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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Oh, yeah, that's one skill you needed to have sped up. [ Derek snorts slightly and pulls the car to a stop outside the precinct. ] I just got stronger.

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

I know. It just feels — we're on a time table. And it's kids.

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

No way to know unless another kid turns up missing, and I really don't want to have to wait that long. [ Stepping on the gas — he's getting a little frustrated. ]

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Let's hope. [ Derek focuses on the road ahead, figuring that he'll find his way to the precinct if he sticks to the main road. ]

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Yeah, let's see what she's got. Let's hope it's more than what we've got. Can't be too hard to find the precinct here. [ And away they go. ]

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

And it's more about what we didn't find. [ Derek looks at the sheriff for a moment and then shakes his head and gets im the car. He's got nothing to prove to this man. ]

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

see if she picked anything up. Then we can head back to the precinct and see what the others have found out.

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

There's all kinds of scents here, but none of it means anything until I know who was supposed to be in this room versus who wasn't. [ He's picked up a lot. Perfumes. Colognes. Sugary scents that mean the boy probably snuck candy into his room like six year olds are want to do. ] I'll call Garcia,

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

File said the babysitters have already been vetted. I'm guessing someone from the school... [ Derek looks around the room for a moment, a frown on his lips. ] Maybe a counselor, someone who's talked to these boys and is under a preconceived notion that they need saving. Do we know how the

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

kid from an easier location? And if the motive isn't sexual, what? Does he assume the kid is being abused? That MO fits a woman more than a man.

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

"Yeah. From the bedroom." [ Derek approaches the door, ducking under the crime scene tape. ] Makes sense. The bedroom was on the ground floor, no lock on the window. Probably came in that way. Reid, we established that this guy might be a caretaker, so why come into the home? Why not take the

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

neighbor who brought over casserole when the news hit that the kid was taken.

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

[ Derek parks the SUV on the street and gets out of the car, closing the door with a thud. He pauses for a moment — but even a keen sense of smell may not be much help here. ] The problem with small towns is everyone knows everyone. Any scent I pick up may be our unsub, or it may be a friendly

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

I'm used to it. [ Derek rolls his eyes and gets into the driver's seat, starting the SUV. ] What are our chances of finding these kids alive?

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

two little boys are missing. I'd like to find them alive.

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Anything you want to say to me, sir, I promise I've heard worse. And bigger men than you have tried it, but I'm still here. [ Derek sets his bag in the back of one of the SUVs. If it phases him, it doesn't show. Between Buford and everything else, not much phases him. ] Now if you don't mind,

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

|| Yoink. [ Derek watches the sheriff for a second before he rolls his eyes. ] When you know the kind of person that does this kinda thing, it'll lead you to the people who are like that. That's what our job is. Now, we're your best bet for finding two missing boys, unless your biases tell

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Hit the trifecta of people that hate me because I'm black, bisexual, and a werewolf.

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

You know you can't just ignore your body, right? That doesn't make it go away, so be real with me. Are you feeding enough?

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

I feel like it's probably harder adjust to than to — well, than what I am. That only changes one night a month. [ Derek's brow furrows slightly, and he pushes away from the desk to approach Spencer. ] I'm not an expert, but you look like you haven't been eating enough.

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

[ Derek shrugs, but he continues to look Spencer over. ] Nah, not that I know of. Probably just go home. Your night routine has probably changed, though, hasn't it?

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

[ Derek raises an eyebrow. ] I can tell. [ Things are different, considering. . . Well, everything, but Derek has never cared a lot about societal norms. ]

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

You're thinking too much, kid. [ He watches as Spencer passes, leaning against the side of his desk. ]

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𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @alphaalacrity.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙙, 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙣? ⤷𝗥𝗣. ⤷𝗪𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗔𝗨. ⤷𝗠𝗗𝗡𝗜.

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