It’s mentioned at various points in the show that Hera a) has a decorum protocol governing how she talks to station personnel b) is forced to answer direct questions helpfully and c) has programming that encourages her to prioritize other people’s needs over her own. Which means while everyone else is being petty or passive aggressive to each other for free, she’s putting the work in. Eiffel is obstructive and unhelpful by nature but Hera is walking uphill both ways and solving computational riddles for the privilege of being rude on purpose.













