By this point he's been called 'Clark' more than once while he was in prison, so there really isn't much of a point- but it doesn't hurt to be careful, and there's a lot of other's people's identities involved if they start just talking without holding back. So a little bit of carefulness will not hurt.

"I- heard, about a friend. Who's back at home." He says, slowly, because he hopes it's Bruce she's talking about. He honestly doesn't have many friends left from home, and he will latch onto all of them with teeth and nails if he has to.

If it were anyone else he'd already be panicking, in case it was Lois they were talking about.

"Which is-" 'Good', he can't say it. He's the most selfish person on Earth but he can't say that out loud and mean it. "He deserves, to be home. We know he's safe, now?"