someone is less than impressed today

[shinigami_rem]

Human,

I don't care if there are no pictures of me.

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[deuteragony]

Do shinigami appear in photographs?

[shinigami_rem]

[She could have been staring over his head in that unearthly way because she likes the view. She wasn't.]

There are no cameras in the shinigami realm. How would I know?

[solsticeanew]

[Cautiously.]

Rem-san, right?

[shinigami_rem]

[Oh, if looks could only kill.]

Light Yagami.

[lovesickkiller]

Rem!

[Excited waving!]

Misa hasn't seen Rem in forever! Why does Rem need pictures?

[shinigami_rem]

[EXCITED FACE :D]

Misa.

I do not need pictures. The woman who invoked me does. I believe the word is "mun"?

[deuteragony]

[displeased.]

Would you object to a test?

[shinigami_rem]

Do you need one?

[She knows the answer perfectly well, but has her reasons for not giving it.]

[solsticeanew]

[He raises a brow. So much for civility. He's not exactly surprised by this, no, but it is unpleasant, and in Light's opinion, wholly undeserved.]

Surely I haven't managed to offend you already, have I?

[shinigami_rem]

It isn't me you offend. You should be dead, and yet you live. Your existence offends the order of things.

[That'll be a big yes.]

[deuteragony]

All information is useful, shinigami. [For example, if shinigami can be caught on camera, he could have the task force go through the Aoyama videos again looking for Rem. The endeavor might not produce much in the way of evidence, but... as he said, all information is valuable.]

[shinigami_rem]

You have the information already, and yet you don't use it.

[She isn't naming him. How strange.]

I can only assume your question is a test. Either that, or you can't put what you have to use.

[solsticeanew]

[There's an internal sigh directed at both Rem and his mun. Why she has made him speak to Rem at all when she knew absolutely nothing good would come out of it is beyond him. But that's always the point isn't it? Senseless torture of varying degrees. He'll grit his teeth and endure this with a polite smile.]

That's a little strange to hear coming from a Shinigami.

[lovesickkiller]

Oh, that's right! Muns need pictures, don't they? Misa has lots of pictures, so Misa never thought about it.

[Thinking.]

Maybe Misa can take a picture of Rem! Would Rem show up in it?

[shinigami_rem]

Perhaps.

[Does she lean in to draw attention to the death note at her hip, or does it only seem that way?]

There's no reason I can't kill you here, Light Yagami, except that it wouldn't last. But perhaps I would enjoy it.

[shinigami_rem]

You would see me. I would see me. As for humans who haven't touched your death note - they would not.

My human has thousands of pictures of Light Yagami. [Oh, she's jealous!]

[lovesickkiller]

Kyah! Really?? Maybe she could share them with Misa!!

[Excuse Misa while she revels in a fangirlish haze for a moment.]

Misa will take some pictures of Rem so we can trade!

[shinigami_rem]

You talk as if you haven't seen him for some time. [Insert one shining hope here.]

[deuteragony]

[caught, lol.] Shinigami can interact with objects from the human world, yes?

[shinigami_rem]

We can. [Okay, where is the human going with this?]

[deuteragony]

Is there any reason why that ability would not extend to interaction with humans?

[lovesickkiller]

Oh, Misa has been with Light! But pictures would be nice~ Even though Rem's mun shouldn't have them, that's creepy of her...

[shinigami_rem]

None of which I am aware. I can touch a human whether they're aware of me or not.

[shinigami_rem]

Misa. [Focus, girl.]

You are happy, then, where you are now?

[lovesickkiller]

Um... Misa doesn't like the place, but Misa is happy to be with Light.

[shinigami_rem]

[SCARY CAMERA ANGLE SHIFT]

Light Yagami is not protecting you?

[lovesickkiller]

Well there's a crazy goddess called Atia in charge, so Light can't do very much to protect Misa. But it's okay, as long as Misa is with Light, and Light isn't with other people...

[EVERYONE IS A HOMEWRECKER ;;]

We aren't fighting anymore though! It was just a lover's quarrel, we'll be together on Valentine's day~

[deuteragony]

You've done this before?

[shinigami_rem]

Misa, it has been my experience that there is little outside Light Yagami's capability. If he is not protecting you, then either he doesn't wish to, or—

[And she hasn't even touched on that "other people" thing. That doesn't sound like "making Misa happy".]

Tell me about this Atia. I don't know a shinigami by that name.

[shinigami_rem]

I've existed since before the country you call Japan was founded. I have done many things in that time. [No clarification there.]

[solsticeanew]

[That'd be a nice silent chant of curses he's thinking in his head, this time directed solely at his mun.]

Futility is generally a good deterrent from taking a particular course of action. [A casual shrug.] I can think of at least one person who might be upset.

[shinigami_rem]

Misa.

[Her voice drops to a growl, dry like desert sand.]

And if she never finds out?

[deuteragony]

[Right, then.] Thank you.

[shinigami_rem]

Strange that you would thank me, when I haven't answered you.

[solsticeanew]

Depends on whether or not you're willing to take that risk.

[His tone remains neutral bordering on pleasant. He could be talking tea parties.]

I wouldn't, if I were you. You know she has a way of finding things out. [A small quirk of his lips.] Besides, we're quite close. [Not by choice, but hey. No need to elaborate.]

[lovesickkiller]

Light protects Misa as much as he can!

She isn't a shinigami. Atia is a crazy perverted kidnapper that brings people to an island and-

[Misa pauses, glancing around, and gestures for Rem to move closer. It's hard to whisper in someone's ear when the other person is eight feet tall.]

[clumsy_optimist]

[SHOCK.]

Hey, you're that first God of Death!

Where did you go, man?? You just left.

[Probably still hasn't put two and two together, honestly.]

[shinigami_rem]

[She DIED, Touta. Have some sensitivity.]

... You're the stupid one.

[misamisa]

Why wouldn't you care about pictures of yourself, Rem? Don't you want something to represent you?