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[A series of separate journal entries would have been posted over the course of several days; Edward will have a somewhat sporadic response time for them, too. He might respond for a few hours and then not until the day following the entry ICly anyway-- I'll be tagging it normally 8|, since the cryptic commentary in each day's entry hints at how he

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[Edward would have greeted Hiccup more-or-less politely in return but... dragon. There is a giant winged lizard kljsdlfkdf RIGHT THERE]

Whoa! That's...!

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[A dragon? Aren't they kind of. Um. Mythical. Edward gives Toothless a long, scrutinizing look, arms crossing.]

Is it normal to see dragons in this place? It wasn't in the guide. [Then again it didn't exactly detail the wildlife. Maybe the mountains are full of dragons.]

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So is it safe?

[Not exactly a pet person, but hey, he's not going to ignore the existence of a mythical animal right in front of him.]

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[Oh yeah, he looks real safe. Enjoy more of his skeptical look, Hiccup.]

If you say so.

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What? Ah, yeah- [Edward leans back a little - dragon uncomfortably close, thanks - and rolls up his sleeve, showing more of his metal limb.] You know about automail?

[Hang on, this guy's leg... how did he not notice that before?]

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[Edward glances away somewhat awkwardly; generally he doesn't really enjoy the scrutiny, but lots of people find automail interesting, and... well, if this guy is in the same kind of situation, he may as well see it in practice.]

...Are you going to get it too?

[He doesn't look at Hiccup's pegleg, but... he probably doesn't have to.]

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[Edward lifts his shoulders in a slight shrug. He's alright discussing the mechanics of it - to the best of his ability, anyway - so long as no one's demanding why he needed automail in the first place.]

Probably. I can't deny that it's a convenient alternative.

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[Ed can't help but watch the dragon out of the corner of his eye- he doesn't have a great history with large animals, so he's still wary.]

You'd be better off asking Winry about that, she can explain it in detail. What I know is that I had a port installed here- [He rests a hand on his shoulder briefly,] And the automail limb connects to that. As long as the nerves still work, the arm moves like it's real.