How to Maintain: Your Death Note Character

Scenario III: Dinner

For dinner, make sure you satisfy your characters' needs. For example, Light strangely insists on having a bag of chips every dinner. L would enjoy it if you gave him a plate-full of sweets. Mello would love anything chocolate. Beyond still likes his jam. As for Near, Misa, and Matt, they would eat anything. Although Matt hates salad.

"Dinner!" You call out cheerily.

A chorus of footsteps follow as seven Death note characters come down to meet you. However, forlorn expressions are replaced with ones of amazement when they see your huge dinner table that's filled with all kinds of food.

"Heaven!" Beyond sighs when he sees the three jars of strawberry jam there especially for him.

Matt chews thoughtfully on a gummy worm. "I didn't know they had chocolate lettuce," he says.

"They don't," you whisper to him. "It's just a leaf-shaped piece of chocolate I found."

He grins. "Ah, okay." He takes his seat next to Mello just as the blond ravished his plate full of chocolatey goodness. Matt glares at him.

"Sorry," Mello murmurs, dropping his second piece of chocolate. He picks up his glass of orange juice, makes a face at it, and gulps it down. Matt smiles.

"Misa-Misa enjoys the spaghetti!" Misa exclaims.

You notice how Light and BB are glaring at each other.

"If Light and Beyond don't want to see each other's faces," Near speaks up quietly, "why did they sit across each other."

"They did it on purpose," L says, sounding amused. "They're kicking each other's feet like children as we speak."

Light and BB freeze and lower their unseen feet. Both are blushing.

"I like the spaghetti, too," BB says quietly. He unscrews a jar of his jam and dumps a little on the dish.

Misa gags. "Ewwwww!" she squeals.

"Mello keeps flicking Mr. Cottontail," Near speaks up, sounding irritated.

"It's a stuffed animal, sheep," Mello says snidely. "It's not like it can feel anything. Or hear you talking to it, for that matter."

"Says the one who I've walked in on hugging his teddy bear." Near sounds unruffled.

Light snickers. "Mello has a teddy bear?"

"And he hugs it?" L asks also.

Mello growls and has to be restrained by Matt from strangling Near.

"Yes," Near continues to answer. He eats some spaghetti before adding, "He named it Mr. Matty, too."

"So. He isn't as tough as he looks." Light smirks.

"Well, I think it's cute and I have no problem with it," Misa declares. "I think it's perfectly natural to have some sort of item that would remind you of your loved one. I, for example, have a Light doll. I make sure to give him three meals a day."

L blanches.

"Er, interesting, Misa," Light says uncertainly. He forces a smile.

As the conversation runs on, you smile and eat your spaghetti, not minding that they were oblivious of you. It was fun to listen to the things they talk about, and especially the things they argued about.

"So, what about you?" BB asks you.

"Huh?" You say.

"Do you have an item that reminds you of a loved one?"

"Well, I have you guys. You remind me of my friends. Most didn't get along with each other."

Misa smiles proudly. "See? I was right!"

If the Death note characters ever ask how much they were, refuse to tell them. However, if dinner is going rather quietly, you may do so as a source of entertainment. No one will get hurt, we assure you.

"How much was I?" Matt asks.

You grin. "$325.00."

Mello looks inferior. "I bet I cost more."

"You were $349.99," you inform him.

"Oh, yeah!" Mello cheers.

"Near was $350.00," you add. "Beyond Birthday was...$350.00, too, I think. Light was $450.00 and L was $500.00."

"Near was worth one cent more than me?!" Mello fumes, all happiness erased. "See? This is what I mean! People do this on purpose! I'm always second while that big-headed twit is always ahead!"

Matt strokes his hand comfortingly, working his way steadily through his sixth gummy worm. "At least you were worth more than me."

"But, Matt!" Mello screeches. "One cent! One, freaking cent!" He grabs the gummy worm and pops it into his mouth, chewing viciously. Matt simply shrugs and grabs another worm. Mello takes that one, too. And the next, and the next.

"Mello!" Matt whined. "Stop taking my worms!"

"No!"

"Okay."

Mello wasn't the only one who was angry with the prices. Light also looks like he was about to blow a gasket. "How come L was worth more than me?"

"Because he is superior to you," Near answers.

"But I outsmart him," Light says. "He dies in canon."

"And you're proud of that?" BB scoffs.

"He's worth more because he's smarter," Mello says smugly.

"I AM KIRA!" Light shrieks. "THE GOD OF THE--"

"Misa is getting a headache!" Misa interrupts. "And, you already said that, Light-kun."

You smile as they continue arguing. Sometimes, they just reminded you of little children.

And, there you have it!
Dinner wasn't dull and no one got hurt! However, what happens when everyone is--seemingly--asleep?

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