Once was Happenstance, Twice is a Coincidence [Alastair, Natsumi]

The energy ripple whistled across the room, leaving a moment of silence in its wake, though it washed over Alastair without prompting much more than a ruffling of hair from the Grandmaster. He had imagined that she would get a little defensive, but an outburst like this was quite unbecoming so he could hardly simply tolerate it. His gaze did not soften, those orange orbs focused on Natsumi with the same focus as before.

"Wrong about what? That you put yourself in danger without thinking it through?"

There was hardly a hint of emotion in his tone, a dry deliverance that might easily have been mistaken for apathy though Alastair himself knew that quite the opposite was true. Due process would have been to send this on to her direct superior and have them conduct an interview, but he had chosen to bend that rule for the sake of conveying its importance. A notion that brought him little comfort as he studied the stunned woman.

"There is more to a team than just fighting together; everyone is expected to operate as part of the wider collective."

Alastair could not put it any plainer than that. There was an expectation of both accountability and traceability that he needed every agent to live up to, and he wanted to believe that Natsumi had that capability in her, but if she continued to act recklessly then he would be forced to act in the best interests of her colleagues. They could not make the world a better place if they acted alone as judge, jury, and executioner.

"We can find other ways to support you, but if you continue to view this job as a continuation of your work in the facility then, for your protection, it will not continue. The rules are different here, and so are the people."