People -- the newly-arrived, the ones who just wake up here rather than landing -- often ask about their friends and loved ones. Having been one of them once upon a time, Martin has more sympathy for that question than most. But the cyborg is still standing over him with all that jaw and with no sort of inflection in his tone. Harder to say what the intent is behind the question under the circumstances.

"Is... he on the crew roster?" No, probably not, stupid. Take Two: "Is he your maintenance operator?"