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[doctoral]

Hi. I'm... Dr. Spencer Reid. At home, I work with the FBI as a behavioral analyst, or profiler. I'm trying to figure out what to... do with myself here.

[ Reid is a thin, young-looking man with too-wide eyes and nearly shoulder-length unkempt hair. That combined with the cardigan, tie, and lightly patterned button-up makes him look extremely dated. It's not hard to believe him as a federal employee by clothes alone, although his age is constantly remarked upon.

He doesn't sound uncertain about addressing the wider audience of the network-- although he is, and especially about using technology this way-- but he does sound like he's choosing his words with care, enunciating clearly and with even, unhurried pacing. ]

If there's anyone that currently works for the local police, I'd like to speak with you regarding whether you think there's a use for my skills in that environment. I have done field work, but I wouldn't say it's my strong suit. Otherwise I'm considering taking up teaching at the university. I've been a TA for undergraduate classes before, although I think I'm better suited to leading graduate-level seminars. If anyone currently takes classes there, it would be helpful to hear about your experiences.

... I also noticed they're looking for librarians at the public library. Uh. I don't think that alone would keep me... sufficiently occupied, but. I could do it.

I'd like to optimize my time here by putting my skills wherever they're most needed. So I'm open to other suggestions. And-- looking for a physical therapist. And possibly an orthopedist. Thank you.

[ It cuts off abruptly. Reid can do public speaking, but it's far from his favorite past time. ]

Comments

[sidecars]

Oh, so you're the overachieving type. [ lul. ] I getcha.

[ Naah, his dreams are dead. Just let him go on to be an evil Commie. ]

[doctoral]

[ Guilty as charged. Uh. ]

Why, were you thinking of joining up? Or taking classes?

[sidecars]

Uh, not really. I was never good at school. The pace is just too slow and, well, pretty useless if you ask me. I can read a textbook all on my own, you know?

[doctoral]

[ Too slow, huh? Maybe someone more intelligent than he wants to let on, or has had opportunity for? ]

I like reading textbooks. [ But Reid knows that's weird. He also reads them in about ten minutes. ] I'm planning on doing some one-day workshops on special topics if you think that would work better for you.

[sidecars]

Huh, I dunno. Depends on what you're gonna talk about.

[ Bucky doesn't consider himself to be a bookworm or an intellectual by any means. But picking up new concepts, languages, mathematics has been easy for him. Comparatively speaking. Steve blows him away, but he's a super soldier. So does that really count? ]

[doctoral]

I'm taking requests. If there's ever been anything you wanted to learn, I can either teach it or learn it and then teach everyone else.

[ This is a bold statement that he rattles off without change in inflection or apparent pride. ]

[sidecars]

Ha! Alright. [ Pretty ballsy statement. Bucky's all about that. ] I'll have to think about it. Most topics ain't exactly applicable to me.

[ And the ones that are are violent and already taken to heart and muscle memory. ]

Hey, what about languages? You know any besides English?

[doctoral]

[ Does Reid know languages besides English... ] Quite a few. Mostly reading, not speaking.

Why wouldn't most topics be applicable to you?

[sidecars]

Oh. [ That's a shame. Bucky can speak several languages, but he can't read or write them too well. ] Maybe we should swap then. I'm good with conversation, not reading.

Uhh, well my occupation has kind of a narrow skill set. I'm a soldier for the US Army. [ So organic chemistry or religious studies don't help him kill any better. ] Sometimes interpreter.

[doctoral]

Oh, interpreting must be useful in that occupation. [ Reid doesn't appear to have much of a reaction to this revelation, although privately he's amused with the reversal: good with reading, not conversation is how plenty of people would summarize him. ]

Or maybe we could teach it together? [ he suggests. ] Conversation would take me a while to pick up.

[ Ha ha ha. Probably only by Reid's standards. ]

[sidecars]

Uhh, yeah. Good for information gathering. Definitely.

[ COUGHinterrogationCOUGH ]

Uhh, I dunno about that! I mean, I'm a suave guy, but teaching... I don't do well speaking in front of crowds.

[doctoral]

[ Like Reid hasn't run an interrogation before. He's not the best at them, but he has been trained in it, and has the manual memorized. ]

I doubt we'd get a huge turnout. I can handle the materials, planning, and presentation-- having help with the conversation skills would be great. You'd just talk to people.

[sidecars]

[ His first response is "Is there money in it?", but then he remembered good deeds go a long way to getting his wishes come true. ]

Okay. Done! No, wait. What languages do you know?

[doctoral]

Latin, Archaic Greek, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Russian, and a few others on a more rudimentary level.

[sidecars]

Huh. That's all over the place. Well, I can help you with French, German, and Russian.

Those I'm good at.