[ There's no check or X accompanying this, because... frankly Reid finds the whole system kind of weird, and isn't sure he understands it. What is he approving or disapproving of? What if that's taken as some sort of signifier of... interest? Better just forego the whole thing. ]
[ Reid has traumatic memories of football teams, so it's a good thing he knows how to be professional. And is well-informed. ]
I prefer sleight of hand over feats of endurance, although I respect that David Blaine brought magic back to the public consciousness as a respected performative art.
extremely. competitions anywhere from the regional to international level, and more catastrophic injuries than any other high school sport.
[ and she hasn't even started bragging yet. in this area at least, she wouldn't hold past traumas against him. lima high's football team might have been horrible at...actually playing football, but they were always exceptional bullies. ]
i've never really seen the appeal. are you strictly a fan, or do you do magic yourself?
It's true. From 1982 to 2011, high school cheerleading incurred two fatalities, which is on par with other officially ranked school sports. Serious injuries were significantly higher, more than double that seen in other sports.
I hope you aren't speaking from experience.
[ Is this respect or just statistics? Honestly, mostly just statistics. Although he does respect anyone pursuing what they do passionately, of course. ]
I'm not a professional but I do a little. I'll have to show you sometime.
[ This is just a friendly offer. God forbid Spencer Reid ever intentionally flirt with someone. ]
I've been accused of being unreal before. Since you listed dancing, singing, and acting, are you pursuing theatre instead of cheerleading now?
No, those sorts of illusions usually require some training on the part of the person being sawed in half. In this case, I'm supposed to be impressing the audience, i.e. you.
like a robot? i suppose i could see where they're coming from, but you seem real enough to me.
honestly, i'm not really sure yet. i always though singing and dancing were more hobbies, but after doing the the musical the last two years, i think it's something i'd like to try.
i'm looking forward to it then. but i'll warn you now, i'm not easy to impress.
Not too often anymore, but it comes up. You can estimate to a fairly precise degree a lot of things with a sufficient starting basis of statistical data.
[ You can definitely tell any and all flirting is not intentional because Morgan had explicitly told him not to come onto women using statistics. Sadly. It's Reid's favorite topic. ]
The local university has a theatre department. And there's a dance studio, an ice rink, and several small-scale performance venues. [ He already memorized the city map. ]
[ He deserves the robot comments, no question. He's weird even for his team. ]
I work in a statistics-based profession, so it's not totally out of left field. And I think it's less important to find what you're good at than what you want to do with it.
Speaking of, I've actually been trying to do that, too. I'm way out of my jurisdiction and I was feeling pretty settled with the BAU. [ He means the comment about jurisdiction literally, of course. ]
That's kind of my problem right now. I don't want anything too easy and no one really murders anyone around here. [ That's a joke, kind of. ]
i know there's a lot of acronyms in your line of work, but i don't think i've seen that one before. bau?
[ she only knows the big ones. fbi, cia, etc. ]
yeah, i think you may be just a little out of your depth here. the worst you could probably hope for is...idk, maybe a theft. but i'm pretty sure even that would get a person kicked out.
[ Oh whoops. ] Sorry. Behavioral Analysis Unit -- the profiling team. This is my sixth year there.
They must do a really good job screening people who show up here. I can't imagine how else they could get such a low crime rate, and an almost nonexistent violent crime rate. Anyway, I'm thinking of teaching?
[ Oh man, cheerleaders. Once upon a time, they'd been his weakness. ...and then had come Paige.
The mention of cheerleaders, though, takes him back to a simpler time. ]
Ahh, gotcha. What sport did you cheer for? Or did you do several?
I used to play basketball, myself.
[ Not that it got much attention by comparison, since lacrosse was the big sport at Beacon Hills High School, even back then. That didn't stop him from being an obnoxious hot shot about it, though. ]
[ it's amazing how easily the cheerleading uniform works on most guys. it's half the reason quinn joined the squad in the first place. she's not as vain as she once was, but who doesn't like the attention? ]
we mostly cheered for the football team. it should have been the other way around, since we competed better than they did.
i'll bet you were the star of the team, weren't you?
