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]

...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.

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

[she smiles back]

That's very kind of you to say.

[worstvikingever]

[He scratches his head.]

I'm just glad you didn't think it was an insult.

I mean. It wasn't. So I'm glad you didn't take it that way.

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't find it insulting to be strange at all. If anything, it is slightly more agreeable than my usual nickname back home.

[worstvikingever]

[He looks confused. People don't get nicknames often back home.]

...what nickname?

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

Loony Lovegood. While I admit it does have an interesting ring to it, I think I much prefer just Luna.

Do you have a nickname? They can be rather fun.

[worstvikingever]

[His forehead creases in slight frustration.]

That's really mean. Didn't you mind?

And... well, we don't really do nicknames where I come from. When everyone's named something like Fishlegs or Snotlout or... well... Hiccup, well... nicknames just don't happen.