Quinn wanted to argue against what his friend said. He wanted to say that Peter didn't deserve to be tortured like that, that he was a victim of the ability caste system, and he wanted to defend his actions to Fex.
However, Peter didn't want to be defended. Even though Quinn was only gone for a short amount of time, it made him worried that Fex might've said something to his roommate during the time while he was away.
Quinn was going to protest against what Peter had said, but right as he was about to, he heard that disembodied voice again.
"If he doesn't want to be helped, then you really can't help him," the system AI said.
Quinn's eyes widened, and he realized who it was that was speaking.
'Its you again! You're that strange voice!' Quinn thought.
"I'm more than just a strange voice, I'm an AI assistant meant to help provide useful information to the user of the system," the strange voice said with a tone of pridefulness.
