Delphine was lost for words for a moment. Alex's response had two points, both of which she did not expect. She had never thought that anyone would admit to doing group projects solo, because that usually meant that people did not want to work with them. Alex, however, seemed to do that by choice. The statement he had ended with came across as rather blunt, and would have been hurtful if she had not picked up that short explanation right before he said it, which made it his issue instead of hers. She found it ironic that he seemed to be the farthest thing from a people person, considering how she knew that he worked in customer service. It led her to wonder why he took such a job in the first place.
"Yo, Nixon!" A boy from the day before waved her over to his table as the pair stepped into the cafeteria.
Delphine smiled and waved back before turning to Alex. "I'd ask you to join us, but since you said that, you know..."
Abilities/Limitations: Anatomical beast-like transformation that comes with strong, razor-sharp claws and teeth, as well as enhanced speed and agility. His transformation is not triggered by emotion, and does not involve a significant increase in his overall size. He also has heightened senses of hearing and smell, which are passive abilities that are present even when he is not in his beast form.
Cole can only stay in his beast form within a limited timespan before he is unable to think rationally. For the first ten seconds after he decides to transform, he will lash out at any immediate threat. He will then be in full control of his actions for the next five minutes before the animalistic instinct of the beast gradually starts to creep in. After ten minutes, his mind will be completely taken over by bloodlust, and he will need to be temporarily incapacitated (by tranquilizing or otherwise) for him to return to his normal form. He is able to deliberately revert back to his normal form only before the ten-minute mark.
Short Backstory: Cole was born into a wealthy family with his parents being well-known business figures. They owed their affluence to Prism International, a global hotel chain which they owned. Growing up, he had never shown signs of having any superhuman abilities, until one unfortunate night when he was snatched off of the street by a couple of abductors who presumably planned on demanding a ransom from his well-to-do parents. Restrained and shoved into the trunk of a car, Cole's ability activated for the very first time. The released beast of the previously struggling teenager tore through the car and lashed out at the stunned and terrified captors, ripping out their throats before Cole reverted back to his human form. Coming to a realization of what he was and what he had done, he fled the scene and never returned home either, not knowing how to face his family. The traumatized teenage boy was then found in his blood-stained clothes, aimlessly wandering the streets soon after, and brought to the Haven, where after contacted his parents requested he stay at.