Another persecutor

Lochlan walks to Cole's door and knocks loudly, "COLE."

Cole responds with an equally as loud and slightly distorted, "FUCK OFF"

Lochlan growls as she swings thedoor open and storms in

Cole appears as he flops onto his bed with all of his clothing still on and lays there barely managing to keep it together

Cole is laying on the floor face down with the only noise filling the room being his coolant pump

Lochlan enters

Cole has moved to sitting with his knees pulled up to his chest while against the back wall of his room

Lochlan is vissably and audibly annoyed as she stays across the room and folds her arms, "You remember what I mentioned in there?"

Cole pulls his knees closer to his chest as he lets out a distorted and quiet mumble, "You said that fuckers name, you made me remember him...i was having a good fucking day"

"Yeah? I was also having agood day till i found out you are telling people not to trust me. " she closes the door behind herself

Cole stands up as he keeps himself close to the wall his voice still crackling slightly, "Yeah and i thought after last night you would've learned to stop spouting his fucking name around me"

"I had to say it. If I didn't I knew Luna probably would have keot asking till I outright said it. And seeing as I couldn't get anywhere without saying it, I had to."

Cole exhales heavily as he folds his arms, "So what? You wanna know what he did? You wanna know what bullshit he put me through?"

Lochlan sounds severely frustrated, "Yes but Im not even asking about that yet. I know the minute you go explaining you're going to shut down and Ill never get an answer to my one question."

Cole grumbles, "Then what is it? And hurry up so i can get this shit over with"

"Why are you telling people to not trust me?"

Cole rolls his eyes, "Because you spout information that doesn't belong to you, you pour information out like a faucet hat someone forgot to turn off and last thing I WANT is my...." he pauses as his fist clenches "experiences getting leaked out to who knows what in who knows where"

"I still don't know a single instance that would paint me to be someone like that. I would never just spill information for the heck of it, espevially if something like these" she does air quotes, "Experiences."

Cole sighs, "And even if i did tell you, what happens between me and Joshua stays between us and has nothing to do with any of you"

Lochlan growls, "I'm telling you I'm not the one who would go telling everyone under the sun. And when I'm trying to figure these things out about you it's becuase I actually hucking care and want to help keep you safe."

Cole's fists clench tighter as his breathing starts to pick up, "I'm perfectly fucking safe, i can handle my own bullshit"

"No you can not. You shut down at the mention of one of the most common names in the world and curl up in a ball in your room over it."

Cole's breathing seems to only pick up more as he clenches his fists tighter, "Just. Get out, and stop fucking asking because i most certainly handle my own shit"

Lochlan gestures to him, "You're actions and demenor are saying otherwise bud."

Cole goes quiet as he struggles to wrangle his breathing back under control

Lochlan folds her arms and waits

Cole slowly gets his breathing under control, "Not like you could even help me with this..."

Lochlan grumbles under her breath, "I swear to bucking heck if one more thing is assumed about me..." she returns to a normal volume, "Would you rather I leave and nothing ever change or would you rather atleast letting people try to help before shutting them down? Cuz frankly it sounds like you have nothing to lose by just telling us what's going on."

Cole stares at Lochlan as he hesitates to answers, "I....look i just don't want you getting hurt again, this was my mistake and i...." Cole looks down as he sighs, "I can't really fix it but it's my mess and i'm gonna clean it up dammit"

Lochlan nods, "Keep going."

Cole lets out a somewhat defeated sigh, "But i guess i can't fucking stop you from trying to help..."

"Ok. So who's Joshua?"

Cole groans, "A guy i made a deal with, he'd buy my weapons and research in exchange for not capturing me but after he found out about my long range EMP research he broke the deal and started using the tech to then install random bullshit on me to track me or whatever" Cole seems to only get more and more nervous, "He told me he installed a listening device so i know i'm as good as dead when i next step outside...."

Lochlan nods again as she thinks a moment, "For starters whats an emp?"

Cole sighs as he explains, "Electro magnetic pulse, it affects electronics often causing them severe damage under concetrated blasts"

Lochlan tilts her head, "And you thought not telling an entire house hold of people with electronics about this being an active threat was a good idea?"

Cole groans as he continues to explain, "Look, he doesn't know that much about you guys cause he only reallly cares about me now can we move on to the part where i stop talking about this?"

"Last thing about him. If he shows up, do we all still follow the same safety rules you gave before?"

Cole looks away from Lochlan, "He won't show up to the house, so you won't have to worry about that but if he does then....don't get in his way"

"You want us to just let it happen?"

Cole looks hesitant to answer as he mutters, "I just don't want you to get hurt...."

Lochlan sounds stern, "That ever happens and I WILL do something about it whether you like it or not."

Cole looks like he was going to object but instead goes quiet and nods

"And one last thing while we are getting all of this done. I'm sorry for trying to kill you. I understand you weren't taking your meds at the time and had went abit over board when you decided to tase me but how I reacted was uncalled for. Ill try to get better at not jumping to rash decisions as quickly as I was."

Cole nods as he sighs, "I'm sorry for tasing you, i...i should have been taking my meds and that's on me"

"So we're good then? No grudges over learning about Joshua either?" She awkwardly holds out a hand to shake as if unsure what to do in the situation

Cole sighs as he shakes her hand, "No grudges"

Lochlan nods and lets go put her hand away in her pocket again, "So uh. You want any food?"

Cole shakes his head, "i'm not hungry"

Lochlan nods again as she seems more awkward

Cole sighs as he gestures towards the door, "I'd...like to get some sleep"

"Yeah. Ok, bye" lochlan ducks out the door