There's an energy in him making him tense, rising up in him and forcing him to deliberately choose not to get up and pace, or engage in idle motions even in the middle of talking. The energy is clashing with the very, very unwelcome want to silence the RK800, to lash out and force him to be quiet where words have failed. The result between the two is a sharpness to his tone as he says, "Were you not listening when I said that I didn't do anything, or are you deliberately ignoring it?"

That was no good. It didn't vent any of the pressure, and now he's even more exposed to an already critical audience. He can't fix it: the damage is done.

"I didn't modify my memories," Connor repeats. "Not by erasing them, not by replacing files, nothing. You've still failed to produce any adequate proof that you were ever sanctioned by Cyberlife to activate, and all that matters is that I recover you for their future study and diagnosis."