[There’s something of a pause before Mello begins to speak. Sounds of his boots making contact with the ground can be heard as he paces back and forth a little - it’s not quite stomping, but it’s close.]
Oh, very clever, Near. Well played.
[His voice is heavy with sarcasm, and underneath, kept tightly in check, a note of furious anger.]So you
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[Sharp voice. Near. He recognizes this damn name. One of L's successors. The new ones. The better ones as L said.]
Anyway you have not been kidnapped.
[L thought that too at first... How... annoying]
This is another world from the one you came from.
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But you know him.
[Why yes, pointedly ignoring the rest of that for the moment. Near is what's important, after all.]
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I never met him or talked to him, as far as I know.
[A little moment of thoughts. He thinks he knows this voice... Damn why was his memory for voices so useless? He really needed the damn eyes to recognize people...
But he was willing to play with a little risk and after all the name "L" war more or less common in this place.... thanks to himself]
But I know L very well.
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Now, why would you think I'd be interested to know something like that?
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You just sound like one of those who admire him... He is your idol or at least has been, right?
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That's a pretty hefty assumption, there. You do know what they say about assuming things.
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...What may I call you?
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I'm sorry for that.
I'm called Rue Ryuzaki.
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Hm. You wouldn't happen to have worked in Los Angeles, would you?
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[Chances of this voice being Mello were high now. He didn't think many people knew about his story unless L wrote a book about it or whatever. And he wouldn't. He stated to hate him after all.]
Yes, I have. LA is one of the few cities I feel conntected to a bit. Besides Adstringendum of course.
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I've worked as a detective there.
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[If this is who Mello thinks it is, he's betting there's a very specific answer he'll give.]
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No, I wouldn't put it like this.
I'm more of an unprivate detetic.
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[That was the answer he expected. Now Mello is almost entirely certain this is either B himself, or a very thorough impostor. How is another matter entirely ... ]
Well, Ryuzaki. I guess you can call me M.
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