"But I know who I am now. I'm Cole." Something which doesn't answer 9S's question. Cole knows the broad strokes but the specifics are hard to work around. He's Cole. He's a spirit. He's compassion. But what do all the little fiddly bits of those three things mean?

"Besides, other people have tried. Some things they like don't mean much to me." Said with a little shrug of his shoulders. This is just a thing Cole's learned to accept.