Oh come on, Jean-Paul. If there was one thing David wasn't used to, it was being wanted rather than used.

"You have to understand something, Jean-Paul. I was one of the smartest people on Utopia, despite my age. And yet I was never asked to assist the X-Club. The literal island genius team trying to solve our problems. With humans on it. People don't pick me."

Hell, except for the finding the hotel the rest of the work could easily have been done without him, except for the final analysis and presentation to the Council.