If Murderbot can tell something about age, without accessing electronic records, then it's hardly surprising others have too. It nods its head in recognition.

The comment about being... nearly alone hits home. Though NewContact (Mel'arnach aka "Mel") may not know it, Murderbot was capable of reaching out via the local network, limited and primitive though it is, if it got stuck long enough to think about it. No, it didn't think about it at the time. No, it doesn't know anyone here. No, it doesn't think a blind network post is a good idea (the digital equivalent of a 'smash me to smithereens for fun' sign). It doesn't/didn't have anyone, really, to send a private message to (Hey horse-human construct? what if that's more common than Murderbot knows of it?).

"The same goes to you," Murderbot says. "I expect I'll be around."