... oh, yeah. 1999, remember? Sometimes Matt wonders if he's got a little too good at this not-thinking thing.

"The last case we were working on involved shinigami. Real ones. Well - I never met one, but Mello did. From what I hear he wrapped it right around hit little finger just like any of his Mafia underlings, but it bailed out in the middle of a raid." Matt laughs, shaking his head. Only Mello could do it.