012 - Phone and Action

[worstvikingever]

[Phone call to Astrid, failed filter because he still can't figure it out]

Hey, Astrid? I uh... had a question.



[Action, mid afternoon]

[It is a beautiful spring day and Hiccup is sitting out on the front lawn with a screwdriver.

No, not that kind of screwdriver, an actual screwdriver.

He's making a few adjustments to his leg, you see. You know. The prosthetic one that has replaced his amputated left foot. That one.

Go ahead, talk to him. It's not like he's gotten enough comments on his leg yet. No, really.]

Comments

[worstvikingever]

[Hiccup shrugs.]

You can if you want to, I guess. What's your name?

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

England. Or Arthur Kirkland, if you prefer.

What's yours? Hopefully not Berk.

[worstvikingever]

Hiccup, actually. I know, it's not much better.

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

I've heard worse. Like Francis.

Do you have a surname?

[worstvikingever]

Haddock. Actually my full name is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, but no one ever calls me anything but Hiccup.

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

If you want, I could always call you Horrendous.

[worstvikingever]

Nah, I'm good with Hiccup.

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

That might be awkward if I ever got a hiccup.

[worstvikingever]

[He shrugs.]

I guess.

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

But if your nickname was Horrendous, then I wouldn't have any confusion at all.

Since I'm never horrendous.

[worstvikingever]

Since when have nicknames been longer than a person's actual name? Kind of weird to make it work like that.

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

Well, Arthur Kirkland is rather longer than England, but people still call me the first.

[worstvikingever]

Well that's not really a nickname, it's like... a whole different name.

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

It's still shorter.

Which one would you rather say?

[worstvikingever]

I dunno. Doesn't really matter to me. Which do you prefer?

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

Doesn't particularly to me, either.

But feel free to preface my name with flattering adjectives.

[worstvikingever]

I'll think about it.

[He grins a little because... hey that's kind of funny.]

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

Especially if you mention me to any eligible girls.

Make sure to put the word "handsome" in there. But very casually, mind you.

[worstvikingever]

I'll try to remember.