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Has Never Mind reached out to you?
[ Light chose his username to make him easier to find instead of more anonymous. Light Yagami was always more of a public figure, anyway. It was 'Kira' who was hidden. ]
No, I don't recognize the name. Should I be expecting a message?
No, I don't recognize the name. Should I be expecting a message?
[L stares for a moment at Light’s user name, and his decision to use his initial instead of his name.
It makes him feel some kind of way.]
Perhaps you should. I just heard from him for the first time. It seems like he’s looking for strong and clever people to help The Tower.
It makes him feel some kind of way.]
Perhaps you should. I just heard from him for the first time. It seems like he’s looking for strong and clever people to help The Tower.
Did you give him my name? I plan on creating a group to help, but I haven't been here long enough to be well known.
In fact, I did.
Groups are already assembling, and I wanted to know your thoughts on throwing our lot in with an existing one. Our Omens can protect us from monsters, to an extent, but it would be better if we weren’t on our own, for safety’s sake.
Groups are already assembling, and I wanted to know your thoughts on throwing our lot in with an existing one. Our Omens can protect us from monsters, to an extent, but it would be better if we weren’t on our own, for safety’s sake.
How well do you know him? I agree there's safety in numbers, but we should know what to expect if things get dangerous.
My housemate Sansa has put out a call, and I happen to trust her. Any muscle she assembles, along with weapons and people who are skilled at using them, will only help us stay alive.
Then she knows him?
[ It's a very indirect trust. They're trusting that her trust in him is founded. ]
[ It's a very indirect trust. They're trusting that her trust in him is founded. ]
She knows all of the Pthumerians better than I do. I've always gotten the sense that Never Mind, in particular, just doesn't care for me.
[Game recognizes game, and there were probably enough arrogant know-it-alls in Trench even before L showed up and put it to critical mass.]
That being said, doing them good turns usually doesn't go unappreciated. Having the favor of a god can be quite the advantage.
[If Light catches his drift.]
[Game recognizes game, and there were probably enough arrogant know-it-alls in Trench even before L showed up and put it to critical mass.]
That being said, doing them good turns usually doesn't go unappreciated. Having the favor of a god can be quite the advantage.
[If Light catches his drift.]
In the past, I'd think you must know him well enough to acknowledge him.
We need a team. If you don't think there are better options, that's where I'll place my trust.
[ As long as this isn't revenge for the party. ]
We need a team. If you don't think there are better options, that's where I'll place my trust.
[ As long as this isn't revenge for the party. ]
I expected him to bless me and become my patron when I arrived, based on what I'd heard about the various Pthumerians. By all accounts, Never Mind and I weren't so different from one another, and perhaps I was insulted when I received my blessing from a different patron.
Either I'm vindicated that I'm one of those he asked for help, or things with The Tower have concerned him too deeply enough to care, so long that they're fixed.
Either way, my housemates are trustworthy and, just as importantly, wouldn't turn two featherweights away.
Either I'm vindicated that I'm one of those he asked for help, or things with The Tower have concerned him too deeply enough to care, so long that they're fixed.
Either way, my housemates are trustworthy and, just as importantly, wouldn't turn two featherweights away.
[ As someone just now learning blood magic and with no additional powers from home, Light is annoyingly aware that, physically, he's probably on the weaker side. He's also confident enough in his mental abilities not to stew too much, but the fact nags at the back of his mind. ]
I've agreed to work with them, but if you're more familiar, is there anything I should know? You said you weren't so different from Never Mind, but that's not something you'd say about many people.
Is that his real name?
I've agreed to work with them, but if you're more familiar, is there anything I should know? You said you weren't so different from Never Mind, but that's not something you'd say about many people.
Is that his real name?
That's what he's called, and how he's referred to.
Would it bother you if it wasn't his real name?
[Harder to write down, perhaps?]
Would it bother you if it wasn't his real name?
[Harder to write down, perhaps?]
It would be weird to be bothered by someone's name. It just sounds like a name given when someone is tired of giving an answer. If that's what he wants to be called, it's what I'll call him.
It's possible their real names bind them deeply with magic, are inconvenient, or even that they're unpronounceable.
I do wonder what someone with Shinigami eyes would see, as much as I wonder whether Kira ever did gain them.
I do wonder what someone with Shinigami eyes would see, as much as I wonder whether Kira ever did gain them.
[ My life was too precious to trade for the eyes, L. ]
I don't plan to ask. It was a curiosity between friends. People use nicknames for a lot of reasons. You used an alias long before it seemed so dangerous to have your name known to the public.
I don't plan to ask. It was a curiosity between friends. People use nicknames for a lot of reasons. You used an alias long before it seemed so dangerous to have your name known to the public.
Edited 2022-11-09 03:48 (UTC)
I've used hundreds of aliases, because my job was always dangerous.
With your established history, however, it would be difficult to just become a John Doe. Your Gentle results are very pretty detailed and comprehensive, compared to the average person's, and that goes back to your first high test scores in childhood.
With your established history, however, it would be difficult to just become a John Doe. Your Gentle results are very pretty detailed and comprehensive, compared to the average person's, and that goes back to your first high test scores in childhood.
Edited 2022-11-09 04:19 (UTC)
I chose a different route. I’ve joined the NPA. My goals wouldn’t have worked if I had stayed hidden. It worked for you, and it proved useful, but I don’t regret not being able to remain anonymous.
Sometimes, that's true.
It's true here. It's more of a benefit if people know who you are, at least generally.
It's true here. It's more of a benefit if people know who you are, at least generally.
It's probably true in most places. Your circumstances were very unique and difficult to recreate. I'm sure you already knew that. The life you live here has been so different that I feel like I have a lot to learn all over again.
We both do. It makes things interesting again, at least.
Do you feel like you're still learning? You seem to have made a place for yourself here. In some ways, moreso than you had back home.
I feel like someone who has stopped learning is dead. That's not true, here.
It's true that I don't expect you to stagnate, but at this point, I'd expect you to be beyond what I can learn in books. If there's someone who would've found something outside of the boundaries, it's you.
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