Author's note: I started this for my own amusement, but it turned out to be a bigger undertaking than I had expected. Having put so much work into it, I decided to go ahead and post it. All mistakes in geography, police work, and profiling I freely acknowledge. The medical part is pretty accurate as I write that from first-hand experience. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy it!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Criminal Minds, I only borrow them for my own nefarious purposes.
Silence is Golden
"Hotch, could I ask you for a favor?" asked SSA Dale Southern, as he approached Aaron Hotchner's desk.
Hotch looked up and smiled. He and Dale were old friends. "What can I do for you, Dale?" he replied.
"I have a new agent. I think she's going to be very good, but I'd like for her to get some training with a good team, and your team is the best the FBI has. Could she join you for a few weeks to get an idea of what we do? My team is still recovering from that last case we worked. Agents Jacobs and Edwards are still in physical therapy, and the rest of us were given leave until they were back to work. I don't want to have to wait to train her, and ideally, I would like for her to have a good idea of what to expect before our next case. What do you say? Will you help an old friend out?" Agent Southern looked at Hotch anxiously.
"I do owe you one, and training someone new would be good for my team. What can you tell me about her?" Hotch smiled reassuringly at his friend.
"Her name is Amelia Greer. Actually it's Dr. Amelia Greer. She was a pharmacist, but decided she wanted to join the FBI. She also has a minor in computer science, so she has some technological background. She just graduated the academy, and she was interested in being a member of a BAU team so I got her assigned to my team before someone else did."
"I'm glad you found someone else, I was getting tired of you trying to get Reid away from me." joked Hotch. "Send her in tomorrow, and we'll have her see what being on a BAU team is really like."
Agent Southern looked relieved. "Thanks, Hotch. I owe you one. She'll be here tomorrow morning. I'll go call her now so she knows what's going on. I'll send you her information as soon as I get back to my office. See you later." He walked out of Hotchner's office.
Aaron Hotchner reached for his phone and called Jennifer Jareau. "Hi, JJ. I'll be sending you some information later on an agent. She's a recent academy grad, and she's assigned to SSA Southern's team, but she'll be training with us starting tomorrow. Would you meet with her in the morning and introduce her to the rest of the team? Thanks." He hung up the phone and let himself be briefly proud of his team being considered the best team in the BAU.