Before answering, she finally gives in and dives under the surface of the water, coming back up a few feet away and smoothing back her hair. It gives her time to think about how to explain Gotham, because no matter how many times she does it, she always feels the need to chose her words carefully.

"I know it sounds crazy, but it's like she has a soul. Gotham can be awful; until the last decade it was mostly run by the mob, the cops were all corrupt and most of the city was struggling to survive," Unless they were the lucky ones, Gotham's elite, like the Waynes, "But people stuck around, 'cause Gothamites are stubborn, and they wouldn't give up just 'cause things were tough. It was the same after the quake, the city was in ruins but so many of us refused to abandon her, even when the rest of the wold did. She'll look after you, if you're like that, if you keep fighting. She looked after me."

And with the realization of how much she just said and how crazy that really does sound, she ducks her head, sheepish, and can't think of anything to say in response to the rest of what Peter said.