Entry #B-9: "Brutalize" [Video, Violet City]

[dead_black_eyes]

[The camera flicks on midway through a battle. It appears to be held at about Gengar-height. A frozen-solid Honchkrow crashes to the ground, and Gengar cackles and raises the feed to L and his Froslass. They both look stricken, and maybe a little guilty

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[dnoteworthy]

[A 'close fight'. Really.]

They do seem eager to prove just how stiff they are, don't they? [as far as their responses go, anyway.]

[dead_black_eyes]

It just goes to show that stiff things break when they bend.

[dnoteworthy]

[Just a nod.

If this was anyone else, they would have pointed out that... painful... statement.]

This would be your first badge, then?

[dead_black_eyes]

Hm. No, I earned Olivine's badge some time ago. Everyone goes for Violet's badge, first, and it just seemed more personally agreeable to me to do it differently.

[dnoteworthy]

No harm done. [a bit of a shrug here.] I assume you've been well?

[dead_black_eyes]

For what it's worth, I've been fine. It's awfully decent of you to inquire after my well-being.

[dnoteworthy]

It's only right for a friend to do so, is it not?

[dead_black_eyes]

Sure, Light.

For future reference, small talk isn't my strong point or something that it to my liking. Please attempt to minimize it; get to the point.

[dnoteworthy]

Then you have to forgive me for having no specific reason in mind when I responded to this post of yours.

[dead_black_eyes]

I don't have to do anything at all, Light.

[dnoteworthy]

[he was just about to say "You know what I mean", but the way L puts it seems to suggest otherwise.] Of course not. It's just a figure of speech.

[dead_black_eyes]

[Maybe L knows. Then again, maybe he's being intentionally and incurably difficult.]

What's a figure of speech, Light? I'll probably understand better if you talk really slowly.

[dnoteworthy]

... [Yep. The latter seems to be the case. But he's not about to call him out on it. Yet.]

Do you really not know? That's surprising.

[dead_black_eyes]

What? Light, more slowly, please, I couldn't catch that.

[dnoteworthy]

[...] Do you always have to be so difficult?

[dead_black_eyes]

That's not very nice. You know I can't help the way I am.