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"I'm Austin Michaels," Heintroduced himself to the remainder of his colleagues, wiping his slightly sweaty palms on his slacks. They stood around him in the briefing room, watching him intently on his first day, in a way that made him feel borderline shake-y.
Everyone had already been introduced by Chief Aaron Hotchner, a well-mannered stoic man that had interviewed Austin for the job in the first place, after he'd been suggested to him by Erin Strauss to join the team. They'd been looking for a new member to help out, thinking that more capable hands would make lighter work. And at the moment, the work load was becoming too much for the team to handle. Austin seemed like a good fit, given his expertise.
"You know - - you remind me of Reid. You barely look out of university, never mind FBI training," Derek pondered aloud, and although it sounded it, Austin knew it wasn't said with any rude intent. In fact, Derek seemed more impressed than anything.
"I get that a lot. But I have the same qualifications as all you guys. I just got them a little quicker, I guess," Austin shrugged slightly, dark eyes flickering across each of the faces across from him. They already seemed to have accepted him, and it was putting him at ease for the first time since he'd entered the building.
