003 - Tinkering - Action at 729 Anderson Lane

[worstvikingever]

[It's a nice day, and Hiccup's in the garage with the door open. He's working on a pretty strange looking device, which turns out to be the tail replacement harness for Toothless. It's got two fins instead of just the one he had to make back home, so it's turning out to be a mite trickier than he's used to.

But he's doing pretty well. He might actually be finished with the thing soon. Or, you know. Finished enough for preliminary testing.

Any and all walk-ups are welcome. Hiccup will be so excited to tell everyone what he's doing.]

Comments

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

[ suddenly appearing behind him with a tilted head ]

That looks fascinating.

[worstvikingever]

[JFKLDS he jumps.]

AAaaugggh hi Luna! Didn't... didn't see you there!

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sorry. I was too distracted by all the fastens to say hello.

[she stares for a long time]

Are you flying sometime? Or perhaps finding a larger pony?

[worstvikingever]

[He kind of. Awkwardly watches her stare, as if he's really concerned with what she thinks.

Because, well. He kind of is. Very little self-confidence and all that.]

Yeah! It's for Toothless.

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

[ Luna will just keep...serenely staring.

and then it clicks ]

I was wondering why that particular dragon kept showing me his gums...

Are you two friends?

[worstvikingever]

Yeah! He's... actually my best friend.

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

[ a big smile to break up the slightly unnerving stare] That's wonderful that he's here with you then!

Are they anything like flying thestrals?

[worstvikingever]

[Oops you confused him again.]

Thes-what?

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

They are rather like dragons, really.

And horses.

And bats.

And perhaps a little on the skeletal side...

[worstvikingever]

Oh. That sounds pretty creepy.

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

Not at all. They're shy creatures, but after getting to know them you discover they're very misunderstood.

[worstvikingever]

Pretty much like dragons, then. Except dragons aren't shy.

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

Yes, though you can't see them until you've seen death.

...Although I suppose seeing a foul tempered dragon is follows similar rules.

[worstvikingever]

Uh... not really? Pretty sure you can see them no matter what.

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

Oh, I meant death. Dragons are very easy to spot.

[worstvikingever]

Oh. Okay. [He's not really sure what she means, actually, but he'll go along with it.]

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

[she'll just smile and point at the harness]

Have you built one of these before or is this a new invention?

[worstvikingever]

[THANK YOU some familiar territory.]

Oh! Well no, actually, I built one back home, but I only had to replace one of Toothless' tail fins. This time he's missing both, so it's kind of trickier.

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

[ she hums thoughtfully and bends over the table to take a closer look at the mechanics ]

That must make turning somewhat difficult...

[worstvikingever]

Yeah, exactly. Actually even just flying straight is a problem.

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

So you act as a guide?

[worstvikingever]

Sort of, yeah. We work together.

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

It sounds lovely. Are you excited to fly here? I've noticed a rather sorry lack of dragons in this town, so odds are there won't be too much congestion.

[worstvikingever]

Yeah, I'm really excited. Flying anywhere is really amazing, but flying here will be... it'll be a nice reminder of home.

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

Those are the important reminders to keep, I believe.