[No. Not good enough. L is still speaking cryptically about The Incident that Mello can't remember at all and it's so fucking frustrating.]

[He takes a swig because he wants to, doesn't break his eyes from the other man.]

And I took that opportunity, I assume.] A shift of his legs. Mello both isn't read for and wants the truth. Is L capable of telling it?]

I know that already. So what —

[A breath. Three.]

You wanted to see if I'd hurt you and I did? And you knew I would. Was that your endgame?

[You didn't want it at all?]