[Week 5, Day 1] Video

[searedsuccessor]

[His mind has been foggy for at least the last four days; a constant stream of wakefulness and sleep that blends together in a thick pattern when he attempts to dwell on a particular event for too long. And so he has opted not to, instead only cherishing the few hours of comfort here and there that he’s been able to gain from the pain meds. But

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[killswithapen]

[It takes a long time to boil water when you have to get the fire burning first. Light sets the kindling and stacks the wood, but after that there's nothing to do but wait, and he is curious about this newcomer.

He pulls himself into the wooden chair by the fire and turns on the device.]

Mello, wasn't it? I'm afraid I overheard that much, at least.

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[searedsuccessor]

[That voice again. Whoever this is, they were around L. Well, the L visage, at least. It's symbolic. Has to be. Even if this is quite the hallucination, Mello isn't beyond looking for meaning behind it all. It'll serve to amuse him until he snaps out of it, if anything.]

Curiosity doesn't sit well with me.

[His finger traces along the edge of the device lightly as he stares out into the trees. The response didn't come off half as snappy as he intended. Mello's head is still so foggy.]

And you would be?

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[killswithapen]

[He doesn't know what a mistake he's about to make, at any rate, so he introduces himself outright.]

I'm Yagami Light. I'm staying here with... Well, you two seem to know each other, so there's no point my saying.

Do you know where you are?

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[searedsuccessor]

[Seem to know. Mello almost laughs at that. Almost. Of course, the one thing that prevents him from doing so is the knowledge of the person with whom he's speaking at the moment. Or dreaming of speaking with. Whichever. Both are equally satisfying, right now. Of course, Mello isn't going to give himself away so easily.]

No, not really.

[Goddamn, it's hard to keep his voice level.]

Some trees. [Fuck if he's giving Yagami his location.]

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[killswithapen]

[Light considers the hitomi as though he is examining the blonde, burned face on the other side of it instead. This Mello... Close to L. Somehow, though he didn't know how or why. Very guarded, but also aggressive.]

Most people arrive in the same place, as I'm sure you did. You can find your way elsewhere if you have someone or something in mind.

I assure you, though, this place is very real. As are the people in it.

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[searedsuccessor]

[Yeah, he had something in mind: waking up in his apartment. But now, he wants to sleep, or hallucinate (whichever he's doing, presently) just a little more. There's something to be understood here. Something to be discovered or realized and well, since none of this is real...]

I'm sure it is.

[It sure as hell smells real, looks real, feels like he's actually here, but there's no way. Not even with killer notebooks and shinigami being proven as things that actually exist. There's just no way that he can actually be in one place one second, and another the next.

Unless he's dead.

Unlikely.]

I want to see L.

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[killswithapen]

You should know that's impossible. L doesn't see anyone, and he doesn't like to be seen.

[He turns his head slightly, considering the device. He's not even revealed his own face yet. Mello knows that L is here too, but hasn't seen him. Of course he wants to.]

I don't even know who you are, Mello. It's not my business to make that kind of decision for either of you.

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[searedsuccessor]

[Oh, he wants to say it: And what makes you so special? But Mello already knows. He lets a smirk touch the corner of his lips, grateful for the lack of video.]

You said that I can find my way elsewhere if I have someone in mind. I just stated that I have someone in mind and-[He spreads his arms slightly, though Yagami is unable to see it.]-I'm still here.

[A shift and Mello takes a few steps, not really sure as to where he is going. Doesn't matter. He can't just stand in one place.

He wants so badly to let his pomposity show through, to state that there's no way L would refuse to see him But again, too much info.]

I'm sure we'll run into each other eventually. [The comment is off-handed as he sets his sights ahead of him. No one ever walks forever in dreams. He'll end up somewhere. He has to.]

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[killswithapen]

It's not a case of teleporting. It takes...a while. You have to walk out of a village and sort of focus on going elsewhere.

But that won't help you. When I came here, I wanted a safe place to hide. I found it. L is here with me.

[It's almost possessive. How dare Mello just arrive here and threaten to stomp in and 'see' L? But maybe if he wants to find him enough he will -- that's the way this thing works. It's why L had been able to find him in the first place; though noteable not until he was ready to be found.]

How do you know him?

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[searedsuccessor]

Old associate of a family friend, [he mutters, knowing that it sounds like complete bullshit. Not that it matters. If Yagami doesn't know who he is, he's not going to figure it out just by discerning that Mello is lying. And yeah, he caught the mild possessive tone, but Mello blows it off as himself projecting.]

Well, I'm walkin'. If this works like you say, I'll probably run into you when I run into him, yeah?

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[killswithapen]

I'll have to find another cup for this tea, then, won't I?

It's been a pleasure speaking to you -- I'm sure it will be no less a pleasure face to face.

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[searedsuccessor]

Coffee.

[He'll probably wake up before he gets there, anyway.]

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[killswithapen]

I would if we had any.

[Tea, after all, is something they have plenty of here in grass country. Coffee not so much, or at least he hasn't found it yet. Which is as frustrating for him as anyone else.]

Ah, and Mello? Don't get lost.