[He senses that these...creatures are considered "cute" by human standards, but Aximili just finds them disquieting.

They reproduce far more rapidly than should be sustainable. They eat alarming amounts, which, no, is not at all similar to himself in human form, thank you. They're everywhere, on every surface, in every crevice. A few have latched onto his flank without him noticing, despite his every effort to avoid them as much as possible.

They are a scourge the likes of which he has never seen, and he thanks whatever higher powers probably aren't out there that they seem to be sequestered to a region of space far outside the reach of Andalite civilization.

He removes yet another fluffball clinging to his side with visible distaste.]

<These creatures cannot be natural, to live this way. They must have been biologically engineered. What purpose could these...things possibly serve?>

[Surely they couldn't be intended as a weapon. Could they?]

[He is not a scientist, he is a warrior, so he is not accustomed to slow, tedious tasks like sample-taking. He is quick to become impatient with this kind of thing, usually. Except for this time.

This time the purpose is to discover things that are edible. This is Aximili's favorite thing to do ever. This is his specialty. He will eat anything.

So of course he's become human for this exercise. Thus far he has consumed: various samples of soil and grass, which he'd already eaten some of in his natural form, but it's just different with human tastebuds. Tastebuds, period. They are likely not fit for human consumption, but he'll never know until he tries it, will he?

Also consumed: various insects, immediately located flowers, any fruits and berries he can reach. At some point he stopped worrying about the scientific process. This was also around the point that edible and inedible started blurring together and Ax reached a state that can roughly be described as stoned out of his gourd.

He ends up sitting up leaning against a tree, apparently only barely upright, marveling at the fact that he can suddenly see sounds. He's never felt like this before. This planet is amazing.]