[ Her puppy-dog eyes drop pretty quickly when he refuses, well on her way to pouting before he starts elaborating on his justification for denying - and easily, she slips her shard back into place, keeping her lips pursed. In actuality, it annoys her to be treated with such open distrust when she feels she's done nothing wrong, though she's smart enough not to speak that into plain words.

Besides, if what he says is true, then the Kenoma overtaking the Pleroma is the only way he can bring that person back, right? It makes sense that he'd be so gravely serious about it. Still, she can't help but feel like there was no way for her to know that's what was laying beneath his initial description. ]

I was only asking because you seemed so serious about it. I would've shown you Light...

[ She mumbles under her breath. ]

Do you want me to forget what you said, then? It's not like I'm gonna tell anyone, dummy. Besides, I don't think you have anything to worry about...

[ About that person returning his affections. Who wouldn't, after going to the ends of the earth like this, as he is for them? Misa's always believed that if she tried hard enough, if she did enough, then Light would eventually come to love her back. The same must be true for Emet and his sweetheart. But she doesn't look at him when she speaks, instead pinning her gaze listlessly on her plate while she messes around with the food there with a fork held much too loosely, digging her heel of her palm into her cheek in a show of lessened enthusiasm. ]