[Light peered his eyes away from the windshield to notice the grievance shown overtly in Mikami's mannerisms. The response wasn't unanticipated, but Mikami's predisposition to automatically identify any sort of opposition against his own stance deplorable had more than often complicated Light's otherwise esteemed perception of him. Had his emotions solely entailed the chagrin that expectedly follows defeat, Light would understand if not sympathize, but the level of indignation Mikami exhibited stepped beyond his ability to relate.]

You understand that I was merely pinpointing your partialities to the case and offering you an unabridged perspective. There was no malice in my intentions.

[The possibility that he had spoken out of bounds with unpremeditated condescension crossed him, but he rationalized that it wasn't enough of a sustainable reason for Mikami to have remained in unwavering silence. His eyes darted back towards the windshield before he could allow his unease to manifest, watching instead the snowfall thicken over the gradually disappearing cement.]

We shouldn't have a reason to allow for this to linger for the remainder of the day.