[ To be fair, Italian nicknames do not always sound like the names they should be nicknames for... but this is not one of those instances. Nor is it "sea monster stuff." Alberto is just a weirdo. Della will come to learn this.
And even as well as she tries to hide it, Alberto picks up on that confusion, and it does not settle well. Weirdness intensifies. He draws back, gesturing emphatically, pinching his fingers and waving his hands. ]
No, no, no, no— I said Forza, Signora! Like you mean it! "Silenzio, Bruno~!"
[ He repeats with more gusto, raising his volume, egging her on to repeat after him. ]
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And even as well as she tries to hide it, Alberto picks up on that confusion, and it does not settle well. Weirdness intensifies. He draws back, gesturing emphatically, pinching his fingers and waving his hands. ]
No, no, no, no— I said Forza, Signora! Like you mean it! "Silenzio, Bruno~!"
[ He repeats with more gusto, raising his volume, egging her on to repeat after him. ]