Where Tommy's from, mutants are still not entirely accepted, and Wanda's still fairly notorious among them. M-Day may be in the past, but it hasn't been forgotten. Even if she, like Tommy, no longer has abilities in this village, he wouldn't want to accidentally out her if anyone is within earshot.

"Yeah," he answers, nodding, suddenly nervous about answering the unspoken follow-up question, how he knows her. "I mean, not you-you, the Wanda I know's a little different. I don't know her that well, we haven't spent a ton of time together or anything, but ... she's kinda my mom."