Light's date plans
ItemLight's date plans are a throwaway scrap of paper, torn from his death note, that he uses as a decoy during a bus hijacking. Bearing only a short itinerary and no names at all, the note plays a quiet part in his scheme to identify the FBI agent shadowing him.
Overview
The slip lists nothing more than a meeting spot, a bus stop, a time of half past eleven, and a destination, jotted on a blank fragment of Light Yagami's notebook with no name set down anywhere on it. Its value lies entirely in the trap it springs rather than in any words it carries.
Function
Aboard a bus seized by the Death Note-controlled criminal Kiichiro Osoreda, Light lets the paper fall to the floor, drawing the gunman's notice. Osoreda snatches it up and accuses Light of scheming, but finding only a harmless itinerary, he laughs and tosses it aside. Because the fragment came from the notebook, that mere contact lets Osoreda see Ryuk, the phantom the death note's instructions had warned of.
Notable Users
Panicked by the sight of the god of death, Osoreda empties his pistol at Ryuk to no effect, then bolts from the bus and is struck down by a passing car the instant he steps off. The scrap is handled only by Light Yagami, who plants it, and by Osoreda, who unwittingly seals his own fate by picking it up.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What was Light Yagami's plan with the date plans note?
Light's date plans are a throwaway scrap of paper, torn from his death note, that plays a quiet part in his scheme to identify the FBI agent shadowing him. Aboard a hijacked bus, he lets the paper fall to the floor so the gunman will pick it up.
What was written on Light's date plans?
The slip lists nothing more than a meeting spot, a bus stop, a time of half past eleven, and a destination, jotted on a blank fragment of Light Yagami's notebook. No name is set down anywhere on it.
How did Light use the date plans during the bus hijacking?
Aboard a bus seized by the Death Note-controlled criminal Kiichiro Osoreda, Light lets the paper fall to the floor, drawing the gunman's notice. Osoreda snatches it up and accuses Light of scheming, but finding only a harmless itinerary, he laughs and tosses it aside.
Why did Osoreda see Ryuk after picking up the scrap?
Because the date plans fragment came from the Death Note, that mere contact lets Kiichiro Osoreda see Ryuk, the phantom the death note's instructions had warned of. The discarded slip is the means by which a notebook page touches him.
What happened to Osoreda after he saw Ryuk?
Panicked by the sight of the god of death, Osoreda empties his pistol at Ryuk to no effect, then bolts from the bus and is struck down by a passing car the instant he steps off.
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