sirenspull | ☠ FOUR ☠ [VIDEO]

_{[When the feed comes on the scene it shows would be normal, if it weren't for a couple of key elements being rather off. Astrid is at the forefront of it all, cleaning off a rather sharp bloody looking knife with a cloth. There are some ripped up cloth bandages, some of them bloody, strewn along the top of the kitchen table she's sitting at. Off to her side is a rather pale looking Hiccup, one of his arms bandaged up in the same cloth strips. It isn't very hard to make the connection.

That isn't the only strange thing though - on Hiccup's forehead there seems to be stuck a bright yellow post-it note, with some runes scribbled on it. He looks a little miserable and sick, but Astrid herself seems healthy as ever. She takes only a moment more before adjusting the angle of the feed before sitting back entirely, continuing to clean the blade as she speaks.]}

There really is a lot of sickness going around, isn't there? It's pretty unnerving. I figured either Hiccup or I would catch it, so I decided to be prepared. Good thing too, considering I was right and Hiccup did end up sick.

_{[Sliding the knife through the cloth one more time, she holds it up to her eyes closely for inspection before deeming it blood free, before tossing it onto the table with a little too much force, causing Hiccup to wince at the noise it makes.]}

Like my mom used to always teach me, the best way to be on the offense of an illness is to go on the defense. That's why I've been praying to Eir every day extra hard. I even caught a goose in the park and sacrificed it to her when Hiccup got sick, just for good measure. I told Hiccup to pray too, but I guess he didn't pray enough.

_{[At that Hiccup rolls his eyes, but shoots Astrid a grimace of a smile when she glances his way.]}

But it's alright. He'll get better and he already has started to feel better, haven't you Hiccup? _{[There's a nod, but...it isn't that enthusiastic.]} I've put the proper runes on him, bled him a little bit, fed him garlic and even made him medicine out of herbs. I think the elder of our village would be pretty proud of me right now.

Anyway, I've been carving a few charms out of wood since they're better than post-it notes and last longer, and was wondering if anyone who's sick would like one. I can also help bleed you if you'd like. I'm really good at holding people down, even if they struggle!

So, let me know, alright?

_{[ooc: Both Hiccup and Astrid will be replying to your comments! Don't pity Hiccup though. He feels sorry enough for himself already. 8|]}

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Well, you break its neck and then slit its throat to drain it of its blood. It'd be better if I had a goat or sheep, but I had to make do.

It does too. It helps.

Do you eat it afterwards?

And how does it help?

No. I left it as an offering. It wouldn't really be much of an offering if I ate it.

Helps get rid of the bad blood.

Does Eir eat it then? It seems wasteful not to eat it.

[Pause.] I don't think that's how sickness works.

Probably. If not, then elves will. Or if they don't get to it, some animal will.

Then how does it work? There's clearly some awful magic being used if this many people are ill.

I see. [Not really though.] No one believes in God's where I come from, so I never heard of sacrificing an animal to one.

It's a virus so it's... it's little germs that make people sick, so you need medicine that will kill them.

Well, the gods are real. Two of my gods are here in this city, in fact.

...I've no idea what you're talking about.

I met one called Loki, I think he's really cool.

They're sort of... really, really tiny creatures. So tiny you can't see them and they get inside you and make you sick.

Yeah, he's one of them. The other is Thor, his brother. I'm glad Loki isn't as bad as he was in a lot of the stories I heard growing up.

I...never heard that before. How are you supposed to kill them if you can't see them?!

He's bad in stories? He seemed nice to me, and the jokes he pulls are funny.

Medicine. Some you can make from plants, othertimes you get pills or injections and they kill the germs and make people better.

Well, he's not bad exactly...it's just in the later stories the tricks he pulls end up putting Midgard or Asgard in trouble. A lot. _{[Because it's not wise to bad talk the trickster god when he's living in the same city as you.]}

...If germs are invisible, how do people know they exist?

What's Midgard and Asgard?

They use tecnology so that they can see them. It makes tiny things look bigger.

Midgard is where humans live, where we live right now. Asgard is the realm where gods like Loki and Thor live.

So then they're not really invisible.

Oh, most people just call it Earth. Where do you come from?

Just reaaaally small, so small you can't see them with just your eyes.

I'm from the Isle of Berk.

That's pretty unnerving.

I'm Rue, from Panem.

Yeah... but your body knows how to fight them off mostly, just sometimes some nasty ones come along and make you sick.

Nice to meet you Rue, I'm Astrid.

My...body knows how to fight them off? How? Usually when people are sick they're just laying there.

Nice to meet you, too. What's Berk like?

[Starting to reach the end of her knowledge on basic biology here, er...] There's stuff inside you that fights back when germs try to get in.

Well, it's an island in the north, meaning it's pretty cold and snows most of the time. I live in a small village with my tribe. We do the usual things Vikings do...and we also have dragons.

Really? No offense, but that sounds pretty crazy.

I've never heard of vikings before. Dragons are like lizards, right?

That's what I was taught.

Apparently we lived a long time ago, so I'm not really surprised...

Yeah! They are, more or less. Although there are loads of different kinds of dragons.

What kinds? What do they look like?

Well there are little dragons and huge dragons and ones that live in the sea and others on land. Some are unbelievably fast, others can change colors so they blend in with their surroundings. Some eat rocks and some prefer sheep. Some are really colorful and others are just plain. Toothless, Hiccup's Nightfury is sleek and all black and the fastest dragon that lives.

You might be able to meet him, maybe. But that's up to Toothless and Hiccup, not me.

[She looks exceedingly impressed at these descriptions.]

It must be a very exciting place to live. I'd really like to meet him.

Nothing's really boring, that's for sure.

Talk to Hiccup. Maybe he can introduce you.

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