She lifted an eyebrow, but let the, well, old timer reminisce about how hard it was and better it was in his time, then hack down at the fresh faced recruits. It was a favorite past time of the senior members of SHIELD and usually they laid it thick during training. It was cute, the stories got bigger and bigger and more dramatic with every lecture.
He was probably not talking to the best person on what defined a hero, but arguing with him would be melodramatic and rude. "No you can't," she agreed matter-of-fact and cleared her throat. "So do what you can with the ones that you can save. Like Adrian for example. Like you said, you've done it all and experienced what he has. He can probably do with someone that'll hear him out and get it, that he respects."