American Sign Language is reliant on a lot of nonverbal cues, a lot of fine gestures that serve to replace the inflection and tone present in verbal speech. Like inflection and tone, L also seems to miss fragments of meaning and intent, and he simply nods and sips his coffee, taking it innocently at face-value and staring straight ahead. His gaze wanders sideways when his peripheral vision picks up on Cesar's furtive glance, but he seems unalarmed and unconcerned.

"I can't stay much longer. It's bad enough that I stayed out all night without telling any of the people who typically watch my back... I'm sure you have things to do, as well."