Taking the time to take a deep draw from Machine continues to maintain the effort that the suite hadn't just been put on to the spin cycle from his point of view and says
"Like I said, I'm interested. I'm especially interested to find out what it is I'm going to be doing and, more importantly, why me? You've legions of slaving sycophants within and outside of the Reavers who, due to their thinking being controlled by lust, terror or both, would do anything for nothing in the hope of getting your positive attentions. But you came here. To me.
So, to business, the proverbial 'it', whatever 'it' may be. To start I need to know. What is 'it' that you need? Why do you need 'it' from me? Of course we can deal with the rest as it comes up."
Machine continues to draw upon then exhale great plumes of smoke from his cigar in the hope that the next will curl and twist like it should.