The moment of digital connection, of feeling someone else on the frequency with it brings a tiny smile to Murderbot's face. It's turned toward the machine instead of Bastion, but even if it did look at the automaton's face, it thinks the whole eye contact issue it has would be less than with a human.

"He thinks people suffering is funny, so he wants to include instruments to allow passengers to cause more of it. It's not the first time he's encouraged us or given us the means to hurt one another."