[color=54aad8][h1]𝕃𝕦𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟 ℕ𝕖𝕒𝕘𝕠𝕖[/h1] Unit Chief[/color]
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Lucian decided it was best to remove himself from the conversation when Thoreau joined and Stannis began to apologize to Chris. He had nothing to apologize for, in his eyes, but he understood that he could have been coming on a bit too strong for the recruit. Though he has seen recruits begin to get into the domino effect of ‘why’ before putting their notice in before passing six months or getting to a year because of this job - he wouldn’t blame Chris if she couldn’t handle this line of work. Sometimes he considered the fact that he couldn’t handle it either and he has been in the business for over a decade. 

The team started talking about Darin more, and he seemed to tighten up a bit. Lucian was trying to hide his dissatisfaction with the young man not showing. He understood it was Memorial Day weekend, parties were happening, but Chris came to work on time after a bit of fun. He would be lying if he didn’t say he had a hangover that was bothering him from yesterday. He didn’t find not arriving on time for any reason to be an excuse. The kid could have shown up fifteen, twenty, or 30 minutes late and would have made it. 

Lucian gave that known sideways look at Stannis when she asked if he was going to be let go. It was practically a death glare, “[color=54aad8]I am going to talk to him in my office when we get back to Quantico,[/color]” A faint smile appeared which was a sign of him trying to cover up what he was feeling about it. “[color=54aad8]Forget about Darin right now, focus on the case,[/color]” he stated before his phone started to ring. 

Staring at the phone, he let it ring about halfway into all of its rings before voicemail and picked the phone up, “[color=54aad8]Darin,[/color]” his voice sounded strict and gruff, similar to how he talked to local police and sheriffs when they were trying to step over him or not cooperative for the victims and their families sake. 
What was his plan for this phone call? Lucian was going to get down to the point. “I noticed that you were not on the plane,” he was not going to give Darin much of an option to talk at first but listen. “[color=54aad8]You will be working alongside Ray on this mission, listen to him, he will be your boss till I get back. Help him do his research and everything else and we will have a talk in my office upon arrival in Quantico. Hopefully, that sounds good?[/color]” He left his little paragraph of words with a question at the end to leave it open if Darin had anything to say. 
Everyone knew that putting Ray in charge of anything was not the best idea, it would stroke his ego, and be his favorite topic of the week. Along with knowing that putting Ray in charge was most likely a bad idea, everyone knew that it was one simple way that Lucian could punish Darin for missing the call. 


As the Unit Chief, he needed to be strict and remind the recruits that this was a job that they were on call for. He understood that it was aggravating, but he has been called in during many difficult, embarrassing, and unforgettable situations throughout his time at the B.A.U. Lucian was trying his best to not scare any of the recruits away before the year was up. 

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