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[prontissimo]

i hate this

the sky has been leaking for DAYs... WEEKS??

it's so cold my eyes are frozen!

i hate this weird white water

i want to go outside...



[ A photo of a colored pencil drawing is attached... depicting Alberto "(in a blanket)" beside his familiar Carlo and his pet compsognathus Sofia, trapped inside his home "(forever?)," labeled "cold, alone... and fed up!" beneath falling snow — AKA "weird white water??? (every day...!!!)" — outside the window... All of them clearly "very unhappy" — the sheer image of misery itself. ]

SO!
let's trade!!!
anyone who can help me find or make something like this, i'll cook you food or something, whatever, we'll talk......
but as soon as possible,
i need one of THESE:



[ Another image is attached of Alberto wearing what... seems to be a diver's suit? Or something??? Holding a "giant umbrella" in one hand and Sofia on a leash in a harness in the other, Carlo floating above, all "dry, safe, warm, and NOT at home..." There's still plenty of snow white water around them, "but not on Alberto!" Most importantly, though, in this drawing, they're all happy! — as... baffling as it is to anyone else, surely... No thanks, no niceties, just complaints and demands, urgent, desperate, and maybe a little, um, bizarre? Un po. The kid's gone mad with cabin fever, possibly? This is... well... th-this is something. Definitely something. Ahem. ]

Comments

[prontissimo]

that's a game changer if there is
i HATE being trapped inside
i'm so bored im gonna die

[theskyaccepts]

The Internet says there's a few.
Why can't you go outside?
I mean, aside from the fact that it's gross out.

[prontissimo]

is that not reason enough?

i dont have warm enough clothes
i'll catch my death of cold!

[ Dramatic. ]

[theskyaccepts]

Alberto, it's winter
why don't you have warm clothes?

I mean, I don't like going outside right now either but sometimes you have to.
Do we need to get you warm clothes?

[prontissimo]

yes

[ grhuisfjdnk alberto, you brat, not even "please?" Or "thank you?" Just yes...?! ]

[theskyaccepts]

[On the other end, Tsuna sighs. It's not quite as bad as dealing with Lambo, but there's a similar energy.]

I will meet you after school and we'll go get some, okay?

[prontissimo]

wait
i have to come too....??

[theskyaccepts]

Well....yeah????
I mean, we have to make sure that they fit
And that you like them

[prontissimo]

what if we
video

[ Okay, this is getting weird... Tsuna first met Alberto as a sea monster, though, so while he never admitted back then that he was a sea monster and not a human under a curse just like Tsuna had been, Tsuna is probably the only one who has any possibility of connecting dots here... ]

[theskyaccepts]

I guess....but it just makes things harder if things don't fit or something like that.
But maybe if we start with the coat...

[Granted, making things complicated is a staple of Tsuna's life.]

[prontissimo]

yeah yeah lets start with a coat
andthose big shoes?
the tall kind that keep your feet dry
after ive got THOSE two things i can probably go outside
so then if theyre the wrong size we can just go take them back

[ He's talking about boots... Boots.

What is wrong with Alberto, why doesn't he know so many simple things, yet at the same time doesn't seem bothered by these gaps in his knowledge, either. A strange person from the moment they met. ]

[theskyaccepts]

Rainboots?
Alright, I can get some after school and we'll go from there?
You're not just going to need those though, especially since it's going to be like this for a while.
It's winter.

[A Good boss looks after his people. It's almost as bad as Lambo.]

[prontissimo]

ok so get me what i need? i dont know anything about this weird white water, ok?/
it doesnt do this where im from
the sky just leaks NORMAL water
and thats bad enough, ha

[theskyaccepts]

So you've never seen snow before?
I mean, I guess there's places where that doesn't happen.
I'll be over after school

[prontissimo]

nope never
and i have to say, so far?
Not a Fan.

anyway thanks for helping. this is my room number. [ He drops it. ]

if youre hungry after school let me know and i can start cooking something before you get here ok? as a thank you
(don't worry, I'm a GREAT cook!)

a presto, Tsuna! ☆

[theskyaccepts]

Huh.
And sure. I'll be there as soon as I can.

Do you have any colours you like?

[What has he gotten himself into?]

[prontissimo]

no need to rush... i'm not going anywhere, LOL

and i like all colors! 💛🧡🤎❤️💚💙💜💝

[ What has he gotten himself into...? Even that string of colorful emoji is somehow foreboding when it comes from Alberto... ]

[theskyaccepts]

[Tsuna just kind of huffs when he gets the list. That does not help him very much at all. Too many decisions.

But eventually, after a few hours, Alberto gets a few pictures of coats.]

Which one?