I'm going to try.

[He will, really. Maybe it's literally just because of Katie, but he doesn't like the idea of the ship being without its own navigational capability. Having it on autopilot isn't great.]

But I get the feeling this transfer has a purpose, or they wouldn't have done it. I don't know if they'll let me come back. At least not officially.

[And if they don't, there's very little point to him taking up residence again. He wouldn't be useful anyway.]