He's been dead for years. [Mello says this flatly, factually, without pause.] Obviously, they can bring us back from after death, but that's not the sort of thing that's common in the world we're from. That's why I had no reason to expect to see him again here.
[Another little clue he drops, the again - intentionally so. He wonders, briefly, if Beyond will catch it.
The jab about Sharon causes a shift in Mello's demeanor - he stops on the path, turns to face Beyond directly, steps in closer. His attention is focused, sharp, like a cat watching a bird, deciding whether to pounce.
I didn't ask her to forgive me. I didn't want forgiveness, and I didn't expect it, either, because I did what I thought was necessary at the time. She endangered all of us, and no one else was willing or able to stop her.
[Not that Mello did stop her, but that's an unimportant detail at the moment. Mello chooses not to elaborate, because an overview of that part of Hadriel's history is available in the documents he's composed that are available on the phones. Beyond is smart enough to do the math.]
When I asked, you said you have no reason to regret killing Sharon, and I can understand that. None of us were our normal selves, and it wouldn't be entirely fair to hold you responsible for your actions in that state. What I am going to do is stress to you that you cannot go after her again while you're in full control of yourself. Sharon is very important to me, and the only reason I'm telling you this is so you know exactly how serious I am about it.
[People like them don't betray who or what they find important, generally speaking, especially to others who have been broken and remolded by the same or similar forces. This is both a branch of trust that Mello is extending to Beyond and a clear, direct warning.]
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[Another little clue he drops, the again - intentionally so. He wonders, briefly, if Beyond will catch it.
The jab about Sharon causes a shift in Mello's demeanor - he stops on the path, turns to face Beyond directly, steps in closer. His attention is focused, sharp, like a cat watching a bird, deciding whether to pounce.
I didn't ask her to forgive me. I didn't want forgiveness, and I didn't expect it, either, because I did what I thought was necessary at the time. She endangered all of us, and no one else was willing or able to stop her.
[Not that Mello did stop her, but that's an unimportant detail at the moment. Mello chooses not to elaborate, because an overview of that part of Hadriel's history is available in the documents he's composed that are available on the phones. Beyond is smart enough to do the math.]
When I asked, you said you have no reason to regret killing Sharon, and I can understand that. None of us were our normal selves, and it wouldn't be entirely fair to hold you responsible for your actions in that state. What I am going to do is stress to you that you cannot go after her again while you're in full control of yourself. Sharon is very important to me, and the only reason I'm telling you this is so you know exactly how serious I am about it.
[People like them don't betray who or what they find important, generally speaking, especially to others who have been broken and remolded by the same or similar forces. This is both a branch of trust that Mello is extending to Beyond and a clear, direct warning.]
Do we have an understanding, Ryuzaki?