Killix_Kreed
I definitely wouldn't call MC's first ability as talking to animals because he isn't talking with small mammals and reptiles gis ability can affect and instead he's clearly controlling them and strongly considering that gecko pretty much committed a kamikaze attack in the gambling den. If he was just talking with the animals, even telepathically, he would have to spend some time convincing each one to do things for him. This ability also clearly allows MC to read memories of animals his ability can affect because MC could acquire memories of the gecko in the gambling den to figure out where the missing card was hidden. You also didn't explain the second ability well at all. I at least can't figure out what the ability is supposed to do, how it allowed MC to do things he did in the gambling den.