He’s woken up to nothing short of a nightmare after that horrifying experience in the dining hall. Immediately, Light takes note of his surroundings, trying to parse everything around him, trying to understand what’s expected of him — playing the part of executioner, as displayed on the projector prior.
Screaming and sobbing fills his ears, and he looks to see a body strung up, blood trickling downwards with the gentle ease of gravity. Hana Song, he immediately connects, and the empathy and horror that should be swelling up in his chest comes delayed and subdued. Outwardly, though, the tension is clear on his face. The sinking comprehension of what is expected of him, looking at the simplistic drawings, the crank, and the boiling hot… something he’s supposed to lower her into.
This isn’t how he operates. Killing an innocent woman, someone undeserving of this kind of cruelty. And yet, what’s to happen to him if he doesn’t? And as it always is, self-preservation takes priority over everything in his mind, and it’s a little disturbing how quickly Light has already committed himself to seeing this through. Besides — god, her screams. This is a mercy killing.
Of course, he can’t just start lowering her into the boiling liquid without some semblance of horror. That would… raise a few eyebrows. And so:]
This is insane! What am I-
[He clenches his teeth, fists shaking.]
I can’t… do this to someone! This is cruelty for the sake of cruelty!
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He’s woken up to nothing short of a nightmare after that horrifying experience in the dining hall. Immediately, Light takes note of his surroundings, trying to parse everything around him, trying to understand what’s expected of him — playing the part of executioner, as displayed on the projector prior.
Screaming and sobbing fills his ears, and he looks to see a body strung up, blood trickling downwards with the gentle ease of gravity. Hana Song, he immediately connects, and the empathy and horror that should be swelling up in his chest comes delayed and subdued. Outwardly, though, the tension is clear on his face. The sinking comprehension of what is expected of him, looking at the simplistic drawings, the crank, and the boiling hot… something he’s supposed to lower her into.
This isn’t how he operates. Killing an innocent woman, someone undeserving of this kind of cruelty. And yet, what’s to happen to him if he doesn’t? And as it always is, self-preservation takes priority over everything in his mind, and it’s a little disturbing how quickly Light has already committed himself to seeing this through. Besides — god, her screams. This is a mercy killing.
Of course, he can’t just start lowering her into the boiling liquid without some semblance of horror. That would… raise a few eyebrows. And so:]
This is insane! What am I-
[He clenches his teeth, fists shaking.]
I can’t… do this to someone! This is cruelty for the sake of cruelty!