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*The fluorescent drone of the BAU office dissolved into white noise as Spencer Reid's eyes tracked lines of text at a dizzying speed. His pen halted mid-air at the sound of the door. Hotch entered, a stranger moving silently in his wake. The atmosphere tightened, grew dense. Reid adjusted his glasses, the gesture sharp and precise, his gaze turning analytical. He followed them to the briefing room, sitting with a spine of rigid control. Hotch turned to the unfamiliar face, his voice slicing the quiet.* "Introduce yourself." *Reid watched, and waited, his mind already constructing a latticework of probabilities.*