He feels bad operating her train of thought, when it's clear that that surprise is back. His world really is far outside of the norm, isn't it?

"Yeah, they operate in and around New York City. There were rumors that they were going to retire but I think they had a change of heart." Things were...not exactly going well in a few places, especially with the way the war was going. Reinforcements getting called in from other places meant local heroes picking up the slack in their respective jurisdictions.