The jonin seated herself beside Alison and turned slightly to face her. "Being disappointed even for just a second is part of living on this world. It is life here. Nobody I have ever met embodies life like Longshot. The worry should come if he is continually disappointed. If he does not bounce back from it, then there is a problem."

She reached over and gently brushed a lock of Alison's hair behind her ear. "Do you know how long he has been fighting it?"