▁Pr ent iss ▁for ▁not ▁telling ▁him ▁the ▁truth , ▁but ▁Pr ent iss ▁confront s ▁him ▁and ▁they ▁eventually ▁recon cile . ▁ ▁Pr ent iss ▁is ▁often ▁seen ▁h anging ▁out ▁with ▁J are au ▁and ▁Techn ical ▁Anal yst ▁Pen el ope ▁Gar cia ▁outside ▁of ▁work . ▁Gar cia ▁looks ▁up ▁to ▁Pr ent iss ▁and ▁never ▁fails ▁to ▁vocal ize ▁her ▁adm iration , ▁whether ▁it ▁is ▁for ▁Pr ent iss ' ▁flu ency ▁in ▁Arab ic , ▁wit ▁or ▁the ▁fact ▁she ▁took ▁up ▁s als a ▁dan cing ▁classes . ▁Gar cia ▁also ▁notes ▁that ▁after ▁four ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁team , ▁Pr ent iss ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁“ BA U ▁family ; ” ▁they ▁hold ▁a ▁close ▁friendship . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁job ▁Pr ent iss ▁is ▁shown ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁extremely ▁compet ent , ▁level - head ed ▁agent . ▁She ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁night mar es ▁that ▁come ▁with ▁the ▁job ▁and ▁man ages ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁cool ▁in ▁host ile ▁confront ations . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁shown ▁to ▁put ▁herself ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁fire , ▁for ▁example , ▁volunte ering ▁to ▁enter ▁into ▁the ▁un sub ' s ▁house ▁to ▁rescue ▁his ▁young ▁boy , ▁and ▁sacrifice ▁herself ▁for ▁her ▁team m ates , ▁as ▁she ▁did ▁for ▁Sp encer ▁Re id ▁once ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁ 4 ▁episode , ▁" Min imal ▁L oss ." ▁She ▁does ▁not ▁act ▁r ash ly ▁and ▁there ▁was