That would be him to do that. It might be a little jarring at first but you get use to it. I find it quite endearing really.

[ But, maybe it's because he knew more about Cole now than he Peter does currently. He wasn't about to start sharing though too much. In the end, it would be Cole's choice if he wanted to tell this man that he was a sort of spirit of Compassion. ]

Just treat him like you would anyone else and it'll be all right.