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Asshole Research Transport · the transport · the research transport

The research transport that erases the evidence, mends the wounded, and parts from Murderbot as a friend.

Story so far

ART docks Tlacey's shuttle inside an empty lab module, then orchestrates the cleanup: its drones scrub away all trace of Murderbot and Tapan, it wipes the shuttle's bot pilot, forges feed signatures to satisfy Port Authority, and launches the vessel of unconscious enemies back to RaviHyral so no one will know what happened until they wake. Its MedSystem saves Tapan and heals Murderbot, and it provides fresh clothes from its recycler. Watching Murderbot spare and free the ComfortUnit, ART admits it thought Murderbot might destroy it.

At their parting it refuses to let Murderbot clean and return their comm interface, telling it to keep it in case they come within range again, and leaves it with the words 'Be careful. Find your crew.' What began as menace has become one of the deepest bonds either has known.

Appearance

Bodiless; a diffuse feed presence in a modular research transport with drones and a full medical suite, disengaging from the transit ring.

Role

Murderbot's staunchest ally and truest friend; the mind that cleans up the aftermath and sends it off changed.

Relationships

Murderbot — Heals it, shelters it, and parts as a friend, keeping their comm link and urging it to find belonging.
Tapan — Saves her life in its MedSystem before the group departs.
ComfortUnit — Watches Murderbot free it, having expected it to be destroyed.
Sources — 7 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 2
  • An immensely powerful, nosy university research-transport AI that adopts Murderbot as a project and companion.
Chapter 3
  • The research-transport intelligence, now scheming to remake Murderbot's body and solve its mystery as an intriguing puzzle.
Chapter 4
  • The research transport that remade Murderbot, cracked the Ganaka Pit lead, and now coaches it through impersonating a human.
Chapter 5
  • The research transport that flies the sabotaged shuttle to safety, revealing it secretly carries weapons.
Chapter 6
  • The research transport standing watch while Murderbot searches the pit, then flagging a new danger.
Chapter 8
  • The research transport that seizes Tlacey's shuttle, cuts her feed, and steers the wounded to safety.
Chapter 9
  • The research transport that erases the evidence, mends the wounded, and parts from Murderbot as a friend.
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