[ He waves them along at that, prompting him to come along. But as they walk along and Antonio explains a bit, what the boy has to say takes Alberto by surprise. ]
"Pull a prank?" Like what? Are they bullies?
[ He turns to Antonio with a cocked brow, frowning slightly. He's being very earnest and sincere in the way he's talking to Antonio, not condescending or patronizing as many do when talking to children, even with eight or nine years between them. He's taking everything he's saying about animals as if he were talking about people, almost. And clearly has interest only in land animals, but despite that, is trusting Antonio's expertise. Somehow, anyway, there's less pride to lose with a young child, rather than another preteen or teenager... He can admit to not knowing some things.
...and then when he does meet some teens he wants to impress, will brag about this knowledge gained from Antonio, without at all mentioning he learned it from a five-year-old. That's inevitably how this will pan out. But he's ready to lap up any bit of information the kid can offer about these weird land animals he's never seen. ]
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[ He waves them along at that, prompting him to come along. But as they walk along and Antonio explains a bit, what the boy has to say takes Alberto by surprise. ]
"Pull a prank?" Like what? Are they bullies?
[ He turns to Antonio with a cocked brow, frowning slightly. He's being very earnest and sincere in the way he's talking to Antonio, not condescending or patronizing as many do when talking to children, even with eight or nine years between them. He's taking everything he's saying about animals as if he were talking about people, almost. And clearly has interest only in land animals, but despite that, is trusting Antonio's expertise. Somehow, anyway, there's less pride to lose with a young child, rather than another preteen or teenager... He can admit to not knowing some things.
...and then when he does meet some teens he wants to impress, will brag about this knowledge gained from Antonio, without at all mentioning he learned it from a five-year-old. That's inevitably how this will pan out. But he's ready to lap up any bit of information the kid can offer about these weird land animals he's never seen. ]