"I'm not alive, not like mortals, but I'm not a robot either. I'm a spirit, Compassion, but I wear this shape now and this shape was called Cole."

And yes, he is totally reading her mind.

"I don't like using the devices. I'm... empathic. Telepathic. The devices words don't make proper sense, they exist, but there's nothing in them, no feeling, no intent, just... shape. I scare you, I'm sorry, I don't mean to. I did this wrong."

He looks at her, for a moment, he wants to tell her to Forget. Try it over, get it right. But that's... not what Ben would want.

"I won't hurt you. I was Compassion before I was Cole and Compassion means when you hurt, I hurt."