033. Video

[killswithapen]

[In the park today, a sleeping puppy in his lap, Light looks peaceful, hair lifted by a light breeze. He's out here to get away from everything going on at the house, and the peace and quiet has let him think. The sunshine coming in through the leafy canopy that shades him casts his face in mottled light and shadow, and makes his vermillion shirt

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[ Voice ]

[fumetsu_undying]

[ What the hell is this supposed to be? A confession? Stupid. ]

What's the point of saying this? It just makes a person come off as conceited.

Kira. [ He spits that out. ] Of what sort?

[ Voice ]

[killswithapen]

If you'd been here as long as I have, the reason for it would seem far more reasonable, and obvious.

What do you mean 'what sort'?

[ Voice ]

[fumetsu_undying]

Pretentious braggarts don't make a difference to me.

What sort of killer are you.

[ Voice ]

[killswithapen]

I killed criminals, in my own world, for the sake of preserving justice and protecting the future innocent from cruel ends at the hands of criminals.

But I am not pretentious, nor bragging, and you are in no place at all to charge me as you have.

[ Voice ]

[fumetsu_undying]

Che. Who died and made you a god?

Claiming that you're doing all this for the better good and sounding like some benevolent god-whatever-you-think-you-are gives me the right to judge.

[ Voice ]

[killswithapen]

You're incorrect. I am no longer a part of my own world, and what I did there has nothing to do with this world or the people who are here. My apology is from the heart, and what it must be to the people who should hear it. And no, it gives you no right to judge at all.

I'm not sure who you are, but as you clearly misunderstand me intentionally, I'm not sure I'd like to find out, either.

[ Voice ]

[fumetsu_undying]

So what if it's a different world? A person's still the same person they were and are. Unless they're one of those damn people who have different personalities for every person they meet.

...

Someone you don't need to find out about.

[ Voice ]

[killswithapen]

A person can change, and a situation can call for adaptation. Don't tell me you're foolish enough to believe otherwise?

[ Voice ] Yah, Kanda, you're foolish to be arguing with someone like Light. You're not going to win

[fumetsu_undying]

Well, duh, people change. I meant drastic change. Adaption doesn't mean two-faced.

This isn't about my beliefs.

[ Voice ] /maybe a little condescending pat pat for Kanda

[killswithapen]

Drastic changes happen too. It makes me a hypocrite, of course--I never offered the people I killed the chance to change. But I admit that, and in admitting it, I take steps toward resolving my mistakes.

[ Voice ] /be careful; he stabs~

[fumetsu_undying]

Maybe if your life went to pieces. Che. It's all passive. 'never offered,' 'admitted.' What's the point of saying all this if in end result is a hypocrite?

If you want to be a hypocrite, that's not my problem.

[ Contradictory as usual, he is. But there's no hiding the disgust in his voice. ]

[ Voice ]

[killswithapen]

Clearly it is your problem, since you're making such a fuss about it.

[ Voice ]

[fumetsu_undying]

Stating an opinion isn't making a fuss.

I don't care if you listen or not. Just one more idiotic person on my list.

[ Voice ]

[killswithapen]

You're very free with the insults for someone who doesn't see the whole picture. Which of us is more ignorant, really?

[ Voice ]

[fumetsu_undying]

I don't need to see the whole damn thing to know idiocy when I see it.

[ Grits his teeth. ] Why ask that in the first place if you think you're a genius?

[ Voice ]

[killswithapen]

You need to see a lot more than the end product, I assure you. Does a play's epilogue make up for the story? No.

Why ask? Call it benefit of the doubt. A chance to apologise. Besides, I don't think I'm a genius, I am a genius. I'm not about to be modest about it, either.