[B is right, of course, shamefully and completely correct. L wrote the book on selfishly pursuing games for his own reasons, and if his perspective has changed, even minimally, after seeing what a bit of altruism could do for Mello and Near's partnership, it isn't like Beyond would have any way of knowing... or any reason to rejoice, knowing that some other successors had benefited where he had been stifled and deprived.

He crosses his arms, but the gesture is far from firm. Rather, it's wilted, tired.]

There is no challenge, there is no game. There is certainly no test. I regret that you want so badly to see it that way. Are you so hungry for attention that you seek it where you can, regardless of the cost?