This is hella inspired by near_your_enemy's plot timeline. While my Near doesn't have as much in the way of plot as he does, I figure this is a good way to keep track of shit. All of the titles are Neutral Milk Hotel lyrics because I REALLY LIKE THEM. Okay, the first 4 arcs have NMH lyrics. The 5th and 6th arc use Blood Brothers lyrics.

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It's been twenty-five years since Near left the mansion, but it feels like it's been about a week. Kind of funny how unimportant Kira was after he'd returned to the real world, how easy it had been to apprehend him, how strange it was to see Mello. It's also funny how little life mattered when he knew that he had eternity ahead of him. Before he could really comprehend what was happening, he was in a hospital room on a ventilator and a trio of intravenous medications, and drifting in and out of consciousness, he'd think, 'Hey. I guess I'll be in Hell soon.' And then he drifted out of consciousness for the last time - he was dead, just like that, like a light extinguished.

[private to underworld_m]

It isn't too long after B and Near's conversation in the therapy room when Near decides to speak with Mello. (The situation cannot get any worse, he reassures himself.) He stands outside of the door and knocks softly.

"Are you still in there?" he whispers to B.

[private to underworld_m and remem_b_er]

Near double-checks that nobody is around before he scurries down the hallway, tapes a piece of paper to Mello's door, and then sprints back to his room. The only thing to do for the next few hours is wait.

The note reads:

Near is puttering around the fifth floor kitchen - he's attempted to make several dishes, but they've all came out either burnt or raw. (The remnants of his failed attempts are scattered around on the counters.) What he finally decides on is alphabet cereal. He seats himself, making sure that he doesn't sit L-style, and begins eating.

[semi-private post]

I'm gonna be hiatusing from DNDR from now until next Monday. I'll have internet access from Friday to Sunday, but there won't be enough time for me to tag - if you want to drop a line via AIM or LJ message, I'll probably be around to respond.

Don't anyone get into trouble while I'm gone, ya hear?

"Hey God?" Near is sitting up in bed, having just woken up from a particularly restless sleep. All of the lamps in his room are off; the only light is coming from the window, which is showing him the beginning of a sunset. "Can you come talk to me for a minute?"

"Does it change your clothes when you go in?"

He leads Mihael out of the room, stopping once he's in the hallway to see if there are any closets close to them.

Unfortunately, I'm gonna be gone for about a week, getting back in the afternoon (EST) on the 23rd. Just in time for Near's birthday, woop woop~ If anything crazy happens, comment here and tell me about it, so I can be all caught up with dressingroom-canon. Bye!

It was really hard for me to come up with this, because I listen mostly to instrumental music. BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS, YOU GUYS. Oh, and I redid my icons and my profile banner.

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It takes Near a while to work up the nerve to find B. Another thing he assumes falls under the umbrella of "kindness" is apologizing (even if it is his personal opinion that B was asking for it). Whatever the cause of the one-sided argument, it bothers Near, even after B left. Once it is decided that he should find B and apologize for his rash behavior, the problem arises of not being able to find him. Near walks laps around the mansion, sticking his head in each room, though he pointedly avoids the doors with the red Xs painted on. After making a quick detour to the kitchen, Near tries the rooms once more.

Awkwardly juggling his payload (three jars of jam), Near opens the door to what he thought was the music room. He's instead greeted with trees and birds and even a fountain - the garden room.

Oh. This.

The air is nice - it's soft, less musty than the rest of the mansion. He pushes his mission to the back of his mind and begins to walk the path, not having been "outdoors" for weeks.

first era: Near is, at this point, fifteen going on sixteen, and he retains his canon intelligence and love of toys. He has just become an FBI agent, and the SPK is newly formed. While Kira, L and Wammy's are still a part of his universe, his past significantly differs from canon. Near was born with oculocutaneous albinism, causing his hair to be white, his skin pale, and his eyes red, although he wears grey contacts. He's five feet one inch tall, and he weighs eighty-eight pounds. Canvey Island, England, is his birthplace. His mother left when he was four; his father became paralyzed due to an industrial accident, he was given up to an orphanage at age five. That orphanage closed down only months after Near arrived there, but that was fortunate - it caused him to be picked up by Quillish Wammy. He was brought up at Wammy's, although he was not always #1. Mello didn't earn comparable grades, but L was fond of him - very fond of him - and Mello always seemed like the obvious successor, thus giving Near the inferiority complex another universe's Mello might have had. Instead of hating Mello, however, Near developed a deep-set crush on him. When Near was fourteen and Mello was sixteen, Near admitted his feelings to Mello, who, thoroughly revolted, used his knowledge and intelligence to ruin Near in what he thought was a fitting punishment. He's shy, sometimes to the point of being terrified of other people. He is interested in making friends, but he can't bring himself to regularly converse with his peers. When he's interested in someone, he discreetly follows them around in order to learn more about them. Due to his frustration concerning his social life, he throws all of his energy into work; by his reasoning, he needs to excel in something to be a worthwhile person. Physics is his favorite academic subject, with astronomy a close second. He admires the work of M.C. Escher and often creates Escher-esque drawings, which he keeps stowed away in a box underneath his bed. His choice of fashion (the white pajamas we've all come to know and love) is based in ergonomics rather than aesthetics - he believes that white, which doesn't absorb much heat, keeps his body at a temperature optimal for working. Chess is his favorite game, but because he can't work up the nerve to ask someone to play with him, he plays against himself. If you have any questions, fire away. second era: During his first stay in the mansion, he gave up his soul to underworld_m, was returned home, lived out his life, and was then reanimated as an incubus. After a (relatively) short stay in Hell, Near was brought back to the mansion.