On the one hand, it's a sign of a good author. On the other, it can get annoying. *Sigh* Ah well. I can make it work - I think.

Yeah, I hadn't either until I looked at L's death date. The end of the Yotsuba arc is mentioned by Near later, but I tend to accidentally zone out whenever he's talking so I hadn't noticed. It's amazing, really.

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