"...botany isn't something I'm good at either, so for now, I guess I can keep from exploring."

[Never mind that yes, his curiosity was peaked. He hadn't promised NOT to try and explore--he'd just have to be careful to not damage anything. Much.]

"So we're trapped in dead space, with nothing around us...and our priority is what, exactly, besides staying alive?"

[Which wasn't a bad priority really, but sitting around doing nothing did not make Alex a happy man.]