[ Alberto is still a bit out of the loop on romance, in general, but he's slowly starting to get the idea lately (with the help of a few patient friends...) and he's more and more intrigued by trying to find words for his own feelings. The way Luz described pride parades to him and Luca sounded, first of all, just like a ton of fun, but also like maybe... educational...? He's going in with extra enthusiasm.
And a special enthusiasm for the whole rainbow theme — he loves colors! Luz had mentioned people dress up, so he's pulled out the most rainbow-y outfit he has (plus he just likes those pants; he feels somehow drawn to that mouse...) and accessorized accordingly, drawing rainbow band "tattoos" on himself with Sharpie marker in a few different places, plus even Sharpie tattooed his nail beds rainbow while he was at it... Alberto commits. That's for sure. He's wearing the necklace Luca gave him as usual, like he has been all year, but any friends who haven't seen him in a couple weeks may notice that now his right ear is pierced, sporting a little golden stud earring in the shape of a star. That's... new... But he's clearly having fun experimenting with human fashion more and more, and finding his groove — which he gets to show off today! Of course, he's just gonna accumulate stuffthroughout the parade, perusing all the little booths that pop up selling Pride gear. After a while, he can be found wearing a large MLM flag as a cape. Didn't know what it was when he bought it, just liked the colors cuz it reminded him of himself and Luca in their sea monster forms... but y'know, it was a perfect coincidence.
At some point in the festivities, he hears "Vogue" playing and absolutely loses his shit at whoever's next to him. ]
Wha— L-Listen, listen! Ahah, it's Madonna! I love this song! They're playing "Vogue" by Madonna!
[ Alberto has next to zero cultural context for so much in his life on land, but apparently, his inner compass has been pointing him in the right directions... ]
b. oz
[ Unsurprisingly, Alberto's never seen the Wizard of Oz. Never even heard of it. All of this is lost on him, just another crazy pocket of the Spirit Realm. But he likes it! ...Minus the tornadoes! That was horrible?! But kinda fun!? He can't say a tornado was fun, can he...? He is eager to help with all the rebuilding efforts. He's learned some hand-to-hand combat over the past several months, but without any magic powers, there's not really much he can do to help with the Kalidahs... He's getting increasingly frustrated about being the only "normal," magic-less person he knows, but hides his private insecurities about not feeling useful, and just keeps his energy up, trying to help the Munchkins as best he can. Maybe a little too much...
He's quick to throw himself into the manual labor of laying bricks to repair the Yellow Brick Road. He carries an exorbitant — even dangerous — amount of bricks at once, though, trying to overcompensate. He teeters and totters with as many bricks as he can manage, but he's definitely bitten off more than he can chew. Help him out before he spills this giant stack all over the place?
He puts his skills to better use later, fancying himself a naturally talented artist and home designer. Except he's. not skilled. at all. Enthusiasm can only go so far when physics and feasibility are involved... He has no clue how houses are actually built. And it shows more and more as he offers suggestions to whoever else is helping with these Munchkins' home. The Munchkin couple are, uh... dubious... of this kid's ideas... but they're polite and thankful and who knows, maybe he, uh, really knows more than he lets on. ]
Oooh, another idea: What if you put a swimming poolinside your house? Oh! Oh! Wait— Or! You could put the swimming pool on the roof!
[ ...They're trying so hard to give him the benefit of the doubt... This group needs help. Someone intervene. Someone sensible. It takes a village... Teamwork makes the dream work... ...Cuz if not, Alberto's 'swimming pool on the roof' idea probably isn't gonna hold water — maybe literally. ]
c. wildcard!
[ always down to plot, tryna get back in the swing of things! hmu to chat @ summerdive anytime! ]
Alberto Scorfano | Luca | ota
[ Alberto is still a bit out of the loop on romance, in general, but he's slowly starting to get the idea lately (with the help of a few patient friends...) and he's more and more intrigued by trying to find words for his own feelings. The way Luz described pride parades to him and Luca sounded, first of all, just like a ton of fun, but also like maybe... educational...? He's going in with extra enthusiasm.
And a special enthusiasm for the whole rainbow theme — he loves colors! Luz had mentioned people dress up, so he's pulled out the most rainbow-y outfit he has (plus he just likes those pants; he feels somehow drawn to that mouse...) and accessorized accordingly, drawing rainbow band "tattoos" on himself with Sharpie marker in a few different places, plus even Sharpie tattooed his nail beds rainbow while he was at it... Alberto commits. That's for sure. He's wearing the necklace Luca gave him as usual, like he has been all year, but any friends who haven't seen him in a couple weeks may notice that now his right ear is pierced, sporting a little golden stud earring in the shape of a star. That's... new... But he's clearly having fun experimenting with human fashion more and more, and finding his groove — which he gets to show off today! Of course, he's just gonna accumulate stuff throughout the parade, perusing all the little booths that pop up selling Pride gear. After a while, he can be found wearing a large MLM flag as a cape. Didn't know what it was when he bought it, just liked the colors cuz it reminded him of himself and Luca in their sea monster forms... but y'know, it was a perfect coincidence.
At some point in the festivities, he hears "Vogue" playing and absolutely loses his shit at whoever's next to him. ]
Wha— L-Listen, listen! Ahah, it's Madonna! I love this song! They're playing "Vogue" by Madonna!
[ Alberto has next to zero cultural context for so much in his life on land, but apparently, his inner compass has been pointing him in the right directions... ]
b. oz
[ Unsurprisingly, Alberto's never seen the Wizard of Oz. Never even heard of it. All of this is lost on him, just another crazy pocket of the Spirit Realm. But he likes it! ...Minus the tornadoes! That was horrible?!
But kinda fun!? He can't say a tornado was fun, can he...?He is eager to help with all the rebuilding efforts. He's learned some hand-to-hand combat over the past several months, but without any magic powers, there's not really much he can do to help with the Kalidahs... He's getting increasingly frustrated about being the only "normal," magic-less person he knows, but hides his private insecurities about not feeling useful, and just keeps his energy up, trying to help the Munchkins as best he can. Maybe a little too much...He's quick to throw himself into the manual labor of laying bricks to repair the Yellow Brick Road. He carries an exorbitant — even dangerous — amount of bricks at once, though, trying to overcompensate. He teeters and totters with as many bricks as he can manage, but he's definitely bitten off more than he can chew. Help him out before he spills this giant stack all over the place?
He puts his skills to better use later, fancying himself a naturally talented artist and home designer. Except he's. not skilled. at all. Enthusiasm can only go so far when physics and feasibility are involved... He has no clue how houses are actually built. And it shows more and more as he offers suggestions to whoever else is helping with these Munchkins' home. The Munchkin couple are, uh... dubious... of this kid's ideas... but they're polite and thankful and who knows, maybe he, uh, really knows more than he lets on. ]
Oooh, another idea: What if you put a swimming pool inside your house? Oh! Oh! Wait— Or! You could put the swimming pool on the roof!
[ ...They're trying so hard to give him the benefit of the doubt... This group needs help. Someone intervene. Someone sensible. It takes a village... Teamwork makes the dream work... ...Cuz if not, Alberto's 'swimming pool on the roof' idea probably isn't gonna hold water — maybe literally. ]
c. wildcard!
[ always down to plot, tryna get back in the swing of things! hmu to chat @