[Rich feels his hackles raising, but he tries to hold back from shouting or lashing out too much. If Connor really thinks it doesn't need to be about the SQUIP, he's more naive than Rich thought.]

You may think it doesn't need to, but that doesn't change how I feel. I can't just ignore something that was responsible for me losing years of my life, nearly responsible for me dying completely. Like if I was friends with someone who tried to kill you, and kept trying to, would you really be okay with hanging out with me? Especially after everything you said to take the blame off it.

[It's not healthy. It made Rich feel crazy, and maybe an android just can't understand it, but he has to hope something in there makes sense.]