1. I loved L too! I have milder versions of some of his ticks, for one thing (I've built that same head-head, tail-tail, head-head [...] tower of creamers in my time, as well as making grids of different color sweetener packets, etc., esp. if I'm thinking). I liked that investigator as well. She was Agent Penber's fiancee, yes? And Light was surprised when she didn't give him her real name ... IIRC, they didn't actually show her death, so I keep hoping she'll resurface.
2. Yeah, I was a little chilled when L was suggesting roping in some creepy nation that would agree to his using one of their condemned prisoners as a test case. It would have been interesting to see how far the Death Note would have taken him. He was a little off-kilter from humanity in general, perhaps as much as Light, but in a different direction. I was especially touched and saddened when he realized that he could consider Misa to be a friend as well - now he had two friends! >sigh!< ... poor guy.
3. Agreed. I think the kids were what happens when you start with an abstract concept rather than a person. In this case, maybe "let's set up two kids who reflect different aspects of L's personality," with absolutely no idea beyond that for what they're like (except maybe Mello's kinky wardrobe, and that could be the artist's idea rather than the author's).
4. LOL! I sure hope I don't screw up Japanese names as badly when I make up fictitious ones ... . I can almost follow the translation/transliteration metamorphoses for "Eraldo" but I don't get anywhere when I try that with either half of "Quillsh Wammy"!
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Date: 2007-06-20 08:25 pm (UTC)1. I loved L too! I have milder versions of some of his ticks, for one thing (I've built that same head-head, tail-tail, head-head [...] tower of creamers in my time, as well as making grids of different color sweetener packets, etc., esp. if I'm thinking). I liked that investigator as well. She was Agent Penber's fiancee, yes? And Light was surprised when she didn't give him her real name ... IIRC, they didn't actually show her death, so I keep hoping she'll resurface.
2. Yeah, I was a little chilled when L was suggesting roping in some creepy nation that would agree to his using one of their condemned prisoners as a test case. It would have been interesting to see how far the Death Note would have taken him. He was a little off-kilter from humanity in general, perhaps as much as Light, but in a different direction. I was especially touched and saddened when he realized that he could consider Misa to be a friend as well - now he had two friends! >sigh!< ... poor guy.
3. Agreed. I think the kids were what happens when you start with an abstract concept rather than a person. In this case, maybe "let's set up two kids who reflect different aspects of L's personality," with absolutely no idea beyond that for what they're like (except maybe Mello's kinky wardrobe, and that could be the artist's idea rather than the author's).
4. LOL! I sure hope I don't screw up Japanese names as badly when I make up fictitious ones ... . I can almost follow the translation/transliteration metamorphoses for "Eraldo" but I don't get anywhere when I try that with either half of "Quillsh Wammy"!