[Rich winces softly at the... unpleasant reminder of the circumstances he'd been in, and about how much damage he'd caused to himself in the process.]

...Yeah, I know. I've been in that situation before here too. I've been trying to fight it, but... sometimes I don't have a choice but to take the hard route. I know it pisses people off...

[So many people have taken on the fruitless task of worrying about him that Rich is exhausted.]