[ Familiarity breeds comfort. Light doesn't feel self-conscious to have L standing so close, nor is he nervous about being observed. Even before the handcuffs, Light found himself on the receiving end of cameras set up around his house, knowing full well that a task force was on the other end, watching his every move. ]

At the very least, it shouldn't make it worse. I don't have as much time to give toward alchemy as I do my other studies, but I'm making progress.

[ Thus why he's willing to try practical applications, if at a low level. ]

You're back late. Was it a long day at the orphanage?

[ It isn't uncommon for L to be late, not really. He's working two jobs now, after all. ]