Characters: Matt ,Watari, L

Genre: Family


Quillish Whammy had spent many, many years working with genius children, and he had learned a good deal in that time.

The most important thing he'd learned though, was that, genii or not, children were still prone to the misconceptions of adolescence.

Mail was about 5 when he first met L and Whammy would never forget the first words little Mail had told the man.

"You're gonna get fat if you keep eating that."

L hadn't quite known how to respond to that from a child and so had given his typical, "sugar=brain-power" response.

Now, Whammy understood what it was like to be caught off-guard by the red-head.

"I'm sorry Mail, what did you say?" He asked, clearing his throat worriedly.

The boy, now 9, blinked up at him, "How come you don't look like you ate a lemon? Roger does and he's gotta be like, a bajillon years younger than you. How old are you anyways? A hundred million bazillion years old?"

Watari wasn't sure who should feel more insulted, Roger (the apparent sourpuss) or himself.