Ephemeris Silenti

' The Diary of the Dead '

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De Mortuis nil nisi Bonum: 'no one can speak ill of the dead'

The first of three letters to L, from his successors, after his death.

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... Entry Twenty Five – February 10th, 2009 ...

... De Mortuis I...

Dear L,

It's...a bit weird to be writing to you after what happened, but our teachers've insisted we do it, for some stupid reason. Although Mello's gone, so he's escaped the useless activity...left me behind, as usual. It doesn't bother me as much as it should do I suppose, we both knew he would, and so did Near. He's a bit more affected than he lets on. He's always saying he never met you, and therefore he didn't like you...but I think he's a bit more upset than he says. Or maybe he misses Mello. I don't know, even if reading people is the one thing I'm good at. Even if everyone says I'm stupid at most things. Then again, stupid here is anything under Mello and Near.

I don't really know what to put. I'm sorry, I suppose, would be a good place to start. It's probably what all the other morons are putting. Oh hell yes, Matt the trailblazer, goes along with everybody else. Okay scratch that. I'm sure Mello and Near will catch Kira. Even if they don't work together. That's what you wanted, wasn't it? For us all to get along...but that was pretty damn impossible from the start, really. I get along with both of them easily enough, but I dare say I'm the only one. The majority of the kids here dislike Near as much as Mello does, and the rest are the quiet type, who'll talk to him about as much as everyone else (hardly ever). Mello's always bragging about how he met you, so if he did write a letter, he might have more to say.

I wish I could say more, but I don't (didn't) really know you. I wish I did, I guess a lot of us here do...but that's impossible now isn't it? You'd probably have been asked a lot of questions, though, and questions are annoying, so it's maybe good you didn't come here.

We're supposed to put 'I'll miss you' at some point. Well there's mine. Sorry I can't say it sincerely, but you can't miss what you don't know. I'll miss your stories, I guess, and we'll all be aware of your absence...but really? I can't understand how I'm supposed to mourn someone who didn't care enough to visit. Then again, you must never speak ill of the dead. Another thing I'll never understand. Why would the dead care if you slag them off? They're dead. Unless Mello's 'heaven' really does exist, and you're watching over us. Wow, heaven must be really crowded.

Well...kinda run out of things to say. I guess I'll just play on my PSP til the bell goes. So long.

Matt

(aged 14 – no, don't ask ME why we have to put how old we are either. I don't get these people.)

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I don't suppose canon!Matt would have had much of an opinion on L, since they never met. There may be some fanon later on where L took a more active role in the wammy kids' lives. (hint hint)

Thanks for reading.

Philosopher's Queen

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