[There are surely little telling things in the way Murderbot settles nearby--on the ground, posture curling--paired alongside the morose sort of response aloud. The mood emanating from its person about now runs rather parallel to the mood that had just tried to settle in Jade's own chest about fifteen seconds ago, and so it's perhaps rather unsurprising to find a vague sense of camaraderie promptly filling the space between them.

Still more glad for the distraction than he has any right to be, Jade turns his attention fully in Murderbot's direction, and wonders if perhaps the latter could use a bit of a distraction too.]

Ah, I suppose that does make more sense, in your sort of case. [...The metal parts over there surely do flicker rather clearly with reflected firelight, from here...] Though it does seem to me that perhaps you're having difficulty with recharging, too. ...Or is the frequency needed rather different, for you, than the amount for most humans?