"I grew up in New York," he tells her. "I'd been back for about a year before I ended up here."
At first he hadn't been happy to go home, tail between his legs, as it were. Fortunately though, Malcolm's been happier there then he thought he would be. He can't say the same about Vallo yet.
"No super powers here either. What are my other options if I don't join a defense team?"