"I was triggered," he replied, quietly but somewhat rushed, as if trying to outrun an invisible timer. Billy needed to know, as soon as possible Before something dragged him back under. "Beck obtained the book with my triggers. He injected me with a toxin and activated me."

He met Billy's gaze again, before his own slid away. "You came to find me." He didn't know how he felt about it. Billy wouldn't lie, he could sense that, but that didn't explain why he was here.