Ohhhhhhh, I have never thought of Light's action in that way post-giving up DN. I like. It makes so much sense(figures I'd miss the most obvious answer). Keeping everything you have said in mind the 'large-eyed innocence' is not fake, and in hindsight Light is probably also thinking 'Why are they accussing me? I'm innocent!' And like you said the added stress of no privacy (and you get the feeling Light was extremely private even before the whole Kira thing) is keeping Light more off balance than he already is. What is interesting when he has no memories of the DN, is that Light is still all about Justice, but abiding by the law. I'm curious about just how much of it is natural and how much of it is because he wants to be presumed innocent. But I like your POV.

I'm definitely agreeing wih you on the DN being a device that allows killing to be easier rather than it being a corruptive device. I do think a lots of it is to due with human nature. That is, the corruption starts on a human iniative rather than 'DN is changing you. You have no control. Then End.' It is easy, why not continue. The "Hey, I could kill the bad guys," is perfectly apt. I mean I know that if something like the DN ever falls into my lap it'd be too tempting not to use, and if I have used it once there's no reason for me not to use it again. And everything afterwards... I'd not know. I do not kid myself thinking that I'm not corrupatble.

And Misa does indeed see everything on a more personal level than either L or Light. That makes interesting, she has no interest in making the world a 'better' place or killing in the name of Justice, but that makes her hard to keep track of, and I -really- want her to do somethign cool. I like her a lots! ^_^