[There is no we. Whichever code by which Myr operates, Mello seems to be on the opposite side of the spectrum. You do what you need to do in order to get things done, sacrifices be damned. If he'd ever stopped to consider who he was hurting during the process of getting what he wanted, Mello would simply have nothing at all.]
I am.
[A witch, and his tone mimics the biting reprimand — some things need not be spelled out for him — but Mello imagines how reckless L would find him if he were to sacrifice his own life to wake his mentor. The two of them already teeter on the edge of distrust — more so on L's side regarding his successor — and such an act? Would break whatever delicate bond Mello is slowly forming with the older man. What use is Mello to him if he shows no regard for his own life?]
[No. No, as tempting as it might be: it simply won't do.]
[As far as Myr is concerned? Mello doesn't trust nor agree with his standpoint on this. Anyone who gives a shit about L would do whatever it takes, so long as it doesn't jeopardize their own standing with the unconscious figure before them. What would break between Myr and L if a sacrifice were made to save him?]
At least those precautions have been taken.
[Flippant, dismissive. Mello is frankly disappointed and frustrated that more hasn't been done. He's frustrated that he simply doesn't hold the power to just fix this. The answer is simple: he needs to become as strong as possible. But right now, there's no time. Waking L holds importance above everything, and the amount of time it would take Mello to become that powerful is unacceptable.]
Listen to me.
[Grave. Insistent. Mello has no patience for opposition.]
I would burn the world to save him. [He wraps his fingers around the crook of his mentor's elbow. Can he feel him? Can he feel anything?] But not myself.
[His voice is near-hoarse with the confession.]
He would never forgive me. You wouldn't understand.
no subject
I am.
[A witch, and his tone mimics the biting reprimand — some things need not be spelled out for him — but Mello imagines how reckless L would find him if he were to sacrifice his own life to wake his mentor. The two of them already teeter on the edge of distrust — more so on L's side regarding his successor — and such an act? Would break whatever delicate bond Mello is slowly forming with the older man. What use is Mello to him if he shows no regard for his own life?]
[No. No, as tempting as it might be: it simply won't do.]
[As far as Myr is concerned? Mello doesn't trust nor agree with his standpoint on this. Anyone who gives a shit about L would do whatever it takes, so long as it doesn't jeopardize their own standing with the unconscious figure before them. What would break between Myr and L if a sacrifice were made to save him?]
At least those precautions have been taken.
[Flippant, dismissive. Mello is frankly disappointed and frustrated that more hasn't been done. He's frustrated that he simply doesn't hold the power to just fix this. The answer is simple: he needs to become as strong as possible. But right now, there's no time. Waking L holds importance above everything, and the amount of time it would take Mello to become that powerful is unacceptable.]
Listen to me.
[Grave. Insistent. Mello has no patience for opposition.]
I would burn the world to save him. [He wraps his fingers around the crook of his mentor's elbow. Can he feel him? Can he feel anything?] But not myself.
[His voice is near-hoarse with the confession.]
He would never forgive me. You wouldn't understand.