[L raises his glass with his fingertips toward his lips now that there's no danger of it spilling over, sipping it; the inherent sweetness makes it less like torture.]
I decided some time ago to permit a Bond.
[Perhaps minutes; perhaps days. L is intentionally ambiguous about it.]
If you can trust my experience and respect my goals, there's no real reason to postpone it, except for one thing. As you know, I don't enter into Bonds lightly... and while you have a prospect, for a Monster Bond, I currently do not. That should be rectified post-haste if we really are moving forward with this.
[And it really seems as though they are. L is committed to, if perhaps not quite prepared for, his decision.]
no subject
[L raises his glass with his fingertips toward his lips now that there's no danger of it spilling over, sipping it; the inherent sweetness makes it less like torture.]
I decided some time ago to permit a Bond.
[Perhaps minutes; perhaps days. L is intentionally ambiguous about it.]
If you can trust my experience and respect my goals, there's no real reason to postpone it, except for one thing. As you know, I don't enter into Bonds lightly... and while you have a prospect, for a Monster Bond, I currently do not. That should be rectified post-haste if we really are moving forward with this.
[And it really seems as though they are. L is committed to, if perhaps not quite prepared for, his decision.]