Maybe you should've. Maybe they just sucked because they felt unloved.
All right, I was for the first couple of years. I made varsity when I was a freshman, I was kind of a hot shot that year and the year after.
[ And then Paige was killed...and shortly after, the fire. He wasn't around Beacon Hills for the last year of high school and the third year, he was too busy being angry and hating the world to care anymore. ]
I had my own advantages, but the cheerleaders didn't hurt.
[ When you're as fast as he is with the kind of reflexes he has, it's hard not to excel in sports. It's why half the Beacon Hills High School lacrosse team in McCall's time year was werewolves. ]
Oh yeah? I can assure you, I didn't look like this in high school so maybe not haha
[ Which is not to say that he wasn't attractive in high school; he was. He just didn't look like this. He'd only just a couple of years ago grown out of the baby face. ]
that may be true, but i'll bet you were always cute.
[ it isn't just guesswork. quinn has never been pretty into just before high school when she dropped thirty pounds and got a nose job. there's a certain kind of confidence people have when they've been attractive their whole lives. it's a kind she's never had, though faking it comes easy. ]
Maybe. You'd have to ask someone else from Beacon Hills. My opinion would be biased one way or the other, either way.
[ And the thing is, she could ask Malia, Lydia, Stiles, or Scott, because even though he's got a decade on them, they've still all seen what he looked like in high school, thanks to Kate de-aging him. He still hasn't figured out how she pulled that off and part of him? Doesn't really want to know. ]
Basketball, but about six months. It's nice here. I think I'm going to stay a while. Did you just get here or have I just somehow missed your profile all this time?
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[ There's no check or X accompanying this, because... frankly Reid finds the whole system kind of weird, and isn't sure he understands it. What is he approving or disapproving of? What if that's taken as some sort of signifier of... interest? Better just forego the whole thing. ]
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much less healthy, but infinitely more fun.
[ except when it was the worst thing ever. ]
is stage magic more pulling rabbits out of hats, or david blaine?
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[ Reid has traumatic memories of football teams, so it's a good thing he knows how to be professional. And is well-informed. ]
I prefer sleight of hand over feats of endurance, although I respect that David Blaine brought magic back to the public consciousness as a respected performative art.
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[ and she hasn't even started bragging yet. in this area at least, she wouldn't hold past traumas against him. lima high's football team might have been horrible at...actually playing football, but they were always exceptional bullies. ]
i've never really seen the appeal. are you strictly a fan, or do you do magic yourself?
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I hope you aren't speaking from experience.
[ Is this respect or just statistics? Honestly, mostly just statistics. Although he does respect anyone pursuing what they do passionately, of course. ]
I'm not a professional but I do a little. I'll have to show you sometime.
[ This is just a friendly offer. God forbid Spencer Reid ever intentionally flirt with someone. ]
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[ of course, she also had a lot of time off for...various reasons. ]
you really weren't kidding about having the answer to everything, were you?
[ oh reid, you sweet summer child. ]
i'd like that.
you're not going to saw me in half or anything, right?
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No, those sorts of illusions usually require some training on the part of the person being sawed in half. In this case, I'm supposed to be impressing the audience, i.e. you.
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honestly, i'm not really sure yet. i always though singing and dancing were more hobbies, but after doing the the musical the last two years, i think it's something i'd like to try.
i'm looking forward to it then. but i'll warn you now, i'm not easy to impress.
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Being here presents a lot of no-risk opportunities. No wasted time. It's a good chance to try it out.
I like challenges.
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i'll have to look around, see if there's a a theatre here somewhere. even just getting to sing again could be fun, although i don't usually do solos.
we have that in common then.
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[ You can definitely tell any and all flirting is not intentional because Morgan had explicitly told him not to come onto women using statistics. Sadly. It's Reid's favorite topic. ]
The local university has a theatre department. And there's a dance studio, an ice rink, and several small-scale performance venues. [ He already memorized the city map. ]
Well, it's not satisfying if it's easy, right?
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some people never manage to figure out what they're good at.
