On The Orville Season 2 Episode 8, Dr. Finn (Penny Johnson Jerald) explains the situation to LaMarr (J. Lee), Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) and Grayson (Adrianne Palicki)
Mercer: Y'know what the worst days are, Olix? The days when you can't stay busy. No Krill confrontations. No spatial anomalies. Just nothing going on. And all your thoughts just march inward. Olix: So most days.
Mercer: How long you had that thing? Bartender: I had the computer replicate it last week. I'm trying to warm the place up a little bit, y'know? Get a nice vibe going. Mercer: The late-night-jazz-depressed-guy-at-the-bar vibe? I can help you with that.
