[ “Always wanted to meet someone like them,” something about this phrasing pulls a heartstring and he doesn’t know why. That forced energy he put on suddenly, genuine though it was, is a little softer for the thought. “I know I shouldn’t want them to be away from home” gives a twinge of guilt, while meantime Alberto has been writing letters and collecting photographs all addressed to Luca in the hopes he can either a) send them in the interdimensional mail or b) save them until Luca shows up too. But… should he not be hoping that? …it’s fine, it’s fine, there’s a school here. It all comes back to wishing Luca was here. Because if Alberto goes home… Luca still won’t be there. Even a letter is better than nothing, though.
All these are thoughts hidden behind a smile that only barely falters. These are happy thoughts about their best friends. Bruno’s trying to change the topic. Alberto renews his vigor, not that the lapse in it was all too obvious. Just softer. ]
Well, if you don’t wanna wish that Frisk shows up here cuz it makes you feel guilty they’ll be away from home, then I’ll wish it for you so I can meet them! If Frisk is so kind and brave and helpful, maybe they’d be friends with Luca, too! If Luca shows up here! I hope Luca shows up! All we ever wanted back home was to see the world together. We built our own Vespas together, we ran away together, we went to the human town together, we even won ourselves a real Vespa—!
[ an oversimplification of a contest Alberto ultimately never even participated in himself but no matter! ]
I mean— I sold it… Cuz Luca wanted to go to school… [ Disguising that bittersweet twinge in his tone again, tyvm. ]
But, uh, there’s a school here, so he can just go to school here with me instead! Besides, this school is probably even better than Giulia’s school cuz it’s a magic school, anyway! And I wanna figure out how to build a Magic Vespa now — so basically everything will be better here if Luca shows up!
[ Not the same point, Alberto, and Luca’s probably not of the same mind, but go off. ]
Sooo— I don’t feel bad wishing Luca was here. All we ever wanted was to see the world together— now we could see a whole other world together!
[ Not that Alberto had any trouble talking before, seemingly, but talking about Luca? Obviously the ticket to get him to open up in a whole other way. ]
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All these are thoughts hidden behind a smile that only barely falters. These are happy thoughts about their best friends. Bruno’s trying to change the topic. Alberto renews his vigor, not that the lapse in it was all too obvious. Just softer. ]
Well, if you don’t wanna wish that Frisk shows up here cuz it makes you feel guilty they’ll be away from home, then I’ll wish it for you so I can meet them! If Frisk is so kind and brave and helpful, maybe they’d be friends with Luca, too! If Luca shows up here! I hope Luca shows up! All we ever wanted back home was to see the world together. We built our own Vespas together, we ran away together, we went to the human town together, we even won ourselves a real Vespa—!
[ an oversimplification of a contest Alberto ultimately never even participated in himself but no matter! ]
I mean— I sold it… Cuz Luca wanted to go to school… [ Disguising that bittersweet twinge in his tone again, tyvm. ]
But, uh, there’s a school here, so he can just go to school here with me instead! Besides, this school is probably even better than Giulia’s school cuz it’s a magic school, anyway! And I wanna figure out how to build a Magic Vespa now — so basically everything will be better here if Luca shows up!
[ Not the same point, Alberto, and Luca’s probably not of the same mind, but go off. ]
Sooo— I don’t feel bad wishing Luca was here. All we ever wanted was to see the world together— now we could see a whole other world together!
[ Not that Alberto had any trouble talking before, seemingly, but talking about Luca? Obviously the ticket to get him to open up in a whole other way. ]