[ she's starting to see that robot thing more and more. ]
now that's impressive. i suppose i'll need to get out and explore the city. try to decide what i want to try first.
absolutely. if you don't need to put in any effort then what's the point?
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I work in a statistics-based profession, so it's not totally out of left field. And I think it's less important to find what you're good at than what you want to do with it.
Speaking of, I've actually been trying to do that, too. I'm way out of my jurisdiction and I was feeling pretty settled with the BAU. [ He means the comment about jurisdiction literally, of course. ]
That's kind of my problem right now. I don't want anything too easy and no one really murders anyone around here. [ That's a joke, kind of. ]
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[ she only knows the big ones. fbi, cia, etc. ]
yeah, i think you may be just a little out of your depth here. the worst you could probably hope for is...idk, maybe a theft. but i'm pretty sure even that would get a person kicked out.
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They must do a really good job screening people who show up here. I can't imagine how else they could get such a low crime rate, and an almost nonexistent violent crime rate. Anyway, I'm thinking of teaching?
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Not a fan of trying to summarize myself either. I've never met a Quinn before.
[A little younger than he'd typically be interested in, but legal and this is Cadelle, not Beacon Hills. Fuck it. She's cute. ]
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usuallymature for her age? of course, she's also got a soft spot for older men. especially ones with a smile like that. ]that's good. i like to think i'm one of a kind.
too many others would just ruin the effect.
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[ this is where a far more crude person would comment about tasting better too, but that seems too forward, even for a place like cuddle city. ]
it was my high school cheerleading squad.
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The mention of cheerleaders, though, takes him back to a simpler time. ]
Ahh, gotcha. What sport did you cheer for? Or did you do several?
I used to play basketball, myself.
[ Not that it got much attention by comparison, since lacrosse was the big sport at Beacon Hills High School, even back then. That didn't stop him from being an obnoxious hot shot about it, though. ]
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we mostly cheered for the football team.
it should have been the other way around, since we competed better than they did.
i'll bet you were the star of the team, weren't you?
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[ He's completely biased.
And that might have stroked an old sliver of his ego just there. Well done, One of a Kind Quinn. ]
I might've been.
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maybe we should have made more of an effort to cheer for our basketball team.
even if they weren't a whole lot better.
[ hey, she does what she can. ]
come on.
i won't accuse you of having a big head if you want to brag just this once.
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Maybe you should've. Maybe they just sucked because they felt unloved.
All right, I was for the first couple of years. I made varsity when I was a freshman, I was kind of a hot shot that year and the year after.
[ And then Paige was killed...and shortly after, the fire. He wasn't around Beacon Hills for the last year of high school and the third year, he was too busy being angry and hating the world to care anymore. ]
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because you had the cheerleaders there to keep your spirits up?
[ she's only partially teasing. most schools thing they're just a distraction. ]
maybe i'd have been more inclined to switch sports if we had someone like you around to root for.
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[ When you're as fast as he is with the kind of reflexes he has, it's hard not to excel in sports. It's why half the Beacon Hills High School lacrosse team in McCall's time year was werewolves. ]
Oh yeah? I can assure you, I didn't look like this in high school so maybe not haha
[ Which is not to say that he wasn't attractive in high school; he was. He just didn't look like this. He'd only just a couple of years ago grown out of the baby face. ]
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[ it isn't just guesswork. quinn has never been pretty into just before high school when she dropped thirty pounds and got a nose job. there's a certain kind of confidence people have when they've been attractive their whole lives. it's a kind she's never had, though faking it comes easy. ]
so, football star. how long have you been here?
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[ And the thing is, she could ask Malia, Lydia, Stiles, or Scott, because even though he's got a decade on them, they've still all seen what he looked like in high school, thanks to Kate de-aging him. He still hasn't figured out how she pulled that off and part of him? Doesn't really want to know. ]
Basketball, but about six months. It's nice here. I think I'm going to stay a while. Did you just get here or have I just somehow missed your profile all this time?
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you found me pretty quickly, all things considered. it's a nice welcome.
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I hope I'll see you around after you've had some time to settle in, One of a Kind Quinn.