It's the third body that's been found like this since Reid's arrived in Darrow, and it comes just a couple days after the last one. The explanation is easy enough in his own mind, there's no denying that this had been another vampire attack, but he hasn't quite figured out what he's supposed to tell the detectives on the scene. A couple weeks ago, he would have said that he wouldn't figure this as unusual. Vampires, in lore, are known for their thirst, leaving a trail of bodies behind wouldn't be unthinkable; but after talking with people who've had their own encounters, talking with Luke, and having heard what the vampire who'd attacked him had mentioned about only wanting to feed, not to kill, or else a supposed 'them' wouldn't be pleased...
Well, Reid doesn't know what to make of it. He has exactly no experience in this kind of situation, a supernatural one that wouldn't have made sense to him in the slightest if he hadn't been exposed to it so soon after getting to the city. After the first body, he'd suggested that they might be looking for someone interested in the Gothic, if only because the BAU had faced a similar case involving vampire mimicry a few years back.
But he knows better now. The people being killed are chosen, though Reid hasn't figured out a connection quite yet, and if the rate of how often these deaths are occurring is growing, that likely means he has very little time until the next body gets dumped in an alley.
He's about to answer one of the detective's questions about the body being drained of blood when Reid glances up to catch the eye of a woman on the other side of the crime scene tape. He's not surprised by that, observers at crime scenes in a public place are fairly common, but there's a particular look about her that makes Reid look twice. It's enough to make him curious, and he excuses himself from his conversation with the detective to step toward her.
That she looks like she wants to flee cements his suspicion, so he offers a warm smile and lifts a hand in greeting as he approaches. "Hi, there," he says, glancing over his shoulder at the body before looking back at her. "I'm Spencer, I work with the police department. Do you mind if I ask whether you saw anything strange going on around here tonight?"
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Well, Reid doesn't know what to make of it. He has exactly no experience in this kind of situation, a supernatural one that wouldn't have made sense to him in the slightest if he hadn't been exposed to it so soon after getting to the city. After the first body, he'd suggested that they might be looking for someone interested in the Gothic, if only because the BAU had faced a similar case involving vampire mimicry a few years back.
But he knows better now. The people being killed are chosen, though Reid hasn't figured out a connection quite yet, and if the rate of how often these deaths are occurring is growing, that likely means he has very little time until the next body gets dumped in an alley.
He's about to answer one of the detective's questions about the body being drained of blood when Reid glances up to catch the eye of a woman on the other side of the crime scene tape. He's not surprised by that, observers at crime scenes in a public place are fairly common, but there's a particular look about her that makes Reid look twice. It's enough to make him curious, and he excuses himself from his conversation with the detective to step toward her.
That she looks like she wants to flee cements his suspicion, so he offers a warm smile and lifts a hand in greeting as he approaches. "Hi, there," he says, glancing over his shoulder at the body before looking back at her. "I'm Spencer, I work with the police department. Do you mind if I ask whether you saw anything strange going on around here tonight?"