[Audio -> Video: 001 - Late Morning]

[summing_it_up]

[A short click is heard, a low buzz of whatever frequency is being picked up on the Network - a sound all are probably familiar with. But that breaks up into pixelated noise. What was once a triumphant teenage voice yelling something with giddy success quickly turns into jumble of teeth-chattering vowels.]

-COLD!

[There's a thump. The voice

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[tinderfoot]

[What a squawky looking kid!]

Nope! You're in Can-uh-duh now [he draws out every syllable]. Heard of it before?

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[summing_it_up]

[Sq-squawky??? Sob, he can't help that. But seeing a person appear makes him jerk back in surprise.]

-Gah! [It takes more than a moment for him to calm down, brow furrowing as he cautiously peers back at the screen.]

...Uh...I don't think so? Person inside this... [A flat beat.] ...rock.

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[tinderfoot]

[Oh, good, someone like him! Someone who hadn't seen nor heard of this world before being unwittingly thrust into it.]

Okay, first thing's first... your rock or whatever you're using is a thingy that they call an NV that allows you to see and hear what people are doing long-distance. And it lets other people see and hear you too. Don't ask me how it works, I think it's 'magic'. Secondly, don't believe everything people tell you here, sometimes they're rude and nasty for no reason at all.

[A pause as he realizes his nugget of information and his advice contradict.]

On second thought, can I just add that you can believe me. Otherwise... me saying all this would just be dumb.

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[summing_it_up]

[Dude, that's a lot of information. Hiccup seems to follow, though, listening while he takes another gander at the NV, turning it slightly, the camera angle shifting with it.]

Magic? Well. I guess that would make sense. When you're use to dragons, there can be magic...

[Another beat passes before he gives a weak snerk, one corner of his mouth picking up in amusement.]

I believe you. Really. And I'm use to people being rude and nasty. [He points to himself.] Viking lifestyle. Yup.

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[brokethenorm]

[This kid looks like PETA's wet dream with that thick fur. So is this, like, a raised by wolves thing or something] Hey, man, are you okay? [A pause] You're in Canada, if that means anything to you. Or, well, on an island off the coast of Canada or something.

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[summing_it_up]

[The vest is suppose to be practical. Unfortunately, not at the moment.

He blinks rapidly. More people showing up in a space that can't hold that many bodies. What the heck.]

I. I think I am. Yeah. [Although the sarcasm is still present, its sting leans more toward the wary side.] Can...Canada? That's been mentioned by some other guy. And this doesn't look anything like an island.

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[brokethenorm]

Well, I haven't actually seen the coastline or anything yet but- What makes it not look like an island anyway?

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[summing_it_up]

Well, there're these...buildings? That don't make it look like one?? I dunno- it's nothing like Berk.

[quackery]

[A short, shocked pause, and then her eyes widen before she blurts out:]

Hiccup?

[summing_it_up]

[Wait. Someone knows him?

Someone knows him. Hiccup's brow rises slightly at the sound of his name, glancing quickly back at the rock. Except...he doesn't react the way he should have.]

H-how do you know my name?

[quackery]

[...He doesn't remember. There's a short pause.]

Oh, I... You were here before.

[summing_it_up]

[He can't help but feel like he's already let her down.]

I was? But I...just got here.

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[madvaporskillz]

[There is a cat on the screen. A very strange grinning cat at that.]

I should think not. If it were where you were then you would have already been here.

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[summing_it_up]

Wait. What.

[A pause and a shiver. And an incredulous look.]

I...think I get what you're saying and you're a talking cat.

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[madvaporskillz]

Why, of course. Why should I bother to be anything else?

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[summing_it_up]

Because...you're a cat. And you shouldn't be talking. But you are and that's fine with you...

[Ow. Brain. He holds up a hand.]

It's...not normal to have talking cats. That's it.

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[unmodel]

[ dis red haired girl just peering in ]

You'll definitely need a change of clothes. You should get inside before you get sick.

[summing_it_up]

[Oh noes hello. Hiccup gives up on trying to figure out how many people have been talking to him so far this morning, peering back.]

...Y'know, that sounds like a good idea.

[unmodel]

I'm serious. You should definitely get inside.

[ a beat ]

Do you need help?

[summing_it_up]

I would but I don't know which inside I should get into.

[Some sarcasm turns into a defeated admission.]

...And yeah, maybe I do.