[L does not follow suit and also make the switch. His non-action is a significant statement in itself.

He speaks softly, precisely, guardedly.]

Eli's the source you should direct your questions to. He knows more than I do about the events of our world, post-L and post-Kira.

[He grapples with how much he should say about their Bond, whether he should say. Finally, he settles on just a few words that really do manage to say it all, bleak and sanitized.]

I gave you a chance to hurt me, and you took it.