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

[worstvikingever]

Right. Magic. Does everyone do magic where you come from?

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

Not everyone. But they live in a separate world, so to speak. I find it quite interesting to think about what would happen if we were to coexist- rather like Mayfield aside from all of the droning.

[worstvikingever]

Why do you live separately?

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

I imagine it's to make things easier on both sides. There's much about magic that muggles aren't ready to understand, and there's quite a few things about them that would be strange and confusing.

Though I don't mind strange and confusing. There are so many delightful muggle things I've discovered during my stay here. Like microwaves.

[worstvikingever]

Microwaves! Oh man those are so crazy. Push a few buttons and the food inside heats up!

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

Yes! It's very similar to Transfiguration, though without any incantions!

[worstvikingever]

...you lost me again.

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sorry.

The buttons work like they're the incantations!

[worstvikingever]

Okay. I guess that makes sense.

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

Most of these muggle devices do. [/sage nod]

[worstvikingever]

Make sense or work like magic?

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

Make sense.

[ a dreamy sigh ]

Magic often doesn't.

[worstvikingever]

Oh, I gotcha.

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

Do you have wizards and witches where you come from as well?

[worstvikingever]

Uh... no. We don't.

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

It must be a fairly reasonable place then.

[worstvikingever]

Heh. Not really. I mean, we're vikings. Not a whole lot of reasonableness about us.

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

[ SUPER EXCITE !]

Oh, there hasn't been a viking sighting in quite a few years where I come from! It's wonderful to know that you are still around!

[worstvikingever]

Well from what I can tell I think I come from the past for most of you. So... I guess we technically aren't still around?

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

I believe you've managed to change that.

[worstvikingever]

I don't think sudden transportation to a town that... well... may or may not be real counts as "still around."

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

[ curiously ]

Are you certain that where I come from is real? Or even your home?

[worstvikingever]

[Oh.

Well.

That's something he never considered. He just stares at her.]

Well.

I guess.

I don't know.

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

Then I think it's safe to say that for now you are still around?

[worstvikingever]

[He grins, shaking his head in disbelief.]

Yeah, I guess so.

You sure think in a... I dunno. Really different way.