[ At least he knows that. Information comes from somewhere and it has to go somewhere, to mean anything. ]

I wrote this so it'll run without any input. [ A short jerk of his head at the drive. ] But it'll work better with maintenance. Generate more profit from the mining. If you're good, I'll give you a cut.

[ So it's not any sort of revenge or even justice, just Noiz, making the most of an opportunity. And though he's offering it to Scott, too, he makes no mention of the other parts—the surveillance parts—that are even less moral. ]