[Mello opens his mouth to reply and then shuts it again. It's true; Near wasn't chosen over him by L, because L didn't have a chance to make a final decision before he was killed. But despite the fact that he works in grey spaces, Mello's thinking about this subject in particular has always been very black and white, win or lose, winner take all. There was no equal in a race where there was only room for a single victor.]
I guess ... I never thought of it like that.
[And he feels rather stupid, now that it's been brought to his attention, because it is rather obvious.]
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I guess ... I never thought of it like that.
[And he feels rather stupid, now that it's been brought to his attention, because it is rather obvious.]