I'm not proud of the progress I've made on the case.

[ Though Light sounds dejected, they both know the truth: Light is very proud of the work he's been doing. While wearing the label of L and becoming a member of the NPA, he has more access to information than ever. ]

It's been stagnant. I've managed to keep your name alive and solve the other cases coming in for L, but we still haven't managed to make much progress as Kira.

[ Yet another subtle gloat that sounds like nothing more than the offering of information. Light is the new L.

But did it really satisfy him? The gloat loses its glow for a moment. He'd always assumed his rival did what he did mostly for the thrill, but then why couldn't the same thrill fulfill Light? He hasn't surrounded himself in the identify as L did, but even getting exciting cases paled in comparison to the game they'd played. There's really no other L.

That doesn't need to be voiced. Even internally, Light squishes it down. ]

She travels a lot for work, and I'm in the office a lot, but I have a hard time imagining that she'd still have a notebook.