[ he will politely not point out that the previous crew had lost their memories, sense of identity, and just about everything that made them them and that all of them may or may not be up for the same fate if they don't find a way out of here. but he believes in what he just said, and shoma is trying and he wants to respect that! so he just coughs up a few petals and tucks them into a pocket to toss later. no littering on an alien planet. ]

Right... I don't think I know near enough to be able to help with whatever we'll need, but as long as someone sees a solution, it doesn't matter who it comes from.