"Likewise, Gwen," he smiles. "That's a firm shake you've got there. And indeed, that we are. All the more reason to stick together." Truthfully, he's met more New Yorkers in Darrow than he ever hoped, but perhaps that's indicative of his own changing luck more than anything else. He can't imagine it to be indicative of any actual population of emigrated New Yorkers, everyone he's met from the city has been similarly trapped here against his or her will. Which makes perfect sense, because who would ever leave the Big Apple, much less for a place like Darrow?