[The quip is shrugged off, though he nearly rolls his eyes at it. He's not here to indulge himself in a repartee, anyway, so he just continues with the important part of the discussion. Generally speaking, he agrees with everything that Yukina's said so far.
However, there's the slightest note of hesitation before he speaks. Sharing what the whispers mutter about in his head, or rather what they're not whispering about, might be telling. Especially after the execution, a "normal" regret have to do with the way he was the one who lowered Hana into the boiling liquid. The fact of the matter is that he feels nothing of the sort -- only regret that he was made to look like a fool up there, sending the wrong person to their death for all to see. A simmering, angry sort of regret, that he should have done better. That he's capable of being better, because how can Kira hope to guide the world to a new utopia if he can't solve a simple murder?
He supposes a generalization will work just as well.]
...She's right. They're not. Mine are about the execution... I think that doesn't need to be expanded upon. [An easy way to sidestep the truth; just lean on the idea of trauma.]
I... ah. Well. [He clears his throat, as if pulling his thoughts away from the experience.] I don't look forward to how they'll be as the days pass. Imagine being berated, constantly, and that the mental consequences would be very negative. Tired and distracted, like Yukina-chan said, but also indecisive. As if one's self-confidence has been shattered.
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However, there's the slightest note of hesitation before he speaks. Sharing what the whispers mutter about in his head, or rather what they're not whispering about, might be telling. Especially after the execution, a "normal" regret have to do with the way he was the one who lowered Hana into the boiling liquid. The fact of the matter is that he feels nothing of the sort -- only regret that he was made to look like a fool up there, sending the wrong person to their death for all to see. A simmering, angry sort of regret, that he should have done better. That he's capable of being better, because how can Kira hope to guide the world to a new utopia if he can't solve a simple murder?
He supposes a generalization will work just as well.]
...She's right. They're not. Mine are about the execution... I think that doesn't need to be expanded upon. [An easy way to sidestep the truth; just lean on the idea of trauma.]
I... ah. Well. [He clears his throat, as if pulling his thoughts away from the experience.] I don't look forward to how they'll be as the days pass. Imagine being berated, constantly, and that the mental consequences would be very negative. Tired and distracted, like Yukina-chan said, but also indecisive. As if one's self-confidence has been shattered.