** The admittance test for Shinigamis can be one of many tests, and is commonly decided upon by the Shinigami King. Whether the shinigami passes the test or not is normally decided upon by the Shinigami King as well.
Ryuk! Is.. This must be the test! There's no way I could possibly be attached to a human who's named Ryuk by just a mere coincidence. But.. What exactly IS the test.. Do I kill him? What do I do? Hmm.. I'm a shinigami now, so I have to kill other in order to live. And to kill others I need my.. My death note! Is the test to REALLY get my death note back? Well, I guess it's worth a try.
"Well, Ryuk.. I am a shinigami. And if you don't forfeit ownership of that death note back to me right now, I'll take your soul."
"Take.. Take my soul w-where?"
"To MU. It's a plane of nothingness where many human souls are sent to rot in eternity."
"But.. I-I'm not done with the death note just yet. M-Mr. Shinigami.. Can I please use the death note for a little longer?"
"NO. You MUST give it up to me right now your I'll take your soul."
"Then.. Then do it! Take my soul! I'd rather die than just get a taste of such an awesome power, only for it to be taken right out in front of me!"
Damn.. Did he see through my bluff? Or is he jus stupid? ..Knowing Ryuk.. He's just stupid. But THIS stupid? Man...
"Fine. You can keep the death note for a little while longer. I can't actually take your soul. But, let it be known, one day, I WILL TAKE THE DEATH NOTE, AND WRITE YOUR NAME IN IT."
"Whatever. I'm going to protect this thing with my life... Literally. Good luck there... Hey, what's you're name anyay?"
"Call me.. Kira."
"Okay, Kira."
"Well, I'm going to go to sleep. Good night! And for the record, you're not going to find my death note. One thing that I'd think is the biggest problem is the hiding place for it.. But I found the best place. You'll never find it. Well, good night!"
"..Yeah yeah."
Damn it! So the test must be to regain ownership of the death note. And with it hidden in some place that Ryuk think I'll never find it in.. Well.. I guess I better start looking. There's no use in wasting time, after all. And even if I don't find it tonight, Ryuk really wants to use the notebook, so he'll HAVE to go get it SOMETIME.. And when he does, I'll just trick him into looking away, and I'll write his name in it. And then I just need to make sure no one else is around to touch the notebook first, and I'll regain ownership. Heh, this might be easier than I originally thought it would be..
** A shinigami may not tell a humans other human's names. This is because shinigamis were not intended to assist human in the killing of others, only the instruction in how the notebook works.
