[ While he does catch Bruno's eye, and averts his own, when Bruno silently scolds him about disappearing, Alberto still can't wipe the grin off his face; and as soon as Bruno says his own name, his eyes shoots to Luca. His amusement over all this is barely concealed at all — in fact, he's not even trying to hide it. He can't keep it together when Bruno introduces the rats, smiling ear-to-ear with mischief in his eyes, waving a hand both dismissively yet demonstratively at Bruno and his rats, his gaze still fixed on Luca expectantly. ]

I swear I had nothing to do with it, hah... Those're all their real names. No kidding.

[ But even despite the way Alberto's voice is dripping in humor, it's clear to see he's so amused because he's telling the truth. Just... y'know, casually, his new friend Bruno, walking on up in here with Daniela and Lorenzo... And it's evidently purely coincidence? No wonder Alberto's acting weird. ]

And Signor Bruno's writing a story where the rats are in love — but Lorenzo's too shy to tell Daniela how he feels. Again: all him, I swear.

[ Meantime, Alberto never mentioned to Bruno why he found it amusing that his rat was named Lorenzo, nor why he guessed that it might have a wife named Daniela, and after their initial sweet bonding moment over it, also never brought it up ever again. So Bruno's in the loop about as much as Luca is – which is to say, neither of them are... Alberto's just having a big laugh by himself, here, really... ]