[Lie or not, it was still a legitimate concern. She would play along. For now.]

It does.

Ever since we all woke up from the Dreaming Realm, that's where this world seemed to decide to keep them. Hey, consider yourself lucky; we used to have to keep them in these lantern things in our apartments. At least, this way, we know where they are all the time and can keep an eye on them.

[True, there were the muggings, but those weren't any more likely than burglaries on any given day to happen.]