[The cordial small talk comes as something of a surprise - not an unpleasant one, but a surprise nonetheless. Light vaguely remembers Kristoph making a video broadcast some time ago though he'd paid it little mind; he had bigger issues to mull over...say the sorry state of affairs he will inherit when (not if) he returns home following his prolonged absence
There was once a time and place when Light had no time for pointless conversation: when the use of his time had to be divided judiciously between college coursework, orchestrating the death of criminals across the globe and "helping" the very investigation meant to lead to his own imprisonment. He had been able to juggle those tasks perfectly at home, but now that he's been robbed of all three of those stressful tasks that once structured his daily routine, he's ironically become more agitated. Despite this tension, not a single trace of it shows. He returns Kristoph's pleasantry and smile with his own. It's every bit as disingenuous.]
I'm well, thank you.
[He nods, polite and well-mannered, if a little distant.]
Sorry this is late, feel free to ignore
There was once a time and place when Light had no time for pointless conversation: when the use of his time had to be divided judiciously between college coursework, orchestrating the death of criminals across the globe and "helping" the very investigation meant to lead to his own imprisonment. He had been able to juggle those tasks perfectly at home, but now that he's been robbed of all three of those stressful tasks that once structured his daily routine, he's ironically become more agitated. Despite this tension, not a single trace of it shows. He returns Kristoph's pleasantry and smile with his own. It's every bit as disingenuous.]
I'm well, thank you.
[He nods, polite and well-mannered, if a little distant.]
I hope the same is true of you?