[center][i][color=f6989d][h2]SSA Sam Stannis[/h2]
Criminal Profiler[/color][/i][/center]
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[color=f6989d]"I'm stubborn enough to make anyone talk..."[/color] She chuckled and leaned back, crossing her legs casually as she relaxed her posture, thinking a little. "Nothing I haven't handled before is my bet sir." She half smiled at Lucian with a small nod. Sam was confident in her skills, just studying the micro-expressions on their faces and inflections in their tones. Something so simple yet so effective in just telling the locals just enough of what they want to hear to gain cooperation. Beginner techniques but incredibly effective.

[color=f6989d]"Chris, I hate to sound like this person, but talking yourself out of those lingering questions is what helps keep us a bit sane."[/color] She shrugged, looking at her teammate with a slightly sympathetic expression. She had to remind herself on occasion that Chris was still green, she was still learning the ropes around the team, and being in the B.A.U. in general. [color=f6989d]"I used to ponder over the meaning of life constantly when I first started. I used to question in they were doing it for fun, or seriously disturbed.... I would go over old cases, read interviews about Manson, the Green River Killer, Dahmer- anyone notorious. I wanted to get inside their brain and I started to lose mine in the process. It's..."[/color] she paused, thinking of the correct word to explain how bad it can get if you don't let things go after a while. 

[color=f6989d]"Dangerous is the word I want, I think?"[/color] She tilted her head, mulling over her words one more time. [color=f6989d]"Yeah, it can get dangerous if you don't separate work from home. I've seen the Bureau counselor more than once."[/color] She admitted, glancing at Lucian as the words came out of her mouth. Her mind began to remember a particularly tough case that they had been on, one involving children and it was back when she and Ben were just thinking about starting a family. She had baby fever- like any woman trying to conceive and this particular case hit her the hardest that year. She had been on cases involving children before, but she wasn't on that family mindset yet and every twist and turn on that case had her rethink everything: even staying a field agent.