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[You'd be surprised by how far Light has come since his last stay at the Manor. When he wakes up and finds himself not at home, even though is first instinct is to throw something against the wall, and vent his steel dissolving malice outwardly, he doesn't. See, instead of making a public spectacle out of himself--because damn it, that's exactly what the Author wants, and Light refuses to give her that kind of satisfaction--Light has settled in quietly, after checking and rechecking that his Blackberry isn't broadcasting anything.

An hour or so later, he has made his way down to the kitchen (pointedly ignoring all the food and drink already laid out on the table) where he busies himself with making a cup of green tea. In fact, he's the very epitome of zen. Except after taking a deliberately calm sip, Light sets the cup down a little too forcefully. Tea sloshes over the rim making a small puddle on the counter.]

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[After shooting a poisonous glare at the spot as though it's the tea's fault for spilling itself, Light wipes up the mess with a kitchen towel, picks the teacup back up, and turns to leave.]



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[Light pauses before answering. Them. Implying more than one-- L and Mello, then. As annoying as that piece of knowledge is, there's no denying the fact that it pleases Light to know that they've been trapped here for months on end, no doubt, suffering from extreme levels of boredom. It's a fitting place for them to rot away. Mentally that is, seeing as the Author has regretfully stripped away the preferred option. A shame really.]

That must have been difficult. [Referring to Mikami, Mello and L, but with slightly different shades of meaning. Continuing on casually after checking to make sure no-one can overhear the conversation.] Have they said anything of significance?

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['Significance'... Mikami wonders how to put this. There's two things. L's attempt to contact him and the fact that Light - or rather this strange version of him- had been following L that week. It's not like there had been anything of importance in that incident, except for the amazingly immature interactions of L and the fake Light that had occurred. He could as well save that for later.
The first part was more important]

I was contacted by the detective. He wanted to cooperate with me for this place's justice system.
[The way Mikami says it though makes clear, that he sincerely doubts that it was the real motive. It had been a private message to him only. Why only to him, when it concerned all the other detectives as well?
Mikami didn't feel good about the fact that somehow L had gotten wary of him, but regardless, Light needed to know]