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It's been five days since Light (last) blew up at Matt. Three since he found she'd been eaten by As, and dragged into their problem with that one B - except, it's all of their problem, isn't it, a killer on the loose? It doesn't mean Light wouldn't like, please, to have been involved less directly.

Two days that he's spent kind-of sort-of hoping he'll get the opportunity to shout at her. One since he ended up with another B, mad in all kinds of different ways, who'd known things. I wonder if I'll find her first.

But he's not worried. Of course.

He looks his usual self; perhaps it's a loose top rather than a dress shirt, and maybe he looks as if he didn't get much sleep, but that's not exactly unusual. Something is cut in half on the table in front of him; it looks almost like a jam doughnut.

[[OOC: private to onlydisappear.]]

Comments

[onlydisappear.livejournal.com]

[Matt is still not a fan of this Light, though his dislike is less vehement than for some of his alts. He still sighs when he comes into the kitchen, but he does try to disguise it as something other than irritation.]

Hey.

[subversion.livejournal.com]

[The feeling's mutual - in fact, almost entirely mutual. Maybe. Light glances up to see who it is, before looking back down to his untouched curry bread, outwardly bored.]

Matt.

[A pause. He knows she confides in this one, and asking sticks in his craw.]

Seen other Matt?

[onlydisappear.livejournal.com]

You mean the girl one, yeah? I haven't, not lately.

[He goes to the cabinet and gets a bag of pretzels.]

Why d'you ask?

[subversion.livejournal.com]

Eh. Just occurred to me that I haven't seen her for a while.

[Picture-perfect indifference.]

Maybe she's gone home.

[onlydisappear.livejournal.com]

You say that like you care. [Dryly.]

[subversion.livejournal.com]

It's worth knowing who's still around the place.

[Before he says anything else, he picks up one half of the bun in the tips of his fingers, biting off a small piece and forcing it down.]

If people are disappearing, I mean.

[onlydisappear.livejournal.com]

[He rips the packet open and takes his time eating a pretzel.]

You want her to have disappeared, or not?

[subversion.livejournal.com]

[A small, practiced grin, unpleasantly smug and totally superficial.]

Let's be fair, it would make things a lot easier for me if she was gone.

[onlydisappear.livejournal.com]

That's not a real answer.

[Crunch crunch, another pretzel. If he knows his Lights, the crumbs must be as annoying as smoke.]

[subversion.livejournal.com]

[They are annoying, but this particular Light has had worse to deal with, in his time. His smile sweetens.]

Real questions get real answers. I just want her out of my hair.

[onlydisappear.livejournal.com]

If you don't know where she is, I'd say she's pretty far out of it, yeah?

[subversion.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Contrary to popular opinion, Matt, I don't come with radar equipped. It would be nice to know I don't have to expect her, that's all.

[He can hear himself. The sly comments are almost insinuating; something about it feels dirty.]

[onlydisappear.livejournal.com]

Whatever you say, man. [He makes as if to go, partly bluffing, but if Light wants to ask him anything else, or give him a message to pass along, he'll have to drop the indifference.]

[subversion.livejournal.com]

[As Matt heads for the door, Light shrugs; has he done enough that this one will be looking out for her? He thinks so.]

Well. If you see her, let me know.

[onlydisappear.livejournal.com]

I'll let her know I saw you, how's that?

[subversion.livejournal.com]

[Perfect. He makes a small hissing sound under his breath - it might be laughter. The reply's languid, mocking.]

Oh, no. Please don't.

[onlydisappear.livejournal.com]

[Matt looks back and just shakes his head: fine, you got me.]

If she asks.

[subversion.livejournal.com]

[Light picks the half-bun up again, turning it around in his fingers. As long as he's looking for her, that's enough. He smiles to himself.]

And if I don't find her first.

[onlydisappear.livejournal.com]

To make sure she stays away from you, right.

[subversion.livejournal.com]

[Light just laughs behind his hand, not to himself but at Matt, almost tinkling. He's got some serious bun-eating to do.]