[ Alberto gives a nervous smile and a quick nod; they do know their fish stuff... But Bruno doesn't seem suspicious, so Alberto's actually interpreting this as a total success, proof of progress in their humaning skills. They're able to tiptoe around fish stuff without seeming suspicious now, seemingly; that's his takeaway. Bad takeaway.
He likes Bruno's take on individual luck, though. He turns to Luca with a much more genuine smile, nudging him a little with his elbow playfully. ]
Yeah. So if two really lucky people are together, that just doubles the good luck, right?
[ He glances to Bruno for confirmation on this, but he feels pretty certain about this takeaway. Funny as it may be that the boys are drilling Bruno to quantify "luck" and dissect his superstitions, Alberto's conclusion is at least a sweet, encouraging way to look at it — they may not share their luck overall, but they'll still share in each other's good luck. Good takeaway. ]
[Luca's nervous for a moment when Bruno repeats the 'fish have superstitions' thing, worried that it sounds too suspicious, but then he follows it up with a statement that clearly doesn't sound the least bit suspicious, so Luca realizes they're in the clear. That's a relief. Maybe better to just stop bringing up fish, though.]
Right. So if we did do something that brings good luck, it's fine because no one else is losing luck just because we got even more.
[Good to know. That way they don't have to feel guilty if they happen to do something that brings more good luck even though they already have a lot. He smiles back at Alberto when his friend nudges.]
It probably does, because our luck's been amazing.
[He realises this is not going to work. He's already trying to apply logic to the illogical, and now these kids are adding EXTRA non-logic to the mess. He knows when to give up and let them win. ]
...You know what? Sure. That works, Kids. Go for it.
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He likes Bruno's take on individual luck, though. He turns to Luca with a much more genuine smile, nudging him a little with his elbow playfully. ]
Yeah. So if two really lucky people are together, that just doubles the good luck, right?
[ He glances to Bruno for confirmation on this, but he feels pretty certain about this takeaway. Funny as it may be that the boys are drilling Bruno to quantify "luck" and dissect his superstitions, Alberto's conclusion is at least a sweet, encouraging way to look at it — they may not share their luck overall, but they'll still share in each other's good luck. Good takeaway. ]
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Right. So if we did do something that brings good luck, it's fine because no one else is losing luck just because we got even more.
[Good to know. That way they don't have to feel guilty if they happen to do something that brings more good luck even though they already have a lot. He smiles back at Alberto when his friend nudges.]
It probably does, because our luck's been amazing.
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[He realises this is not going to work. He's already trying to apply logic to the illogical, and now these kids are adding EXTRA non-logic to the mess. He knows when to give up and let them win. ]
...You know what? Sure. That works, Kids. Go for it.