Another bite of the strawberry. "I would be willing," He agreed (and he wondered, for a moment, whether he even has the capacity to refuse, after--this was his third, strawberry, right?). "You are already aware that it is more matter of you finding the time to concentrate on learning. Though it would be an useful skill for you to have, as a captain, on this mission, even to the most basic degree." The entirety of the five-year mission. Not all species were conveniently psi-null.