014 - Action and Phone

[worstvikingever]

[Action: general]

[Klaus is droned. That much was obvious as soon as it happened. Hiccup has no idea if it's temporary or permanent, but either way it's depressing.

And then Hiccup ran into Astrid. The way she said hello immediately tipped him off to the fact that she was gone too. Astrid never talked like that.

So there it was. The man he looked up to as a father and the girl... well. They were gone. Talking to empty shells of them made him want to go somewhere quiet and smash his head against a wall. He didn't, of course. That would be stupid.

So instead he spends most of his time at the forge or just away from the house.

Hiccup, for the purposes of this post, can be found at the forge (339 Brady Lane), or in the park, just quietly sitting on a bench and watching the birds.]

[Phone: unfiltered]

Anyone who asked me to make them stuff, I've got most of it done now. Just give me an address and I can drop it off, or you can come by the forge and pick it up.

Anyone else who might want something just let me know.

Comments

[worstvikingever]

That's good, I guess. I mean, there's no change right now but something bad could happen any day.

[xuffasch]

Whatever the worst case scenario is will probably happen tomorrow. But there's no point in belaboring that point today.

[worstvikingever]

Yeah, probably... best not to think about it. Can't really get worked up if we don't even know what might happen.

[xuffasch]

True enough. Though that doesn't explain why you're sitting out here.

[worstvikingever]

I like watching the birds.

Also I'm kind of avoiding my house.

[He's a little bashful when he says it.]

[xuffasch]

Why?

_{( he doesn't really notice ; )}

[worstvikingever]

[He hesitates.]

The dad in my house got droned and it's just kind of awkward being around him now.

[xuffasch]

...can you just lock him in the basement until it wears off?

[worstvikingever]

I could, but I dunno. Doesn't feel right. And it might never wear off, I don't know.

[xuffasch]

Brainwashing is complicated--I haven't figured this place's out, yet. ...it upsets you though, doesn't it?

[worstvikingever]

Well yeah. He's my friend.

...that and another one of my friends got droned too.

[xuffasch]

Is anyone certain of what that means for their minds, if their bodies remain here?

[worstvikingever]

It's... it's possible that their souls are actually used to power the generator that runs the town. I don't think we can say that for sure though, because we found that out during the whole April Fool's thing, so it might not be true.

But then again it might be.

[xuffasch]

...that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. You can't even verify that souls exist, and yet we're supposed to believe they power an entire town?

[worstvikingever]

I don't know. I didn't see it myself. But the people who saw it seem to be pretty sure that's what it was.

[xuffasch]

People can be fooled in a million ways. I wouldn't give up hope for your friends' souls just yet.

[worstvikingever]

[He shrugs.]

Mostly I'm just... I might never see them again, you know?

[xuffasch]

That happens all the time. People die and leave and disappear. It's just what happens.

[worstvikingever]

I know.

Doesn't make it any easier.

[xuffasch]

...no, I guess it doesn't. I'm sorry, I suppose. That they're gone.

[worstvikingever]

...Thank you.

I guess I just need time to adjust.

[xuffasch]

Or you could...do something to distract yourself. I am told this is an acceptable coping method for grief.

[worstvikingever]

Yeah. I've been working at the forge. But like I said, I needed a break.

[xuffasch]

...understandable. _{( but that's about as far as goes with comfort. )}

[worstvikingever]

Thanks for stopping to talk.

[Even if you're. You know. Really bad at it.]