[ It's a real shame that she's managing to bring herself up short, because Ernesto would be very interested in hearing those little tidbits the Pleroma aren't supposed to know.

Then again, that's probably why it's important that Misa brings herself up short though.

But he will give Misa a little tidbit here. It's not something particularly useful to know about him, and not something he's really trying to keep a secret even if he doesn't actively tell most people, but he thinks it does give him more authority on the matter than he might otherwise have.

Though he doubts it'll actually convince her. ]

I gotta say, I've tried it that way before. Lucky for me someone stopped me before it got too brutal, and I'm pretty grateful they did now. Having the blood of other people on your hands is a pretty awful thing, isn't it?

[ He has... absolutely no idea who he's really talking to right now. ]