Audience: Misa Amane

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[fatalattraction]

[ but afterward, she sobers up a little. ]

...have you ever been in love?

[probe]

I hardly require a nickname. [no! the question also seems to throw them off-guard because they pause. what a question.]

And no. I find it unnecessary.

[fatalattraction]

[ she will ignore their unwillingness to accept a nickname for now, because a much more important matter has come up: ]

Really? You've never even had a crush?

[probe]

I also find this line of conversation unnecessary. [greed does not want to talk about this? weird.]

[fatalattraction]

Awww, come on!

[ a beat, followed by a smirk ]

Won't you indulge me and my curiosity?

[probe]

[flatly:]

No. [misa!!!] I've never had time to indulge in such things, so I'm afraid you won't find anything to satiate your curiosity.

[fatalattraction]

Oh... that's actually kinda sad? [ :( ] I think it's a feeling that everyone should experience at least once, even if it's just a little thing.

[probe]

[she says this, but the grip greed has on their glass grows a bit tighter, the skin of their hand crackling just a little.]

Perhaps we should return to the original topic.

[fatalattraction]

—Oh, right.

[ she looks away briefly, biting her lip a little. ]

About today...you said it was our job to find the person who killed Tamakin in order to bring them to justice. But... Beauregard didn't do it.

[probe]

That's correct. Where do you suppose you went wrong?

[fatalattraction]

I... I don't know. I told you, I'm not as smart as Light and Ryuzaki... I don't know why people trusted what I was saying to begin with.

[probe]

It isn't about being smart, Miss Amane. Unfortunately I've met plenty of people who have vacancy between their ears who've bested the best of men. It's about conviction and about reading your facts for inconsistencies.

[fatalattraction]

[ damn greed that's ruthless ]

But everything pointed to her. There weren't any other explanations for anything that happened... I mean, except for that skull, but what were we supposed to do with that thing?

[probe]

If the skull didn't fit the case, perhaps it would have been wise to focus on the evidence you already had and work backwards from there. It isn't always just about what's in front of you. You have to know your--[they pause.]

It's best to know a little more about people to understand what may or may not be the truth, coming from them.

[fatalattraction]

[ blinks ]

"You have to know your" what?

[probe]

Never mind. [but they seem to consider this.]

You may benefit from learning more about the other participants in the coming weeks.

[fatalattraction]

Um.................

People lie. Misa does all the time.

[probe]

I'm aware. People lie more often than you think, but there are still ways to pull the truth from them. Tells that they give, flaws in their testimonies...these are the things that you must focus on for success.

[fatalattraction]

. . .

[ she just. sighs. ]

Can you at least give me a clue, since it's over now and we can't do anything to change what happened?

[probe]

I'm afraid that's out of the question.

[fatalattraction]

Why?

[ :( :( :( pwease mistew gweed ]

[probe]

Suoh's killer still walks among you. That is why I can't provide an answer.

[fatalattraction]

...and that's the truth? Promise?

[probe]

What reason would I have to lie to you now?

[fatalattraction]

[ very matter-of-factly: ]

I don't know a ton about you, so I don't know if you're lying or not.

[ they'd basically told her to keep that in mind, right? ]