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[talkingfishbone]

[Hiccup is grinning down at his wearable. Or, rather, he's trying to. He can't help it if he needs to shoot Toothless a few looks. The dragon is only headbutting him repeatedly. Hiccup isn't sure if Toothless wants him out the door, already, or is just full of affectionate excitement. It may be both.Hey, Astrid? I know you're, like. Busy and stuff

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[video]

[talkingfishbone]

[Crap! He should've known this would happen eventually.]

It's okay! It's--it's okay. He's, uh. He's--he's a friendly dragon!

[Hiccup scratches under Toothless' jaw to demonstrate how adorable he gets when he's treated with affection.]

See? Totally safe.

[video]

[talkingfishbone]

...Yeah. Yeah, it kinda is, isn't it?

[Hehe, ego boost.]

[video]

[talkingfishbone]

It's, uh. It's kinda a long story. We come from the same place.

[Hiccup glances at Toothless again.]

I guess he can talk. In his own kinda dragon language. The bracelets translate it well enough.

[video]

[talkingfishbone]

Noooo, they're. They're somewhere inside Helhiem's Gate.

I'm from Berk.

[video]

[talkingfishbone]

Yeah.

It's about a week out from Berk, actually. I hear the fog is oppressive.

[video]

[talkingfishbone]

Well...okay, how far away from Norway is Hopeless?

Because that's another two weeks out. We're pretty much smack dab in the middle of nowhere.

[video]

[talkingfishbone]

...Noooot sure what you mean, there.

[WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE'S SPEAKING ENGLISH AND NOT OLD NORSE. PREPOSTEROUS.]

...wait a second, I know you! You're that guy who said I was 'one of yours'. What did you mean by that, exactly?

[video]

[talkingfishbone]

Nooo, I'm...preeetty sure I said I was Viking.

[He really is a smart kid, it's just...the culture's pretty simple.]