Have a Drink

"Eh? I don't understand... what... what do you want me to do with that? What's that lousy substance? Yuck! It stinks!" the doctor exclaimed, moving away again.

"I... increase... blurp... your... intelligence... blurp... slurp... and also... strength... of your... blurp... body... eat that... Dr. Tyler... blurp..." 

When the alien called Tyler by his name, he realized that the creature was really smart enough to have learned a complex language like human one in no time and to communicate its needs and desires.

"Increase my intelligence? You're telling me that... if I eat this substance, will my intelligence and strength increase?" 

The Koinobiont confirmed again with a head movement, while from its tentacle lying forward, a few drops of liquid fell to the ground, assuming the same physical behaviour as jelly.