[When L has to do something, he tends to work like a man possessed. It's best not to disturb him unless his life depends on it... which, to be fair, is a total possibility given his track record for taking decent care of himself.

As for whether or not it's on purpose, that's anyone's guess... Though in all fairness, L looks like his mind is very far from intimacy at the moment, wholly focused on the monstrous project he has saddled himself with.]

I wasn't, either, but it's fairly self-explanatory. The plaster's deteriorating in some of the classrooms, so it's really better to target those.

[He heads off in that direction, calling over his shoulder.]

I started reading your book. But I don't know, yet, what kind of school you went to. I didn't get that far.