[ It's Alberto's own first day in Kaisou, and as infuriated and terrified as he has been all morning... by the time he's wandered into the park, much of the initial rough edges have been smoothed. Aaand seeing a bunch of crazy land animals he's never heard of in the zoo definitely doesn't hurt in lifting his spirits. He's been gawking from one exhibit to the next, but when he sees the tiger from afar, his eyes go wide. He doesn't even notice Antonio there talking to it at first, as he runs full speed up to the pair of them, his Polaroid camera from home folded up in its hardcover case hanging from around his neck, jostled this way and that as he darts over.
It's... a pretty grand entrance, a little alarming, frankly — especially considering the tall, gangly child isn't even wearing shoes in this weather... No, no, he's wearing, uh— a yellow something...? (is that a shirt?!) wrapped around one bare foot, and a teal scarf wrapped around the other — which... are not shoes. He's at least wearing a purple coat, fully buttoned up, that's technically his size but doesn't seem to fit quite right, short in the arms, and most ostensibly designed for a girl, plus brown shorts barely seen beneath. He is not dressed for this weather — what he's dressed for, exactly, is anyone's guess. But he doesn't seem at all deterred by any of his own weirdness, as he thrusts himself excitedly forward, paying no mind to Antonio beside him at first. Alberto presses his hands and face against the enclosing to get a better look at the tiger within, wearing an awestruck, dazed grin as his breath fogs up the glass, rhythmic in his excitement as he catches his breath from running.
Why does the fourteen-year-old seem more childish in this moment than the five-year-old...? ]
Holy carp, what even are you, ahah! Wow~! Che gatto, ahaaa~!
[ The tiger gives a slight start when Alberto sticks his face against the glass with a soft thud, staring back at the child with wide, amber eyes, before turning to shoot Antonio a look that, even for someone who can't understand animals, pretty obviously says: "This fuckin' guy..." There's no mistaking the kid's dazzlement, though. This is clearly his first time seeing a tiger. And no, "holy carp" was not a typeo. Finally he peels himself off the glass, rounding on Antonio at last, smile still stuck in place. ]
Ehi, ragazzo, you know this cat? What is this cat?!
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It's... a pretty grand entrance, a little alarming, frankly — especially considering the tall, gangly child isn't even wearing shoes in this weather... No, no, he's wearing, uh— a yellow something...? (is that a shirt?!) wrapped around one bare foot, and a teal scarf wrapped around the other — which... are not shoes. He's at least wearing a purple coat, fully buttoned up, that's technically his size but doesn't seem to fit quite right, short in the arms, and most ostensibly designed for a girl, plus brown shorts barely seen beneath. He is not dressed for this weather — what he's dressed for, exactly, is anyone's guess. But he doesn't seem at all deterred by any of his own weirdness, as he thrusts himself excitedly forward, paying no mind to Antonio beside him at first. Alberto presses his hands and face against the enclosing to get a better look at the tiger within, wearing an awestruck, dazed grin as his breath fogs up the glass, rhythmic in his excitement as he catches his breath from running.
Why does the fourteen-year-old seem more childish in this moment than the five-year-old...? ]
Holy carp, what even are you, ahah! Wow~! Che gatto, ahaaa~!
[ The tiger gives a slight start when Alberto sticks his face against the glass with a soft thud, staring back at the child with wide, amber eyes, before turning to shoot Antonio a look that, even for someone who can't understand animals, pretty obviously says: "This fuckin' guy..." There's no mistaking the kid's dazzlement, though. This is clearly his first time seeing a tiger.
And no, "holy carp" was not a typeo.Finally he peels himself off the glass, rounding on Antonio at last, smile still stuck in place. ]Ehi, ragazzo, you know this cat? What is this cat?!