The moment both you and Macabre stepped inside the HQ, you were met with the concerned faces of most the operatives, Great_Day & his loyal lap dog, Emotionless standing before you both.

        Macabre braced himself for a scolding, while you hung your head low.
"Where have you two been?" Emotionless tapped his foot impatiently against the floor, waiting for an answer. "We ran into a few...people."
Emotionless cocked his eyebrow.

    "Night operatives!" You squeaked, suddenly anxious, "We were hanging out in the central quarter until we encountered two night operatives on out way back. W-we fought them off, though! Hopefully."
     Emotionless stared at you with his usual poker-face then turned to Macabre, "Who gave you permission to suddenly skip out on all your duties as an operative just so you can flatter yourself?!" He snapped. Macabre cocked his head to the side swiftly with a scoff, "I don't see what I was doing wrong."
   "You put Y/N and yourself at risk by going out like that, are you stupid?" Emotionless was screaming at this point, Macabre hung his head low, while Great_Day & the other operatives merely stared at both of you with a mixture of disappointment and concern.

    Great_Day held up his palm, Emotionless immediately shut up and waited. Macabre gazed up at the Supreme Leader, a shadow casted over his gruff features. Great spoke, "Macabre, what you did put yourself & Y/N at a risk, and may have potentially put our Union at a major risk. One story could turn into another and easily we could be at fault because of your foolish actions. Excusing yourself from headquarters to fool around with the girl is unacceptable, therefore I will not permit you to speak with her for the meantime. You know the situation we're in is getting worse, you had no reason or right to skip out on your duties as an operative. This isn't your first warning, either."
  
    The words hit you like a brick, was he lying to me all along?... Of course he was. You felt bad, but of course you didn't realize that you weren't supposed to be out! That bastard lied to you so he could take you out...! Flattering, but look at the situation you were in now. Finally, you were dismissed from that outrageous scolding & was locked up in your room. Did you feel angry? Or maybe even a little bit of betrayal?

Calm down, Y/N. He just wanted to make me feel at ease... You tried convincing yourself that it was out of pity but something in your mind refused to let you believe it was just because he felt bad. Macabre wasnt like Radiant or Dynamic, the two operatives that had made you feel completely comfortable and safe because of their personalities. Macabre was... just as his name suggested. A violent man, definitely not one to socialize with on a daily basis and all your previous interactions had been cold or dry. Did he take you out to gain your trust? So he could turn on you, and manipulate you?
Shut up, stop thinking about that. You pleaded silently for the paranoia to pass however your brain was clouded in those vague thoughts of fear, it kept you up at night.