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Post by otakulady89 on Sept 24, 2011 15:15:43 GMT -5
Gam3rtr0ll:I'll check the logs. Hold on.
Changing tabs to check the list of hidden users, he noted that she was in fact signed on. Sending a quick ping to her computer, he got an address somewhere in Brooklyn. He paused. What he was doing was technically considered hacking. But...
He took a deep breath. He had to check it out first, in case he sent the police there and there was nothing wrong. So, he typed a quick brb and grabbed his jacket.
Snatching his dad's corvette, he quickly drove out to the address. It was a single flat, each floor was a flat, and the one he was looking for was on the third floor. Going up, he knocked. Heard no answer.
So, he did what any sensible teen would do. He broke in. One of the windows opened easy enough...
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Post by Fateful on Sept 24, 2011 16:12:17 GMT -5
Mello watched the chat go on and he slowly backed out. He was tired and he needed to get some sleep. He said bye and signed off. Laying down on his bed, he looked up at the ceiling and grabbed his notebook, starting to draw. He wanted to draw the red head he'd met; Matt, into his story. But that would be weird. What if he saw the site? That would make things really awkward... So, he opted to drawing a red head with shorter even hair, freckles, but this one had crisp blue eyes. He put goggles around his neck, rather than on his face and drew him to be a little more muscular. Once he finished the added muscle tone, he put in in tight jeans, but wasn't sure what to make his shirt. Stripes would be too obvious. So he gave him a black shirt and an arm band on the upper part of his right arm that was white, giving him a little stripe. Then, strangely motivated, he started to write, and spent the majority of the night doing so. When his alarm went off, he was finished writing, and groaned. He walked over to the computer, turned it back on and uploaded the newest part of the story. Then, he wrote that he had a picture of the newest character (which was introduced in that chapter) and he would be brought into the story later.
Near woke up in Light's office, which was beside the lab. He rubbed his eyes, looking around and noting that he was about nine in the morning. Yawning, he slid to the edge of the bed and reached to pull his wheelchair over to him before sliding inside of it. He rolled out of the office and saw L working his way through a rather large red velvet cake. "Morning." The scientist greeted.
"Morning." He stated with a smile.
"Officer Gevanni is coming down to see you. He just called me." He walked over and bent down in front of the little whitenette. He moved his long fingers through the boy's hair, using his nails as a makeshift brush.
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Post by otakulady89 on Sept 24, 2011 16:21:37 GMT -5
Nine in the morning was an ambiguous time for Light. He'd spent the night at the station again, finishing up paperwork, and then taking care to research a few more options on the murderer case.
Then, he leaned back, closing his eyes. The admin had left pretty quickly last night... He smiled, wondering. He hadn't thought he'd have that much affect... Taking on Cross in a fight? What did that girl think?
It was about then, that one of his underlings, Matsuda, brought in someone interesting. A teen, red-headed and shaken up. Light leaned out of the office, and watched. The kid seemed shaken up. Like he'd just seen a ghost.
But what Matt had seen in that apartment was worse. She'd hung herself. The girl... She was only a few years older than him. She'd hung herself. No note, no reason... Just...
A wave of nausea swung over him again, and he snatched the policeman's desk-trashcan, and hurled the contents of his stomach (mostly mountain dew) into it.
Safe to say he wouldn't be meeting his blonde friend today...
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Post by Fateful on Sept 24, 2011 16:34:22 GMT -5
Soirichiro came downstairs to get L, wanting him to speak to the traumatized teen considering almost no one else could get through to him. And Ryuuzaki was rather skilled with children it seemed. So, L went upstairs and into the interview room that Matt was in, carrying a can of mountain dew. "Wanna talk?" He asked, watching the scared teenage curled up in a chair. "About why you're here."
Mello went to school, and despite how optimistic he tried to be, he couldn't really find a way to make it seem that this wasn't personal. What the hell? Was Matt mad, or hurt because of what he'd said? He felt sick suddenly and wasn't sure what he should do. What he wanted to do... What was the right thing? He looked down at his knees and started to get more and more angry throughout the day. What the fuck!? Was he not good enough or something? Why did this stupid fucker agree to be his friend and then take off? It was like... like this was some fake out the new kid game that Mello had just never heard of before. Maybe he should kill of the character he'd based on Matt; having set his hopes too high...
