Walter was confused. Just where had this come from? He forgot Toby was there and got lost in his own head- the rabbit hole now risking taking hold of him. He knew logically it was entirely possible for Collins to have drugged him. In the state he was in and out of for several years he was extremely vunerable- at the mercy of those caring for him. But it just didn't make sense- Collins was right down the rabbit hole with him wasn't he?? Wasn't he??
"I-It doesn't make sense" Walter finally said.
"W-Why would he do that? Mark always said sex and sexual release were just distractions from the pursuit of k-knowledge" Toby took a breath before answering his confused friend and boss. Walter's eyes had taken on a puppy dog type expression as if he was begging Toby to be wrong and to take it back.
Toby knew Walter tended to look back on his time with Mark mostly with Rose tinted glasses. To try and forget the trauma Mark's presence had put the team through- because if he didn't it was Walter's fault the Cyclone had suffered. His fault Slyvester lost what little confidence he had in himself for a few years, his fault Happy had developed a fear of blood. His fault Toby had destroyed his engagement in his pursuit of a distraction from the chaos of the garage.
His fault he hadn't acted soon enough
Toby knew with many abuse victims with memory loss or regression that taking things slow was key to recovery. He regretted being so blunt before. Now looking at Walter what he saw was a lost young man mentally begging Toby to take it all back. "It's not 100%" Toby admitted as he lightly squeezed Walter's shoulder "But I believe knowledge may have been the motivator in reguards to what Collins was trying to do". Walter if anything was more confused "Just what was he supposedly trying to do?" Walter questioned.
"It seems he was trying to create the next level of humanity- trying to breed a superhuman.
A/n
Don't worry I'm not stopping here for long :) right now I'm working on the next chapter with the first of many flashbacks