To all Cottage Nine residents:

Regarding the Flooding event (courtesy of our own beloved B), I suggest a meeting on the dorm building rooftop. If everyone agrees, Near would start it off by trying to pin down the one responsible (shouldn't take too long) and try to figure out what to do about it before they all drown or die of hypothermia, or drown and then wake up with hypothermia. 

I wanted to run this by everyone before I made a post in the main community, since it would be a fairly long discussion/debate. Thread-hopping would be encouraged and, also, should B be able to burst in and see what they are all up to (if B-mun wants him to, of course)? 

Personally, I think LSG needs some good old-fashioned detective work. And who better to do it than Pheonix and Whammy's House? If everyone agrees, I'd like it if there would be no lackluster "It shall pass" replies in the thread, either. I'm sick of it. The whole point of the thread would be to put their brains to work. 

Name: Near
Age: 18 in canon and since his arrival at Last Stop.
Hair: White
Eyes: Dark green
Height: 155 cm
Weight: 40 kg
Bloodtype:  B

Medical info: Frail-looking, sure. Is he? He could be; it wouldn't be that much of a stretch. Near never went outside to play while at Wammy's. And you don't ever see Near standing up and running away from Light, now do you? However, without any explicit medical information given, Near seems reasonably healthy.  

Physical Traits: With his height and face, Near has boyish appearance and looks much younger than his age especially with Johnny insisting he's fourteen HE'S NOT adfgljhufdg. Near looks more like a child than a man, and his tendencies for wearing white, loose pajamas 24/7 doesn't exactly convince people otherwise.  With white hair, white pajamas, and the skin tone of one that has never felt the sun, Near is incredibly pale and knows it; though any jokes at alibnism will be met with a colder shoulder than usual. Near is rather unhappy with his hands, which strike him to be feminine, but he won't exactly say this. They are rather agile with puzzles and handling toys. Near does not have good posture; a result of sitting on the floor, curled up among his toys most times.

What's Okay to Mention: Mello, L, his appearance, the Wammy House, sex, death. Death is a natural occurance. Near has no opinions other than acceptance when the time comes. 
Near isn't a prude. By no means. However, that doesn't mean he'll jump at the chance to display his knowledge of the subject HAHAHA NO WAY. By the way, he's a virgin. Of course. 
Near...doesn't really care about his childhood at Wammy's. At all. All he did was stay inside all day locked up in his own head. 
If people want to point out Near's rather colorless hair and skin, they're welcome to.  Doesn't matter. And even though they're practically the same, I'm separating the two because Near has two differing opinons on them: Bringing up his age is a different story. Near is eighteen, despite his looks. He does not want to be underestimated because of it. Don't call him a kid. Especially not a brat. 
L. L is Near's mentor. Near doesn't look up to him, he isn't Near's idol, but Near respects him (he also 'adores him', to quote the manga) in a sense that what L does is not justice. He is doing it as a hobby, and still he puts his all into it. 
Mello. Near actually is grateful to Mello in some sense, as Mello represents the line he will not cross. Mello is not afraid to get nasty and dirty, getting to Kira through all the methods that Near stands against. Near will not kill others to save others. The day Near ever joins the mafia is the day L gets willingly screwed by Kira oh wait--.

What's Not Okay to Mention: His real name, his age, and the family he does not remember.

Notes For the Psychics: The Kira Case, his family, succeeding L, Mello. 

Hugging/Kissing/Nicknaming: *snerk* Try it. I dare you. He'll dodge you quicker than L in a girl's dorm. *physical contact = BAD* His mun's all for it, though.

Maiming/Killing/Death: As said before, Near does not believe in killing as a form of justice, unless the court has ruled the criminal worthy of such. BUT THERE'S NO COURT HERE. So yes. Yes. Yes. Feel free to try and murder/torture/maim Near, he'll have his own tricks up his sleeve.

Other facts: NEAR IS NOT AN ABLINO VERSION OF HUNNY. HE IS NOT A BUNDLE OF LOVE JUST WAITING TO BE DISCOVERED.  Kudos to anyone who thinks he is and tries to prove it. The mun'll love you forever.

Name/Nickname: Melissa
Age: 16
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Character: Near (real name Nate River)
Age: 18
Canon: Death Note

Personality/Canon facts: Near is the brightest student of the Wammy House orphanage, and has highest chance of succeeding L. He always was number one without trying, much to Mello's anger. He does not rise to Mello's baiting and when he recieved news of L's death, he said, "If you cannot win the game-if you cannot solve the puzzle-you are nothing more than a loser." Like L, Near almost always has something in his hands-in his case blocks and toys. He also sits in a position akin to the way L did.
He has a pretty robotic personality, though he does smile (in context, it is a amused/cocky smile at Light's expense)and occasionally looks shocked.
Near is a placid young adult that is completely focused on his role as L, N, and catching Kira.

Sample post:

Application form for Last Stop Gakuen transfer students:

What’s your problem? I have to catch Kira.

Your mom. She is dead. I have lived most of my life in the Wammy House orphanage.

You’re not so special, you know. The Wammy House begs to differ.

Oh yeah? See if I care. ...

You're accepted! Please ask the parrot for further information! Parrots only mimic human speech; there is little chance I could hold an actual conversation with it.

I am supposed to meet Yagami Light at the warehouse...this is not the right place. There should be an exit under normal circumstances, but for whatever reason I have been transported here. An unnatural arrival will not yield an obvious escape; most likely the mistake of taking a train instead of driving to the warehouse.