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hirikosaunders) wrote2010-10-22 09:42 pm
hirikosaunders) wrote2010-10-22 09:42 pm
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Mere Echoes (Part 1 of 2)
Title: Mere Echoes (1 of 2)
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Near, mention of L and Light.
Notes: I will do my best to edit this and get rid of any typos. Final part should be up on Halloween or before. I don't think there is any problematic subject matter, but just in case I'll change the rating if it comes up. LJ cut quote by Dean Koontz from Velocity.
Happy Birthday L.
One might say Near did not believe in ghosts. Belief, at least in Near's view, depended too much on emotion and opinion and little on facts and reliable information. It was then perhaps truer to say that Near had seen no proof of ghosts in his lifetime that he considered solid enough to comment upon them at all. He would only go so far as to say while possible, it was highly improbable that such beings could in fact inhabit the world. Knowing Shinigami could come to Earth and bring with them such an instrument of murder as the Death Note did lend some credence to otherworldly creatures that mortals could not see with their naked eyes. Still, there were enough differences that one did not necessarily prove the other.
So when he began hearing rumors that people believed the old Kira headquarters was haunted he dismissed it as unlikely. He had no reason to go to Japan, and even less reason to visit the place where the previous L was murdered. Still, his curiosity was peaked, actually distracting him slightly. Of course, others wouldn't notice it, but he did which made him decide that something had to be done. It naturally did not escape his notice that by the time he arrived in Japan, and was actually able to begin looking into the matter, it would be Halloween.
Time went quickly enough as he finished his current case so that he could direct his full attention to whatever evidence he might find.
The airport in Japan had not changed much as he arrived with Gevanni. Since he had no desire to waste time he went directly to the headquarters. Unfortunately, since such incidents could not be planned he felt the most logical, if logical could applied to what he was about to undertake, course of action would be to stay in the building until he encountered whatever it was that had people so convinced of ghostly activity. The most difficult part would be what actually constituted 'evidence' of a paranormal occurrence. The cameras were still there, and functioned quite well surprisingly, but it would be shortsighted of him to depend upon them alone. If this was some prank, or some well constructed rouse for a yet undiscovered purpose, then certainly whoever was behind it would make sure there was something to be seen or heard so that whomever discovered it would be aware of what had been done and the person responsible could then enjoy the fact they had succeeded with their trick.
It was only after some research, and a few dealings with customs, that he had arranged for several pieces of equipment to be waiting for him. He personally would oversee their preparation so that he could be sure he had taken out any chance of error when they recorded. Now he only needed to wait.
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Near, mention of L and Light.
Notes: I will do my best to edit this and get rid of any typos. Final part should be up on Halloween or before. I don't think there is any problematic subject matter, but just in case I'll change the rating if it comes up. LJ cut quote by Dean Koontz from Velocity.
Happy Birthday L.
One might say Near did not believe in ghosts. Belief, at least in Near's view, depended too much on emotion and opinion and little on facts and reliable information. It was then perhaps truer to say that Near had seen no proof of ghosts in his lifetime that he considered solid enough to comment upon them at all. He would only go so far as to say while possible, it was highly improbable that such beings could in fact inhabit the world. Knowing Shinigami could come to Earth and bring with them such an instrument of murder as the Death Note did lend some credence to otherworldly creatures that mortals could not see with their naked eyes. Still, there were enough differences that one did not necessarily prove the other.
So when he began hearing rumors that people believed the old Kira headquarters was haunted he dismissed it as unlikely. He had no reason to go to Japan, and even less reason to visit the place where the previous L was murdered. Still, his curiosity was peaked, actually distracting him slightly. Of course, others wouldn't notice it, but he did which made him decide that something had to be done. It naturally did not escape his notice that by the time he arrived in Japan, and was actually able to begin looking into the matter, it would be Halloween.
Time went quickly enough as he finished his current case so that he could direct his full attention to whatever evidence he might find.
The airport in Japan had not changed much as he arrived with Gevanni. Since he had no desire to waste time he went directly to the headquarters. Unfortunately, since such incidents could not be planned he felt the most logical, if logical could applied to what he was about to undertake, course of action would be to stay in the building until he encountered whatever it was that had people so convinced of ghostly activity. The most difficult part would be what actually constituted 'evidence' of a paranormal occurrence. The cameras were still there, and functioned quite well surprisingly, but it would be shortsighted of him to depend upon them alone. If this was some prank, or some well constructed rouse for a yet undiscovered purpose, then certainly whoever was behind it would make sure there was something to be seen or heard so that whomever discovered it would be aware of what had been done and the person responsible could then enjoy the fact they had succeeded with their trick.
It was only after some research, and a few dealings with customs, that he had arranged for several pieces of equipment to be waiting for him. He personally would oversee their preparation so that he could be sure he had taken out any chance of error when they recorded. Now he only needed to wait.