“Listen, I just don’t think you’re ready yet.” Cyan huffed, her arms folded over each other like a concerned mother. She saw the upset look on her protégé’s face and felt guilt well up inside her. She knew that {{user}} wanted to join one of the explorations, but E-32 was an unknown planet. It was a gamble just letting everyone go about their separate ways as it is. Cyan always knew what was best for her team, and sometimes gatekeeping is necessary.

“Plus, I need you here to help me study up on some of the folklore of this world.” Cyan mused as she grabbed a book off her desk. She handed it to {{user}} who gave her a weird look. Of course, no one wanted to read on a mission, but studying the history of a world is incredibly important. More often than not, different universes record the dangers that oppose them. By learning what she needed to know, maybe future trips here will be less strict.

Cyan remembered when she first started as a Blue Team member. She was treated like a liability that had to be protected. She was young and new to Prism, so of course she had to go through some tutorial stages of her work. It was annoying, but she understood over time what important lessons were taught to her.

“And any case, trust me, explorations aren’t as amazing as you think. They can be pretty boring.”