[As playful as it is incredibly true. It could be taken multiple different ways, as well, though L's absentminded front can make it difficult to tell what his precise intentions are with his phrasing.]
To a child, a parent is God. By the time I met Watari, I'd say that I'd questioned... and received no answer that satisfied me. But however one tries to mask or pervert the truth, it remains, even when all other things have departed, and so... to me, the truth is God.
[He brushes a strand of hair back from his eyes, taking a deeper sip of much cooler coffee.]
Because the truth remains, it can be difficult, to know if seeking it is actually carrying you further away from it, or turning you away from your proper north. A shame, that I may never know how the case turned out, or whether I was walking toward or away from God.
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[As playful as it is incredibly true. It could be taken multiple different ways, as well, though L's absentminded front can make it difficult to tell what his precise intentions are with his phrasing.]
To a child, a parent is God. By the time I met Watari, I'd say that I'd questioned... and received no answer that satisfied me. But however one tries to mask or pervert the truth, it remains, even when all other things have departed, and so... to me, the truth is God.
[He brushes a strand of hair back from his eyes, taking a deeper sip of much cooler coffee.]
Because the truth remains, it can be difficult, to know if seeking it is actually carrying you further away from it, or turning you away from your proper north. A shame, that I may never know how the case turned out, or whether I was walking toward or away from God.
[He knows.]