026 - Phone: Open Call

[worstvikingever]

Hey, this is Hiccup. [HE SOUNDS REALLY NERVOUS.]

I guess now is a good time to say that if you requested something from the forge, it's all done now, you can come pick it up. We uh... we might not have time for me to take requests right now, but I do have some extra weapons and shields that I made if anyone needs one. Just let me know.

And... you guys? Good luck.

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[hispalette.livejournal.com]

You don't have to like someone to appreciate their protection.

He was the Pokemon I was riding on when we attacked the robot. He looks like a dragon with a flame on his tail.

[worstvikingever]

Yeah, that's true.

Oh yeah? Well that'll be helpful, I hope. I mean. Not that we have any idea what's going to happen.

[hispalette.livejournal.com]

...

[even though it'd be wrong to chastise Hiccup for being on the safe side, Red can't help but feel bad for him. not like he's ever celebrated Thanksgiving before, but it's kind of a downer to spend a holiday anxious over what might be laying in wait to kill you. he's quiet for a minute, then speaks again in a quieter, kind of hesitant tone:]

Have you ever flown before? I mean - other than the time with the robot. [whether Hiccup realizes it or not, flying on the back of one of the legendary birds isn't just a rarity; it might even be an honor.]

[worstvikingever]

[There's quiet for a moment.]

...yeah. Back at home... we had dragons. For the longest time my village was fighting them because they'd burn down the houses and take the animals but... I trained one.

[hispalette.livejournal.com]

[he listens attentively and only speaks when Hiccup is done talking, sounding lightly intrigued.]

We do something similar in Kanto. Some wild Pokemon can be troublesome to people, even dangerous. That's why Trainers exist - we teach them right from wrong and show them how to use their abilities to help humans, not hurt them.

Eventually, they can even become our friends. Was it like that with yours?

[worstvikingever]

Kind of, I guess. Yeah. Though the village had pretty much been at war with the dragons for centuries. It really wasn't until I trained Toothless that things turned around.

[hispalette.livejournal.com]

Every tradition has to start somewhere. I bet, hundreds and hundreds of years ago, Pokemon used to be like that, too. Maybe it only stopped 'cause someone like you came along to stop that.

[worstvikingever]

...maybe. I mean, yeah, probably.

Sorry. I guess I'm a little distracted by all of this.

[hispalette.livejournal.com]

...Yeah. Just thought it'd be worth trying to talk about happier stuff.

[worstvikingever]

...yeah, that... that makes sense. Getting all worked up is... not exactly helpful, is it.