To her credit, Ana takes the explanation in stride. It's... somewhat out of her realm of experience, but at the same time not. When you fight alongside time travelers, super soldiers, and sentient space gorillas; there's not a whole lot that shakes your worldview. Not even a flying young man with super strength. As for getting shot in the face... He seems to have fared better than she did, she notes with dry humor.

The last bit hits a little closer to home, if only because she recognizes how close it is to what she's doing. Running away from who and what you are... But she's an old woman. She's already made her life choices, and this is about him. Not her.

"When you put it like that, how could I disagree?" She laughs a little, mostly to herself, before turning a little more serious. "You should never be ashamed of who or what you are. It's not cheating to be different. Truthfully, it's our differences that might prove to be the most useful, when we're called to help and protect others."