Setting living quarters on fire is, indeed, the opposite of confidence building. Murderbot's mobility isn't back to a hundred percent, so it continues 'Pretend Humans aren't as Stupid as They Seem' protocols. NewContact is a self-professed not human (read: alien). However, if their bed can burn, there's only so many degrees of separation.

"Please set me down," it requests in monotone, the way it would JollyBaby. Despite the ridiculous name, JollyBaby was a large bot that could deal a lot of damage, even if a CombatBot or SecUnit could tear it to shreds. It couldn't forget how JollyBaby and the other "free" bots had its back.

Once down, it looks at NewContact. "Hundreds of years?"