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Post by otakulady89 on Sept 24, 2011 16:42:14 GMT -5
Green eyes flicked up to the man who'd just walked in. The fuck? He looked like a hobo, or something... They flitted down, looking at the can of mountain dew. He swallowed, the bile in his throat stinging. He felt another wave go through him, remembering the bile and other things piled beneath her body...
He curled closer to himself, burying his head in his knees. Fuck. He knew he should have called the cops first. Why did he go? Why did he have to see that? Fuck!
Light stood at the door, watching the red-headed child ignore Lawrence. "See? I told you, Father. We need to call in the SVU unit... He won't tell us how he found the body. Lawrence isn't equipped to handle this situation." He glowered, not happy that they were corrupting the testimony by allowing someone who was not a police officer or psychologist to handle the child.
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Post by Fateful on Sept 24, 2011 16:52:53 GMT -5
L watched the boy and put the can of soda on the table and was quiet, studying rather than talking. He needed to know more... He needed to watch Matt to find that out. Once he realized the shock involved, he noted that the boy wasn't reacting like a perp, but he also wasn't acting like he had an emotional attachment to the girl either.
"Finding someone who committed suicide isn't an easy thing to see or to accept. Death isn't pretty in any form; so I'm surprised someone as young as you are is coping so well." He stated, eyes focused on the red head, knowing that pushing him wouldn't make it easy. L remained standing a distance from him, hands in his pockets, waiting. There was no point in rushing this, and he knew he could wait for the boy to come out of shock before pressing him too hard.
L had seen the photographs. This wasn't a murder, it was a suicide, despite the lacking of a note. He would argue with Light about it later.
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Post by otakulady89 on Sept 24, 2011 16:57:14 GMT -5
Light frowned, "L. We don't have any proof it's a suicide! Don't taint the-"
"It was... It was a suicide. It was. She..." Matt couldn't beleive he was talking about this, but... He needed someone to know that this wasn't his fault. He swallowed back another wave of nausea, and reached for the soda, opening it with shakey hands and downing it in a few gulps. Setting the empty can down, he looked up, licking his lips. "Sh-She was a regular on a website I manage... Sh-She didn't show up for the chatroom... for the first time in six months... a-and... she was still logged in... so..." He shook his head.
"I just... wanted to make sure that there was something actually wrong... before I called the cops... I..." He swallowed, emotions roiling.
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Post by Fateful on Sept 24, 2011 17:06:45 GMT -5
L's eyes narrowed and he focused suddenly. That explained why Tr0ll never came back, but still... He couldn't just to conclusions like that. It was probably that Matt was the admin, but at the same time, considering the population in New York, it was much more unlikely. He moved forward toward the table and watched. Well, this was interesting. Tr0ll hadn't signed off either. Although L was not a computer genius, he did possess a little above average hacking skills. There was no way he could compare to Matt however, but it was something he was considering learning. Computers would make a rather useful additional degree for him.
"So you went to find her..." He said, bending down in front of Matt, trying to comfort him. His voice was weak, faultering and cutting out with the confusion and pain he felt. L wouldn't be surprised if he started muttering or crying. He was shaken up and it was clear he hadn't eaten, which L knew they'd have to fix now that he was here. "It's alright. You did the right thing. An Admin's job is to protect and look out for the users, so what you did, even though breaking and entering is illegal, I see no reason to charge you for that." He said, quietly, trying to comfort him. "Tell me what forum you manage."
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Post by otakulady89 on Sept 24, 2011 17:20:57 GMT -5
Watching the trembling child made Light want to walk out of the room. This was ridiculous. They were humoring this kid? Really? It would be so much easier, in the end, to pin it on him. He sighed, watching the kid grit his teeth to keep from crying.
"I... I try my best... c-cuz the other Admins don't come on much... A-And..." He bit back his annoyance at himself. "I-It's called Hidden Oasis. It's a site for health problems. Usually depressed, repressed, or angry people find our forum, and find support there. We've got therapists who s-stay online with us... a-and help them..." He took a deep breath, looking up.
"The last person she was pming with was someone with the screen name KiraInTheMoon. He's really intelligent. Good at debate. He and Ryuuzaki are the two most intelligent people on the forums. Everyone goes to one or the other of them for advice."
He hoped that helped.
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Post by Fateful on Sept 24, 2011 17:26:11 GMT -5
L hid the grin when he heard the site name. He noted that Light and Soirchiro hadn't heard what the boy said, so he rested his hands on the boy's shoulders. "It's okay." He said, gripping them, dark hues looking up into green eyes. "I know that you're telling me the truth." He urged, wanting the teen to look at him. Finally, the red head's watery eyes met his own owlish ones and a true smile came to his face.
