"In Akiko's defense Ema dared her to do some... strange things." Hershel glanced to the side, no, never talking about that. Ema was a monster. He has to smile at Ema's behavior though. "Well, it sounds scientific, and she certainly seems to like science." Scientifically speaking.

Uh oh, secret time, Hershel turned more serious- clearly this is either important or gossip. "Sure, what is it?"