"It shouldn't be this hard to find someone who regularly visits this kind of institution," JJ pointed out, letting the images slid out of her hands and back onto the desk. "I mean... aren't we just looking for someone who idolises that specific physical form - there must be an origin for that kind of impulse."
"There's far too many people in the world looking to dominate a woman," Hotch replied, rubbing the back of his hand across tired eyes. "And when these women dress themselves up in a character we already perceive to be willing to be dominated..."
"Well, actually part of the geisha's role is to have an amount of control over the gathering," Reid observed blandly. "Their role wasn't as subservient as you might think. Historically, geisha were probably the most independent women in Japanese culture."
"So you think we're talking about an unsub who didn't know the Japanese traditions very well?" Morgan asked, looking over their initial list and realising how fruitless that first search had been.
"That or someone who wanted to be controlled?" Elle butted in with a shadow of a grin.
"Well, I can think of one good way to find out..." JJ offered, sliding a glance over at Elle. "How do you feel about a kimono?"
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Date: 2011-03-12 06:01 pm (UTC)"It shouldn't be this hard to find someone who regularly visits this kind of institution," JJ pointed out, letting the images slid out of her hands and back onto the desk. "I mean... aren't we just looking for someone who idolises that specific physical form - there must be an origin for that kind of impulse."
"There's far too many people in the world looking to dominate a woman," Hotch replied, rubbing the back of his hand across tired eyes. "And when these women dress themselves up in a character we already perceive to be willing to be dominated..."
"Well, actually part of the geisha's role is to have an amount of control over the gathering," Reid observed blandly. "Their role wasn't as subservient as you might think. Historically, geisha were probably the most independent women in Japanese culture."
"So you think we're talking about an unsub who didn't know the Japanese traditions very well?" Morgan asked, looking over their initial list and realising how fruitless that first search had been.
"That or someone who wanted to be controlled?" Elle butted in with a shadow of a grin.
"Well, I can think of one good way to find out..." JJ offered, sliding a glance over at Elle. "How do you feel about a kimono?"