We returned to the site of the derelict ship and found it just as we had left it.
I thought that we would need to don our spacesuits to go back inside the ship again but apparently the Merc only intended to board the ship once it was back at the station and being repaired.
He would then reward us for the rescue and I intend to ask him about the Data Chip I 'obtained' during his rescue then.
I did notice that the other two girls seemed to avoid him as much as they could, almost like they were upset with him or something?
I chalked it up to just something about girls or whatever it was. Even with the body of one, I still find it difficult to understand other women.
I'm not sure if the Merc himself noticed that but he didn't really interact much with anyone else during the journey anyway aside from asking a few questions about my ship which I answered.