Light is bouncing off the walls. Not literally, just in the metaphorical sense. He's been here almost three weeks; almost, and there's no sign of one of the doors becoming the front door of his house. His ipod's run out of power, and he can't walk away from the people he exploits. He's so far outside his comfort zone that he can no longer see it,
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It turns out the semi-familiarity of the voice wasn't a lie: it's him. Or not him: younger, and less defeated, and half-asleep, and angry. At the sight of him, Light's eyes narrow by a few millimetres, visible suspicion. His hands rest on the back of the chair, beneath his chin. What are you supposed to be? After all, based on what Light's been told, all his copies are mass-murderers...
Thinking about that, he waves one hand to the teapot on the counter. The comment isn't as offhand as it sounds; it's pregnant with meaning.] ( ... )
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[He's so busy working on his front, little blocks before and behind him, that his double-take isn't as pronounced as it might be.]
You're a musician. I didn't expect to hear that.
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[As he says that, he blinks, involuntary, twice. Shit!]
What sort of music is it, piano?
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[It's said in the same utterly indifferent tone he'd said "fishnets" earlier. A little piqued, he sticks to the subject; he's a good liar, when he's not stressed, when his world isn't crumbling around him.]
The piano lessons worked out for you, did they?
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I found them pretty boring, to be honest. Didn't set much stock in music.
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[He hadn't been able to sit still for those lessons. Art had been the same - something he'd never had time for, because it hadn't given him instant results.]
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So what do you really do? You can choose not to answer if you want, I guess. But just don't lie - honestly, you're not the best at it.
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[He's trying not to look as shaken as he is.]
It's like being under a microscope, here. I suppose I should expect that you would see it.
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[Possibly a bit sharp; he hasn't forgotten L telling him he's outlived most of his alternates.]
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