He wasn't either but Joji wasn't about to voice that as being a problem. He at least can talk science enough to pass as some kind of scholarly-like person despite the fact he was wearing steel-plated boots.

Well. Something close to steel-plated that is.

"Then I should give it a try," he said, turning a little as he phones up the university and exaggerates his accent and talks rapidly over a couple people until he gets to someone that knows something. It takes more than a few minutes to do so, unfortunately.