"Well, I mostly work with other profilers, and they're my closest friends, so that's a double-edged sword," he starts off with, setting his chin in his hand, elbow on the table beside the chess board, completely casual. "Also, effective profiling isn't being judgemental, it's about empathy. For example, I can tell you're actually enjoying talking to me, and the game-- possibly a little surprised by it, or by how much-- and you want it to go smoothly.

"It's not that I don't notice you evading answers, but," Reid shrugs one shoulder, awkward in this position, and idly reaches out to take his turn, still subtle, still apparently innocuous, "but I don't see any red flags, and it's not really my business. So the short answer is: boundaries."