Hey, it's not like he had any idea she was from some strange alternative dimension and was kind of his protege in said other life.

Clint couldn't help but frown as she said something about being an Avenger, staring at her like she had gone crazy or something as he rested a hand on the dog's head and left it there.

"You're..an Avenger?" he repeated, needing to hear it said again to make sense of it. "Look, Kate, I'm not sure if you're just some sort of seriously devoted fan or what, but I'm pretty sure I'd remember if you'd been recruited with the new batch."