it wasn’t a secret to the rest of west bridge just how academic akira could be, however it never failed to surprise others. she was easily characterized as a frazzled, carefree girl on campus… adjective that wouldn’t normally be associated with a student at the top of her class. on more then one occasion the girl had shocked others when trying to explain her major. however, luckily there were people like justice who just got that side of akira and accepted it. sure, it might be a bit weird … akira being good friends with his ex-girlfriend and all. she was careful to play a safe middle ground between the two, so much she still didn’t know the ‘ full ’ story of their falling out nor did she ask. the pair hadn’t let such awkwardness seep into their hang outs, rather they focused on the one thing they both loved, oh, so much …. science. the pair could often be found surrounded by various textbooks rambling on and on about the most recent scientific discovery, it was fun.
there’s a short jump from the girl at justice’s echoing, yet excited voice beside her in the quiet library. it takes a short moment for his words to sink before her eyes are widening curiously. “ it was a bit loud , “ she simply shrugs with a short laugh making room on the tabl beside her for him. “ - but you can’t just say something like that without backing it up ? where did you read that ? i wonder why that is … does it have something with the melanin levels ? “ her eyebrows quirk as she thinks for a moment. at his words she quickly looks back towards him, “ oh great ! i’m doing so well in my physics class but biology is really kicking my ass ! it’s the understanding of it all really … “
he’s just glad that the girl shared the same enthusiasm as he did once he told her the news, his eyes wide and expression still completely animated as he started to explain. “so what they said was that male giraffes usually darken as they age -- which is true, it doesn’t happen to all of them though. but now they’re saying that it’s indicating a social competitiveness around other male giraffes.” he inhaled deeply, looking around to see if anybody was listening in. it was no secret that he was the biggest nerd around and a few obviously knew that akira could be the exact same, but he didn’t want anybody judging the girl. mostly because he was around. however justice just knew that if anybody was going to get him and understand his excitement about this news, it was akira. “they compared it to lions and their manes so the female lions usually prefer male lions with a darker mane because it usually proves they’re more dominant.” he’s pulling out his notes for the girl now, placing them in the space that was cleared up for him. “they're saying that male giraffes who are darker may be a lot more dominant and use a risky but often successful mating tactic when looking for females.” justice holds up his finger then, “but get this.. the lighter, less dominant giraffes will make the light of a bad situation -- which feels horrible to say even if they are animals.. and will go to the remaining females in hopes of reproducing when a dominant male isn't around... isn’t that crazy?!”