[FFML] [C&C] Re: [Death Note/?] Things Left Unwritten

[Aaron Nowack]

DB Sommer wrote:
> A shortfic featuring Death Note and, well, you’ll see what it is.

Mystery crossovers are always exciting.

> Standard disclaimer in that I do not own any of the following characters.

Standard C&C Disclaimer:  All the below is my only occasionally useful
humble opinion, my only occasionally correct grammatical and spelling
corrections, and/or my only occasionally funny humor.

> And…
> 
> Then…
> 
> There…
> 
> Was…
> 
> Light.
> 
> Coming from a one hundred watt bulb in the ceiling of what appeared to 
> be a standard Japanese apartment.

Hmm... Gantz?

> This was not what L had expected death to be like.
> 
> Reflexively L’s observation skills kicked in. Yes, it was definitely 
> Japan: Tokyo Tower was visible from the window. He wasn’t the only 
> occupant in the room either. A number of men of various ages and walks 
> of life were also present, all Japanese if their facial features could 
> be believed. An older man in a hospital gown. A younger man with an 
> agitated look. A man in his thirties with glasses. Two other older 
> males, that reeked of Yakuza, sitting against a wall. A high school age 
> boy along the back wall. And to round things out, a dog that L could 
> just sense would be annoying.
> 
> Oh yes, and there was a large black orb resting in the center of the 
> room. That was certainly out of place. No markings on the surface gave 
> any indication of its purpose. That was the real anomaly in this room.

Yeah, Gantz.

> “The train. Kei and I were trying to outrun… what the hell is that?” he 
> asked, in reference the beam that was creating a second person.
> 
> A pity the laser had distracted him. Still, L had more information. 
> ‘Trying to outrun a train’ rarely met with success. Sudden death, no doubt.

Hah.

> L offered his shirt to ‘Suicide Girl’, hoping it would head off the 
> potential mess. No, even as the others talked with the girl, trying to 
> make sense of things, the thug rose up to his feet with only one thing 
> on his mind. L knew talking would be useless, so the moment the thug got 
> into range, L gave him a hard kick into the crotch, one that would have 
> the man pissing blood for days.
> 
> “Now you don’t have any urges to give in to,” L said.

Nice.

> Everyone looked at one another in indecision, even the thug, who was 
> just rising to his feet, tears in his eyes. The Key broke the silent 
> deadlock by grabbing weapons, the others following suit. That settled 
> it. L had been made de facto leader to all but the previous participant, 
> and he was sure that would change in time.
> 
> The Key was no Light Yagami.

*snrk* No, from my memories of the portions of Death Note and Gantz I've
read, he most definitely isn't.

> Once in charge, L would divine the mystery behind the mysterious ball, 
> and even the aliens (should they exist) in time. But there was one other 
> matter to take care of once this hunt was over. One case that needed 
> wrapping up.
> 
> Light Yagami was about to have the worst day of his life, and nothing 
> could stop it. After all, you couldn’t kill someone twice, even with a 
> Death Note.
> 
> Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> [Writer’s notes: Just an interesting postulation. And you just know L 
> would actually be able to do what no one, including the creators, have 
> been able to accomplish so far in figuring out the mystery behind Gantz.

Heh.  I'd read it.

So, not much in the way of useful comments from me, but I quite enjoyed
this.  A good idea nicely told.

-- 
           Aaron Nowack
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