[If there's ever one question L never knows how to answer, it's how does it feel? His empathy is lacking; however he derives a very logical prediction about how others may act based on quantities of passion or motivation, he doesn't usually know, in the core of his being, what that's really like.
He nods, relieved that she's provided an approximation of what one might expect in that situation. Better to care, and he has a mental note and a foothold on this strange concept.
Reliably, he is grateful, almost pitifully so. His debt to her just continues to mount.]
The early teens are formative years.
[During which L exploited a lot of weaker people. He hopes that she's not a telepath, like he can be if the wavelength and mood is right. It isn't, today; it's like someone has knocked that radio's dial off-course and he's searching for the proper station long after his favorite song ended.]
You say "exploited", but... to make that impression on you, someone must have been hurt.
[Maybe even killed? He's a detective; a pryer by nature. He can't help his questions.]
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He nods, relieved that she's provided an approximation of what one might expect in that situation. Better to care, and he has a mental note and a foothold on this strange concept.
Reliably, he is grateful, almost pitifully so. His debt to her just continues to mount.]
The early teens are formative years.
[During which L exploited a lot of weaker people. He hopes that she's not a telepath, like he can be if the wavelength and mood is right. It isn't, today; it's like someone has knocked that radio's dial off-course and he's searching for the proper station long after his favorite song ended.]
You say "exploited", but... to make that impression on you, someone must have been hurt.
[Maybe even killed? He's a detective; a pryer by nature. He can't help his questions.]