We can handle ourselves, and we can handle one ancient old hag.
[ He says it with a bravado that he doesn't entirely feel, but it's necessary; he's used to it. He's been used to it since his pupation. ]
It's not like we're alone, you know?
[ Not said without a little bit of that customary defensiveness. Self-sufficient, that's how they were brought up and encouraged to raise themselves as. Who needed other people to help out? Seriously. ]
There's guys out there to turn to if we ever need an extra hand or two.
[ Guys like Mello, like Near and L and Matt. Like Signless' weird chums and those lawful pansies scattered throughout the city. ]
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[ He says it with a bravado that he doesn't entirely feel, but it's necessary; he's used to it. He's been used to it since his pupation. ]
It's not like we're alone, you know?
[ Not said without a little bit of that customary defensiveness. Self-sufficient, that's how they were brought up and encouraged to raise themselves as. Who needed other people to help out? Seriously. ]
There's guys out there to turn to if we ever need an extra hand or two.
[ Guys like Mello, like Near and L and Matt. Like Signless' weird chums and those lawful pansies scattered throughout the city. ]