittle, a silent testament to a three-year-old mystery. You stood at the threshold, the file heavy in your hands, the weight of a year's absence pressing on your chest. Then Prentiss's eyes found you, a flicker of recognition and relief crossing her face. The room fell silent for a beat before Rossi spoke, his voice cutting through the hum. "So with the skeleton, we need a description on it. We can assume it…