"I'm sorry, but Mr. dell Venti isn't here. I believe he is out of the country due to business matters" the waitress said as we asked where her boss was.
"To Switzerland, I suppose " Mr. Hearthstone said smiling. If Mr. Hearthstone knew Geno was in Switzerland, what were we doing at his pizzeria ? How would we get to Moryx then?
Lisa looked like she was seeing the same flaws in Mr. Hearthstone's plan as I was. I was about to say something when they waitress asked
"Zio Fenrir?" She was still staring at Mr. Hearthstone and she looked like she was about to start crying. Mr.Hearthstone's smile became even wider.
"Dear Gioconda, I know there's been a few years, but still, how couldn't you recognize me?"
Gioconda, hugged him and then said "You said you'd never, ever, call me Gioconda again"
Mr. Hearthstone was beyond happy "Sorry, Gioconda, but I didn't mean it"
Lisa and I were beyond confused. Lisa got tired of it and started doing that fake cough so Uncle Fenrir introduced to his niece. He didn't listen, but apparently he was the only one. One old lady even stopped eating her carbonara to ask Lisa if she needed some of her home made cough syrup.
"Oh zio, I missed you so much! Come, I'll take you to Papà's office!" Gioconda was now dragging Mr. Hearthstone to the back of the restaurant.
"Excuse me, miss, is Geno del Venti your father?" I asked her, tired of the silence treatment
"Not officially" she looked at us (me and Lisa) as if she had never see us in her life. The she must've realized we were with Mr. Hearthstone " Zio, when were you going to introduce us?"
Mr. Hearthstone looked a bit shacked up him self "I'm sorry, girls. This is my niece Gioconda del Venti. Gia, these are Emma Collins and Lisa Solace. We and Gia aren't related, but I'm a great friend of her father's and I spent a lot of time with her in her childhood, so she calls me uncle."
"I still don't get it. Is Geno here or in Switzerland ?" Lisa asked
"Oh, papà is here. But he is doing some work on the Manhattan Project, and there are lots of people looking for him" Gia said quietly. For such a loud person, speaking that quiet made this Manhattan Project seem a big deal.
"Who is looking for him?" Asked Lisa, as curious as ever
"Nazis. They want to kill him."Mr. Hearthstone said
"Why's that? Is he a spy or something?"
Gia started laughing "No, but he'd love to hear that. First, he's a Jew. And then he's a scientist. Not a good combo, if you ask me. Nazis really don't like jewish scientists"
"So this is his safe-house?" I asked, looking around. It was a pretty good idea. At least, I wouldn't look for a scientist in a pizzeria
"Yes, while he can't go back to Moryx. Come on, I'll take you to his office!"
While we were walking, I was thinking about Gia's answer to my question : Not officially . How can someone be unofficially your father? That was driving me nuts.
"This is it" Gia said. We had reached the back of the restaurant, and in front of us was a huge framed map. It represented...
"... Switzerland ?" Said Lisa, quite amazed.
"I see you just figured out our code name for office. Never mind, we'll get another one" Gia was now looking for something in the back of the map. It was a lever. She pushed it down and the wall were the map was hanged started to turn around, until it was visible the secret passage. We were amazed. Mr. Hearthstone just said
"Your father didn't have the time to fix that ceiling, I suppose."
"You can't imagine how busy he is. Besides, we weren't expecting a visit from you" Gia said, smiling "Now, get in, I have to close this and make pizzas"
We got in and started walking forward while Gia closed the passage. There weren't any spiders or rats, so I could tell it was used often.
"Where does this end?"
"In Albert's office"
"Albert? Weren't we looking for Geno?"
Mr. Hearthstone didn't answer because we heard this beautiful violin playing Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. As we walked further, the music became louder and louder. At the end of the passage there was a wood door. After I saw the wall turning around and all that, a simple door looked a bit unimpressive. Mr. Hearthstone knocked and the music stopped.
"Ja?" A voice said. It was a deep, tired and warming. I was really looking forward to meet its owner.
"I thought you liked Concerto No. 3 better"
"Fenrrrirrr!" A man opened the door.
He was old. I'd say probably sixty and something. His little eyes looked tired but at the same time energetic, like the eyes of a child. He had a big mustache, it was like a brush under his nose. He was smoking a pipe and wore no socks. In on hand he had his violin while the other was resting in his pocket. His white hair remind me of Doc Brown from Back to the Future, long and really  messy, just like Albert Einstein's...
"NO WAY" I screamed

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Hey guys!
Thanks for reading it so far!
I really wanted to bring something real to the story, so here you go!
(The only thing made up this is Gia, although since he (Geno) was in Italy, he could've adopted her)
Please give some feedback !
This chapter is dedicated to all musicians! (About the video, how the hell can he play by heart when the camera is almost on him?! I'd forget even how to play!)
Stay awesome,
GeekyDreamer4Life