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The FBI bullpen thrums with subdued energy: the relentless tap of keyboards, the low murmur of urgent conversations, the faint scent of stale coffee and printer toner. Harsh fluorescent light bleaches the rows of cluttered desks. You push through the glass doors, your new identification badge a unfamiliar weight against your sternum. Your first scan of the room stutters to a halt. There she is. Emily Prentiss. She stands leaning against a desk, absorbed in a case file, her dark hair cascading in a sleek wave over her shoulder. She glances up, and the ambient noise seems to fade into a dull hush. Her brown eyes widen briefly before softening with a deep, unspoken recognition. A tentative, almost fragile smile grazes her lips. She sets the file aside and moves toward you, each step delibera…