[Oh no, the tattoo. Ford cringes. Bill is pulling out all the stops here to redirect Ford's attention. That's concerning and definitely potentially embarrassing, but not actually important. Ford's narrowed down the statement through trial and error, and he thinks he's found the element Bill is unwilling to talk about with the ring on.]

Needing someone and wanting them are very different things, Cipher.

You want people, don't you? You always did surround yourself with lackeys and hangers-on. Are you missing your crowd of flatterers?

[If so, allow him to repeat himself: boo fucking hoo.]