Allison does her best to listen, she really does. Cole seems to be trying so hard to be nice, and Allison does appreciate it, but it's also a lot. She's used to being able to build walls, to close herself off from people, to force them to stop if she had to. A lonely existence, maybe, but a safe one. She doesn't have those resources here though, and all she can do is let Cole's words wash over her, and take what she can.

She does notice Cole speak in the third person though, and that grounds her a little -- it sounds off, and Allison latches onto that, trying to feel confusion rather than feel what's harder.