"When I arrived here I was curious about how I suddenly knew English and the first advice I got was to ask a neurologist and the first neurologist I found had a receptionist who told me I needed money to afford an appointment and a job to get money."

"I... guess that makes sense."

"Are you still planning to get a neurologist appointment?"

"Probably! Why, do you have an alternate suggestion?"

"I don't expect the neurologist to know, since aliens suddenly appearing and knowing English for no clear reason aren't a known phenomenon. Or for that matter non-aliens suddenly knowing English for no clear reason."

"That doesn't sound like an alternate suggestion to me!"

"It's not, but I think the neurologist would be a waste of your money."

"What else do you expect I could do with five hundred dollars that you expect would be worth more to me than a neurologist?"

"Many people find it useful to have savings in case of unexpected eventualities."

"I had no money at all when I first encountered humans, and have yet to encounter a use for money that looks like it will use it up faster than I can make it in the long term, so I think I am content with my current plans unless you have a compelling argument for why I shouldn't be!"

"I mean, I don't have anything against neurologists, you can give one your money if you want, I just think it's not going to help you at all."

"I am also curious about several other aspects of my brain besides the sudden English, since it appears to be capable of some things that human brains normally aren't!"

"I think brain scans probably cost more than a consultation appointment."

"If so, I will learn more about that at the consultation appointment!"

"That's true. I'd offer you a referral but I don't know any neurologists I want to refer people to, I'm the wrong kind of doctor and so's he."

"Which kinds of doctors are you?"

"I'm an epidemiologist."

"I'm an otolaryngological surgeon."

"Those are interestingly shaped words!" she says. "It took me a noticeable amount of time to grasp the meaning of otolaryngological, which has fascinating implications about my Sudden Knowledge of English! I would previously have expected that all the English words I encountered would be ones I either knew immediately or didn't know at all, but this one was neither!"

"Wow, that's really interesting! It has roots which appear in other English words but it is itself fairly obscure."

"I wonder if I derived its meaning etymologically from other known words too quickly to consciously observe the process, or if I have a store of vocabulary knowledge from which the most obscure entries take some time to arrive once I hear them!"

"Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis!" chirps Elspeth helpfully.

Blink. Blink. "...what an incredibly specific word!"

"Doctors have those!"

"I see!"