His lips parted, and a quiet phrase slipped from his lips. "I am Ryuuzaki, Troll." He told him. The site knew he went from where he lived to the United States, but only a few people knew that he lived in Britain. Matt was one of the people that knew (mostly because it was the admin and due to his hacking skill, L had no reason to hide that fact from him). His grip on the boy's shoulders tightened just a bit and he smiled, trying to comfort the traumatized teen.
"Everything is going to be okay. I promise."
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Post by otakulady89 on Sept 24, 2011 17:32:53 GMT -5
Green widened, and releif fell over him so quickly that it was almost sickening. A shakey grin came onto his face, and Matt tackled the older man. "Oh thank fucking god!" He laughed, the laughter half tears of releif.
Light couldn't beleive it. Seriously? What the hell? What had Lawrence said to cause that kind of reaction? Had he promised the kid Amnesty? That wasn't going to be possible... He sighed, "Lawrence, it's time for the kid to put everything down on paper." He chided.
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Post by Fateful on Sept 24, 2011 17:38:14 GMT -5
L was surprised by the sudden hug, and wasn't sure what to do for a moment. After a second, he wrapped his arms around the teen. It surprised him that Matt was thin as well. "Don't worry." He stated, standing up and helping the boy to do the same. He looked over his shoulder when Light spoke to him and he sighed. "Stay here. I'm going to go talk to to deputy director's son. And, be sure to call me Lawrence, alright?" He stated, smiling. After walking across the room, he opened the door and went out. He looked at Light and Soirchiro at the glass window where they had been watching them and he smiled.
"It was a suicide. He's an admin who hacked into her computer and went to her house to find out why she had not been active on a forum. I will have him write out his statement while you go see the medical examiner to find out the cause of death. I am a registered psychologist, I can watch him until the two of you return. But I can assure you, that I believe him."
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Post by otakulady89 on Sept 24, 2011 17:41:48 GMT -5
Light frowned a little, not sure he liked that idea. "Even still, why would he hack someone's account like that. It goes against privacy laws. It sounds a bit fishy to me. Why would he go that far for someone he doesn't even know?" He demanded, frowning.
Inside the room, the red-head let his aching head rest on the desk, the cold metal table that perps sat at. He was so tired. He'd been up all night, and now he'd missed most of his classes. Not to mention, the poor blonde... Would he think he stood him up? God he hoped not...
He sighed, listening to the muffled voices on the other side of the door. It was obvious they were debating something. Huh... Ryuuzaki. He actually met him... Ryuuzaki was kinda awesome in real life. He smiled, remembering big dark eyes. This was so cool... The first person he ever met from the forums, and it was Ryuuzaki.
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Post by Fateful on Sept 24, 2011 17:47:55 GMT -5
L rolled his eyes. "I already told you. He's an admin, and the other users were concerned for her safety. The forum apparently helps those with mental issues, such as depression." If he said that he was a member of it, then he would be excluded from the case, and he wasn't giving Light the satisfaction. "Maybe what he did was illegal, but her body might not have been found otherwise. I think he did the right thing."
Another person came over to them, a small blonde woman. She cleared her throat and looked up at the two. "Light..." She stated, offering him a folder. "I've finished going through the files on her computer. It seems that she was a member of some forum called Hidden Oasis, and had exchanged dozens of PMs with another user named KiraoftheMoon. He was trying to talk her out of taking her own life. But an argument with another user set her off the edge. The suicide note was on her laptop. It was open beside the browser with the forum." She offered him the note that she had printed. "It seems... that she had committed suicide... She signed it as her username and real name. KokoroHeartz and Alice Mendez."
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Post by otakulady89 on Sept 24, 2011 17:54:21 GMT -5
Shit. Light carefully concealed any signs of surprise that shouldn't be there. He nodded, "I see. Good then. That clears everything up. He took the file from the woman, sorting through it softly, sure that it was a case of triumph. He knew her. Knew her from his nights 'trying to talk her out of it'.
Light sighed, "She's a pretty girl... it's sad she had to die. According to this she was completing her third, fourth and fifth doctorates, all at the same time. Over one hundred and eighty hours of classwork each week.... This is ridiculous..." He shook his head. "Alright. Finish up the kid's statement, then send him home."
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