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[dubia_lux]

According to the new chapter of Death Note L does what he does because it is hobby and, by his own words "not 'justice'". This is an interesting revelation, that L really might NOT have a sense of justice but was merely feeding his task force what he felt they wanted to hear for their morale and support

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[setsuna]

I read this news, at first thought, "Oh, SHIT!" and then I realized it will not really make a difference

[dubia_lux]

I'm on the fence as to how I'll handle it in game. Obviously, it would change nothing that's already happened or been said since L is a lying liarpants. (Except for the dark depression that descended on him when he arrived in the City is not as well justified now). But it WOULD change my fundamental approach to him. I may have to say some of it was him lying to gauge the reactions of the Children if only for the sake of ingame continuity.

Bear with me on this, I may have gone temporarily insane

[surelyyoujest]

For a while, I've considered L, uh. To be playing fast-and-loose with the entire justice ideal. In that:

- Given 1: L's sense of justice isn't by any means a traditional sense of justice. There's no set pattern to it, no reigning dogma other than that once you've gone against the law, you've made yourself fair game for retribution at the hands of society.
- Given 2: L does not label someone a criminal, society does.
- Given 3: L takes cases referred to him as long as they're interesting.
- Given 4: The law is a tool that may be used to L's advantage. (Note: since L is a sore loser, he will adapt it in extremes to further his own ends.)
Therefore: What society considers a "crime" is committed, the people demand justice. They take the puzzle to L, he solves the puzzle for them if he wants to, using whatever means he can, and the world calls it justice.
Given 5: L never loses.
Conclusion: Justice is, not if, but when L solves the puzzle.

Society's notion of justice is rooted in the right-or-wrong dichotomy. Plenty of people know and