Alex wasn't quite that skilled, but his own shortcut helped greatly in that regard.

He smiled with a sigh of relief, glad that it's misuse was her only concern. "N-no. I-I'm the o-one who d-does the absorbing. I-I'm n-not big on the whole r-revenge thing. I c-can see all th-the n-negative feelings th-that causes, a-and, h-honestly, I'd rather live in a w-world where I'd starve."

A medical database like that would probably be fantastic for the ship. He couldn't imagine that all the doctors knew all the species. "M-maybe y-you c-could even w-work on e-expanding it."