So, immortality is something you want beyond anything else, is it? Beyond people, beyond society, beyond friends and family. A person detached from everything. You do seem like a good candidate for a power like that...most people would react with extreme emotion after a while.

[He tilts his head slightly at the faded smile, eyes narrowed in curiosity.]

But there's something else, isn't there? There always is. Are you absolutely sure, Izaya, that you would throw away everything for a chance to live forever?