Fortunately for L, there was always the possibility of pinning it on Misa if it was in fact poisoned. If not, he was fine leaving it ambiguous, though if Light really wanted to push it L wasn't too against having the truth come to light. As interesting as it would be for L to in fact poison Light himself, he'd like to have a larger purpose in mind for doing so. It wouldn't be so much as "stooping to Kira's level" as L would find a simpler way of going about getting similar results to whatever larger purpose he had in mind. As it was, L was certain Misa hadn't put anything with the intent to seriously harm in the cake, and putting it to the test of who the label had said it was for... L was interested in seeing the results. Which was why L's usually wide eyes were even more focused on Light than how they normally were, especially as he ate.
'If you really wanted to seem sincere you could have just picked something else' illustrated precisely why it was so important for Light to eat this cake. Of course, L's eagerness to see the results of this could counter-productively set off red flags in Light's mind. L didn't think along such lines, however, and his focus remained intent on Light's eating. So much so, in fact, that it wouldn't be surprising if Light misinterpreted L's eagerness for awe.
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Date: 2011-01-09 04:50 am (UTC)'If you really wanted to seem sincere you could have just picked something else' illustrated precisely why it was so important for Light to eat this cake. Of course, L's eagerness to see the results of this could counter-productively set off red flags in Light's mind. L didn't think along such lines, however, and his focus remained intent on Light's eating. So much so, in fact, that it wouldn't be surprising if Light misinterpreted L's eagerness for awe.
"Do you like it? How does it taste?"