[ Alex nods, relieved. And he does have to agree with Mattias about the people here. Hearing that there are already enough people, he's reassured... slightly. He begins to give this even more thought, telegraphed by the way he adjusts his glasses and scratches at his jaw while mulling his words over. ]

I'm a zoologist- a scientist who studies animals. [ Since he's found there are a lot of people from worlds with very different ideas of scientific fields, he's taken to using as simple language as he can manage. Which isn't admittedly always as simple as he needs to speak- his fondness for ten-cent words is a habit that probably won't ever fade entirely. ] I can help you identify just what is and isn't going to be safe for anyone to eat- which is probably one of the more important starting points for planning a hunting trip. [ Accidentally poisoning everyone would... probably not go over well, he figures. And there's no telling what pufferfish-like defenses things on this world have evolved to avoid being eaten. ]