Sheezus, this is what I get for not reading for a weekend... 4 pages of some really offtopic discussion interspersed with lunacy and intrigue both... so in the name of Chaos, here's today's 2c worth of random... apologies if I re-hash someone elses words, I kinda skimmed the last couple of pages as the tl;dr-fugue took hold.
Robotics and The Three Laws in the QC universe
If Marten was truly in danger of harm when Elliot hauled him off, then does this illustrate the lack of the 3 Laws in QC robotics, given Momo's inaction at the time?
Or did Momo sense no actual threat of harm, and thus was not compelled into action?
The Couch
Maybe Marten got to keep it because Hannelore's so attached to crashing on it?
Padma using Marten
I think when she invited Marten along on the hike, she was simply being friendly, and nothing more... I don't think there was any kind of manipulative agenda at work in the shadows. She could have even arranged it for Sam's benefit, given that Sam appears to have tagged Momo as a friend. As far as Padma knows, Momo is Marten's, after all...