L had given up hope on getting an answer from her when she finally provided one. Hearing that though, just made L feel sad for her. He wanted to say something, but what could he say to that? Should he try comforting her by saying ‘I’m sorry you got shot’ or ‘That must have been painful’? He held Rachel tightly for a long moment before he decided on something he thought was suitable.
“I’m dead in my world as well.” If L didn’t say it now, he was sure one of these days they had here was going to drag it out of him. He didn’t think he would have to tell Rachel much more than that. And there didn’t seem to be much harm in releasing such information. Sure he was dead in his own world, but he was very much alive here. There wasn’t much anyone could say or do about it that which would have any affect him.
Besides, Rachel had imparted a lot of information about herself to him already and had not asked him for anything about him in return. He might as well share something with her, especially if it was something that they had in common.