Most people would probably have found it odd to be holding a conversation with someone whilst standing in mid-air. Fortunately, Carol wasn't most people and she just smiled that little smile that said quite clearly that the next person she took a swing at was going to take out a building.
"Sorry, don't recognize the name. Besides, I've got business to finish so he's just going to have to wait."
Dr. Essex was not well known really, if only because he preferred it that way. It was much easier to be a shadowy string puller if no one knew which curtain he was hiding behind. Either way, Marvel had a short hitlist she needed to polish off before she had time for anything else.