For someone clever, Cole was being bogged down fast by the explanation. Perfect luck, changing the world, multiple timelines, him in any way being relevant to the big picture...it was enough to make his head spin and his focus start to fade a bit. He didn't hear Macaque enter the room until he spoke, but immediately looked over his shoulder.

"It appears so. I didn't think you were here."

The diversion was welcome, pulling him out of his near-stupor and allowing some level of actually trying to organize his thoughts. "...and for the record, I didn't have the faintest idea why still me. For all I knew her reasoning was spite."