I always assume a baseline of admirable self-control, but... as with all things, I also assume a limit.
[There are layers to what L says, as is often the case. Different dimensions, depending on the exposure and the angle. There's enough there to hint at particular implications and suggestions... but also enough to provide him with some plausible deniability, should Light confront him about it.
Interesting, that you'd take it that way. Don't you think so? What do you think it means?
He chuffs a breath of laughter; Light is bleakly correct. L, who does not have an attractive face or a charming bearing, would immediately be suspicious of praise and compliments, in spite of his position of power back home. Misa had only flirted with him as a joke after L had expressed his envy at university, and the joke was that L could be sexually desirable in any way that mattered to her. The joke was that she dangled her own desirability in the face of one who didn't have a snowball's chance, while kissing and cuddling against one who did.]
No... you'll not be seducing the priest, although it would be more than just a bit of fun to watch you try. However, I'd ask you to elaborate more on the worship that a priest is accustomed to. My understanding of the position is that the church, or the figurehead, or the deity is the subject of worship, and not the priest, himself. Is that just the uncorrupted ideal? Would you say that many drawn to positions of power within a church, and especially cult leaders, do so because of their access to ready and willing admirers who fancy them sexually?
no subject
[There are layers to what L says, as is often the case. Different dimensions, depending on the exposure and the angle. There's enough there to hint at particular implications and suggestions... but also enough to provide him with some plausible deniability, should Light confront him about it.
Interesting, that you'd take it that way. Don't you think so? What do you think it means?
He chuffs a breath of laughter; Light is bleakly correct. L, who does not have an attractive face or a charming bearing, would immediately be suspicious of praise and compliments, in spite of his position of power back home. Misa had only flirted with him as a joke after L had expressed his envy at university, and the joke was that L could be sexually desirable in any way that mattered to her. The joke was that she dangled her own desirability in the face of one who didn't have a snowball's chance, while kissing and cuddling against one who did.]
No... you'll not be seducing the priest, although it would be more than just a bit of fun to watch you try. However, I'd ask you to elaborate more on the worship that a priest is accustomed to. My understanding of the position is that the church, or the figurehead, or the deity is the subject of worship, and not the priest, himself. Is that just the uncorrupted ideal? Would you say that many drawn to positions of power within a church, and especially cult leaders, do so because of their access to ready and willing admirers who fancy them sexually?