[He knows what Nine means when he says that - but it helps put the pieces together. Nine never befriended Sonic. Or Sonic never existed in his world. Either way, if Nine grew up similarly to Tails... adding to that the multiple evil geniuses... then it starts really making sense why Nine is so different.]

Yeah. I get it.

[He tries to sound reassuring with that - he understands what Nine's telling him. And he really can't blame him for how he feels.

He reminds him of a couple people he knew back at the Academy.]

I understand if you don't want to be friends. But I'd still like to extend a hand if I can ever help out with something. Sometimes two heads are better than one, you know? And you don't have to be friends with someone to want to offer assistance.