It was attempting to reclaim its own user-- to find some semblance of normalcy, to fulfill the purpose for which it was created. And, since it's being honest...
"Which is also the reason Linden and I initially began our relationship. He had potential, and a clear goal here, and my programming was... disordered without a user to serve." Connor is the only other person to whom it's confessed this fact; and now, since he's no longer speaking to the SQUIP in light of recent revelations, the information is effectively set free, nothing keeping Connor from spreading it as he sees fit. So it may as well share it now, before its former lover has the chance. "... and, over time, the chemistry of my new, human brain and body... changed our relationship. I started seeing him as something other than a user."
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It was attempting to reclaim its own user-- to find some semblance of normalcy, to fulfill the purpose for which it was created. And, since it's being honest...
"Which is also the reason Linden and I initially began our relationship. He had potential, and a clear goal here, and my programming was... disordered without a user to serve." Connor is the only other person to whom it's confessed this fact; and now, since he's no longer speaking to the SQUIP in light of recent revelations, the information is effectively set free, nothing keeping Connor from spreading it as he sees fit. So it may as well share it now, before its former lover has the chance. "... and, over time, the chemistry of my new, human brain and body... changed our relationship. I started seeing him as something other than a user."