*In retrospect, flipping out on Amane like that probably wasn't a good idea. But seriously, how was Mello supposed to take news like that? He might as well have stood there, young and bright and wondering, and said, "What is it, Amane?"

--Okay, that thought stung. But it was pretty accurate, if you asked him.

He's at the Mansion's bar, now, tipping ( Read more... )

*So it's Mello's birthday -- he hasn't done anything out of the ordinary, though; he's been sitting at his desk, writing something, for a couple of hours now.

--All right, so he indulged himself with a cigarette, which he doesn't do often, but that's it.

It's quiet, though, which is good, because that means nothing's there to irritate him.*

*When there's a knock at his door, Mello fully expects it to be Near, so he opens the door with a little frown, his sunglasses off for now.

Instead, he's face to face with himself, just, lacking a scar.

Well then.*

*Sure, Mello hadn't been getting out much, but you can't really blame him, can you? Everyone else in this weird house, especially the ones who wandered around, seemed positively insane -- with the exception of Ryuuzaki, of course ( Read more... )

*Mello hasn't been leaving his room much, especially after Near's death. The entire thing was infuriating. ...And unnerving.

He's managed to go to sleep, though, dressed down out of all his leather, and is as relaxed as one can get in his mindset.

Which isn't very. His shoulders are tensed even as he sleeps. If anything strange happens while his ( Read more... )

*Mello thinks it's about time to talk to this Light Yagami, now, if Near is staying with him; he doesn't like the idea. At all. Even if he's not actively Kira, he has the potential-- and Mello isn't willing to risk either him or Near getting killed so quickly.

So he retraces his steps from walking Near back to the room earlier on, and when he ( Read more... )

*Mello, leading a Near who really is very sticky, finally gets to the bedroom he's been using ever since Near showed it to him. Near isn't the only one who's sticky, and Mello is absolutely hating the situation. He may not have been taking care of his hair like he used to, but that didn't mean he wanted all kinds of weird bodily fluids in it ( Read more... )