Math.Shou inwardly flinched. He interjected, saying the words Akane had on her mind, but we're mirrored in his, "For all the things I am, I am not and never will be an astute mathematician. Not will I understand how people do it."
Here, he smirked a little to himself. Anyone who had been at the academy long enough knew that Alex, or Professor Alessandra Goretti (or soon to be Alessandra Matsuoka) was in love with numbers. Of course, as a professor of physics, it wasn't so surprising. Some of the older students may even remember her and the comical arguments they had over which was the better science, before being told off by a chemist or even someone from the Mathematics department.
"Mrs Green is lovely, though!" he caught himself, subconsciously having scrunched up his face at the thought of maths itself.
He smiled again over at Akane, not forcing the rest of the cheesecake onto her, but taking a tiny bite for himself. "The same could be said of all animals. They're fascinating."
And he couldn't help but chuckle at her next remark, "Is that so, Miss Takumi? I worry my dogs will end up having more presence than I do at the academy..."
He sat back in his chair and busied himself with his coffee. A silence fell between them for some time as he contemplated what to do about James Avery.
And also, about Akane. He looked her over, brown eyes analytical behind their frames. The rest of his face was obscured by the characteristically large coffee mugs the Mochavine was famous for.
...she was a wonderful student. No, a wonderful girl. Quiet, but that did not hinder her inner loveliness by a smidgen. He let his mind linger on the thought of her meeting James, and if it would do the boy any good.
He made the decision to see him.
Finishing the rest of his coffee in an almost inhuman swig, he felt a little jittery but gave Akane a smile with a mischievous glint in his eyes.
"I think we both should go see what he's here for, at the very least, no, Miss Takumi?"
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