001: [Video/Voice/Action] The FBI doesn't give ransom

[yesimagenius]

[Reid pokes at the communication device a moment, brow furrowed as he tries to figure it out. Finally the video flickers on and Reid is staring down at it. He's dressed in a button down shirt, tie and grandpa cardigan sweater. He's also leaning on a cane. He's nervous but managing to keep his cool. Reid is working at keeping his mind off the last time he was kidnapped. This isn't the same, he thinks to himself. He's not tied up. Maybe this isn't a kidnapping. Maybe...]

Uhm...I-I'm Dr. Spencer Reid with the FBI. I d-don't know who you are or where this is but someone will be coming for me. If you'd like to t-talk, you haven't done anything w-wrong yet. I'm not hurt. You need to talk to me n-now because holding a federal agent against his will is a crime.

Comments

[voice]

[azureflamegod.livejournal.com]

Haa... I do not think reasoning will help. This world does not follow the same laws as yours. 'Welcome to Wonderland'.

...What is an 'FBI'?

Re: [voice]

[yes-imagenius.livejournal.com]

[Obviously confused and defensive] Uhm...excuse me, are you responsible for bringing me here?

The Federal Bureau of Investigation.

[voice]

[azureflamegod.livejournal.com]

No, but you are not the only one trapped here. I am Kite of the Azure Flame. It is nice to meet you.

Ah, I see. What do you investigate?

Re: [voice]

[yes-imagenius.livejournal.com]

[Oh look, more confused sounding Reid] Uhm...wh-why are we all being kidnapped?


Serial murders. I'm in a special branch called the Behavioral Analysis Unit.

[VIDEO] ...cause he can't figure out how to turn it off.

[dontcallmemika.livejournal.com]

You're new here too then, huh? I haven't been here long.

[voice]

[azureflamegod.livejournal.com]

The mansion 'feeds' on our memories. Ahh, at least, that is the theory...

So you investigate behaviour in relation to series of murders? Interesting.

[voice]

[idkmybfftony.livejournal.com]

..FBI? As in, the FBI?

Who's holding you against your will?

[geokinetic.livejournal.com]

Yeahhhh... you probably already heard this by now, but, uh. You're kinda stuck.

[Voice]

[manticorean.livejournal.com]

FBI, huh? You wouldn't happen to be from a version of the U.S. that knows anything about Operation Manticore, would you?

And yeah, I said "version of the world." Hope you're down with parallel universes and the whole deal.

[haruhifujioka.livejournal.com]

No one will be coming for you.

Re: [VIDEO] ...cause he can't figure out how to turn it off.

[yes-imagenius.livejournal.com]

Y-yeah. I'm...uhm...I'm not even sure where here is.

[Video shows him kind of hobbling around a bit, exploring the place so to speak.]

Re: [voice]

[yes-imagenius.livejournal.com]

Uhm...excuse me?

Yes. Serial killers generally follow a pattern and a profile. We use those patterns and profiles to catch them.

[pastel-memory.livejournal.com]

You're safe, don't worry. Are you okay?

[yes-imagenius.livejournal.com]

Y-yes. I don't understand wh-why.

Re: [Voice]

[yes-imagenius.livejournal.com]

Operation Manticore? I don't think so. It could be above my clearance level.

...

[Give him a second]

Like the Einstein-Rosem Bridge?

I haven't been in contact with any black holes that I'm aware of.

[yes-imagenius.livejournal.com]

I'm a valuable member of my team. They'll come for me.

[yes-imagenius.livejournal.com]

I th-think that's a relative term. I'm in a place I don't know. Everyone is telling me I'm stuck and that n-no one is coming f-for me.

I'm not hurt physically.

[pastel-memory.livejournal.com]

I know. But no one's going to hurt you.

Do you need help? I can find and help you.

[voice]

[azureflamegod.livejournal.com]

Approximately 1.08 times per week, the mansion will absorb a memory from someone within Wonderland and either alter its physical appearance, the appearance of those of us here, apply a mental alteration, or any combination of the above. We call this occurrence an 'event'. The effects are temporary, but the memory loss thus far is not. If this is correct, it is possible that our reason for being here is for our memories.

Nn. You are fortunate you didn't arrive a day earlier. An 'event' just ended.

You can locate them just from patterns and profiles?! [and Kite suddenly sounds very interested.] How does this work?

[yes-imagenius.livejournal.com]

[There's a long moment where Reid considers this. He's got his gun and as the girl mentions, it doesn't appear anyone is going to hurt him. He would feel better if he could actually see someone that lived here]

Y-yes. I would appreciate it. Thank you.

[pastel-memory.livejournal.com]

Where are you? I can be there in a few moments.

Re: [voice]

[yes-imagenius.livejournal.com]

[The inclusion of a statistic makes Reid feel oddly better]

Wonderland...Lewis Carroll's Wonderland?

[He tucks his hair behind one ear and furrows his brow as his hand goes to his chin. He's slipping into thinking!Reid mode]

I guess memories would provide an energy of sort if they could be siphoned from...and something could feasibly...huh. I don't remember it working that way in the story.

[The worried, thoughtful expression smooths out to be replaced by a grin]

Everything a person does means something; body language, what they leave behind, what they take, what they do, how they perform an action. You take those clues and build a profile based on statistics, psychology and behavior. That will tell you, for example, that the killer is a white male about thirty, middle class, someone who's repressed in his career and his life. You start looking for people that match that description in the area.

[yes-imagenius.livejournal.com]

Near a garden? There's a bench.

[Action]

[pastel-memory.livejournal.com]

I know where that is. Hold on.

[And true to her word, she shows up a few minutes later around the bend.]

[helena-campbell.livejournal.com]

You're with the FBI? A doctor, too. You must be pretty smart. Which is good, because we need smart people here.

...And also, if someone comes along and wants to hug you, and says he's America, just believe him for now.