There are many types of people in the world: those who are easily influenced by what they hear and those who are not affected by it. If you asked me which side I'm on, I'd say I'm on the side that simply doesn't care about any of it.
I mean, how would that change my life? It simply wouldn't, so there's no reason for me to care. That's why, when I saw the news, I just ignored it and carried on with my routine. Well, I was—and still am—that type of person.
Although I had known them for a short time, I could already tell exactly what kind of people Henry and Eleanor were. Simply put, Henry was the kind of person who only believed in what he could see. The biggest proof of that is that, even with monsters coming out of portals, he still refused to believe in the existence of people with powers.