When everyone came down for breakfast in the morning there was no mention of the late night before. A thing which Reid was grateful for as he had no real desire to let his team know that he was having problems just yet. Everyone had problems with the work they just dealt with it in their own way and by not saying anything Ran had told him that if he wanted his help then it would be there for him no questions. This place wasn't even that far from Quantico so he could come up here on down time if he wanted to that was after all what ran was offering the team although Spencer didn't know if anyone else would take the offer.
Breakfast was an interesting affair with everyone trying to profile their host. Normally it was considered bad manners to profile those around you, but in this case the man had all but invited them to try. His invitation to them had said that they were to see if they would like to have use of the cabin for down time, which mean interacting with the man at least minimally while they were there. With that in mind the conversation immediately went to what they knew or could infer about Ran Fujimiya, which wasn't much.
From Morgan came the observation that he seemed to be obsessive about controlling his territory. Although the presence of the BAU also indicated that he was comfortable sharing that space with others he couldn't control. The caution was stated though that even with the team their they should consider the fact that Ran was in control nothing was going to happen that he wouldn't find out about or already know at the time.
Spencer threw in his thoughts on Ran caring what others were going threw, he felt that he had a need to look out for some people probably ones that fit a certain criteria in his mind. However he didn't feel that there was any danger here but there was something that had hurt their host in the past and he would not tolerate that kind of pain again with out retaliating against the person seeking to cause him or those around him harm.
Emily didn't believe that he was setting them up for anything but held that the cabin and the offer were almost to good to be true and wondered about the person who would invite strangers into their home with out at least an introduction from friends or neighbors. She wondered if maybe this wasn't Langley's way of trying to see if the BAU could be of use to them in some form, maybe they were being profiled and check just as they were profiling and checking out Ran and his cabin.
Neither Gideon or Hotch offered comments waiting to see how the other agents did with their profiles and wanting to observer the man himself a little more before weighing in their opinions. Jennifer was used to dealing more with the media then with the profiling so kept her thoughts to herself.
By the end of breakfast they had come to the conclusion that they just didn't have enough data on Ran to judge him or his offer of 'sanctuary from the world' or at least the job.
After the meal they were shooed out of the kitchen by a very amused red head, after all they were on vacation and weren't supposed to have to clean dishes. When everyone had left Ran had to wonder if they would find it suspicious that he had only shown up a few minutes after it had become clear that their conversation was over. Enough time that no one would have a hard time keeping it form showing but not enough time that the would have a hard time prying them out of the kitchen.
With a quick look around he assured himself that everyone had moved on to other interests and went to a back hallway that led to a maintenance area attached to the house. Interestingly enough the same hallway had a concealed door that led down to a basement, which was where he needed to be. He still had a job to do and it was scheduled to start the day after his guests left which meant that he needed to get his research done and have the plans in place now.
No one missed his presence for sometime. Everyone was caught up in exploring the cabin and its surroundings.
Both Jennifer and Emily went to see the gardens, which they had noted when they arrived. It was startling how extensive they really were there was an area in the middle that looked like a large gazebo of some sort in the middle of what had be an acre of fish pond. There were pants in pots and some water plants that had been rooted into the pond. But you could clearly see that the pond was set up for keeping and observing the Kio fish that lived in it. From the pond which seemed to be central to the garden and actually extended out into several streams and smaller ponds were plants of varying nature. The large central pond was in a Japanese garden with plants and design to match that theme. Other gardens ranged from delicate sheltered plants to the tuff almost wild plants near the edge of the garden that blended right into the surrounding forest so that you weren't sure where one began and the other ended. Exploring the gardens to their fullest would take quiet some time and that was where they were still found when it came time to gather for lunch.
Reid was not surprisingly found in the library. It was in an out of the way part of the cabin placed almost directly under the bedrooms it extended down a second story and into the basement. On the top floor were sections that held fiction of every possible type from Dragons to Courtrooms. There were popular authors and unknown. Along another wall there were nonfiction books. Historical accounts of wars and their aftermath it didn't seem that any particular nation played into the library just information.
The second floor was just as interesting in a somewhat disturbing way. Set up in what seemed to be a research pattern were books on psychology, weapons, and paranormal. Reid saw some of the books that he had used as references for some of the classes that the BAU required. There also seemed to be an extensive study done on the supposedly physic abilities people reported to have. These books were well read and had the look about them that said they were used and studied far more often that those on the floor above them, this was a research library, but research for what. He decided that he would have to ask next time he saw his host.
Hotch had decided to sue the day to catch up on work that never seemed to get done. He had paper work to fill out on the team and on their case progress. He had reports to finalize about cases they had worked where things did or didn't go as planned. Then there was the ever present and growing stack of request for profiles that didn't require their presence to help, but would like their input. All in all he had plenty of work to keep him busy for a while.
Gideon like wise was not seen exploring the grounds but in his room going over what files his contact had been able to get on Ran Fujimiya. There weren't a lot of files to be had in the first place and of those most were so classified that even he couldn't get to them. Which meant that whatever Ran was doing someone didn't want anyone else to know about it. That wasn't unusual in the CIA but it wasn't exactly comforting in your host either.
Garcia was the only one really searching the house. She had caught the mention of the Internet connection in the basement and was determined to find it. There didn't seem to be any doors that led down, she had checked every door she could find which wasn't many. Most went to the garden or a shed one on the second story led to a balcony that over looked the garden in an incredible view. You could see anything happening on three sides of the house and not have been seen at any time standing there. Still by the time everyone was gathering for lunch she still hadn't found the basement.
Everyone gathered in the kitchen once more at noon. They found a note from Ran saying that he had work to finish and wouldn't be able to make it but that they would see him either at dinner that evening or certainly breakfast the next morning depending on how fast things went.
The discussion of their host started again this time with what information they gathered from their explorations of his home. No one really knew what to make of the garden. Morgan promised to go out and see what he thought of it later as he had spent the morning catching up on lost sleep. He hadn't told anyone that he really didn't like cabins anywhere close to the mountains. Reid wanted to discuss the strange library with Ran before jumping to any conclusions and neither Hotch nor Gideon had anything to add.
After lunch the team went out explore the gardens more extensively. Time seemed to pass far to quickly for the team. No one noticed the time until it started to get dark and they could no longer see as well. At dinner Ran was still missing although he had clearly been there as the lunch dishes were gone and a meal had been set out for them. It was determined that when they saw Ran at breakfast them could ask him their questions and see if what he would say.
Okay there was some question about where in Weiss this happens. Deffantly after they rescue Aya-chan However I really didn't like the way they did Side B so form there things get a little sketchy yes Yohj has amniesa, Ken is in jail, and Omi is in charge. I don't know alot about about Side B other than that. I'm also playing with Ran's age bit here as well I figure if he got into Kriticker at 16 he would have spent a yaer training before being sent to vise with for years in weiss before Side B and then then about two years in Side b hes between 24 and 25 given time differances. He's also been in the US working for the CIA for 2 years at this point.