Basically, L is ... like Vash

... wat

Like 'as long as you're alive you can atone!!' style things

.... huh

Vash: 8D

but isn't it probably because he's dying...?

Also wishes DN-forgetting-Misa to have a nice rest of her life

idk, it's kinda implied to be his ... 'thing'

.. I really don't know about that, I mean. Justice is not... kind, it's Justice

the whole 'atone' thing?

In AN at least he says that Justice is compassionate

the books just make him .... angstier than I' read him

'he's hunched b/c he has the weight of the world on his shoulders' 'he constantly eats sweets so he doesn't taste bitterness'

'he doesn't close his eyes b/c he sees all the people who have died when he closes them'

... fffffffft oh yes

it's kinda hard to go all out along that interpretation

yeah. I'd say take 'em with moderation/a grain of salt, really

AN is full of hilarious melodrama LMAO

Yeah the biggest issue is that i'm pretty sure that CtW is *not* actually supposed to be written by Mello

yes the author is listed as 'M' but it's *incredibly* flattering to Near, has none of AN's asides, etc

ahhh

... could be Matt... XD

Can't see Matt liking Near much

Not necessarily Mello's full on haterade but ... not flattering

lol haterade

And maybe Justice is compassionate but that's definitely not to Vash levels, Justice is more... compassionate to the victims

maybe it's Near using M's initial :3c

What exactly do you mean evilbo

either that or Matt trolling

Just that... orz it's difficult to put into words but I wouldn't put Justice on the same level as Vash's views because

Justice is way more about being fair

and Justice is supposed to be blind

But, L decides that a girl who's become Kira2 and a woman who attempted to exterminate the US with a bioweapon are deserving of ...

just living her life, in Misa's case, and only serving a short sentence in K's case

with the intention that K would come back and work as part of Wammy House

That just seems... a little OOC to me, honestly

Especially in K's case

In Misa's it's kinda like there'd be little point in punishing her for something she doesn't remember

Basically, unlike Vash he doesn't actively work for the rehabilitation of criminals but he allows for it, even among the worst criminals

well ... allowing for it makes sense

ah, that does make sense

Still, hard to square that with 'I will get Kira the death penalty'

yeah... maybe it was because Kira was presuming to punish other criminals, idk??

I think even the scale of Kira's killings wouldn't compare to trying to take out the entire US with a weapon, so...

Unless he's looking at how many actually died :|a