[Video: 005] Morning:

[summing_it_up]

[The Great Outdoors! Well, whatever was left untouched within the city's perimeters. Still, it works. Beautiful. Just beautiful.

As the rock NV sits somewhere off to the side, Hiccup is seen in view with Toothless. He leans over the dragon, checking the saddle and the tethers attached to it and the prosthetic tail fin, tugging it a few times to make sure it's secure.]

Check. Check. Everything looks good! [He claps his hands together, stepping back as he does so. And after he takes a moment to approve of how well everything has held together, the boy easily swings a leg over one side, patting the scaly black flank.] Okay, buddy. I think we're ready to go–

[Go indeed- "go" is the magic word as Toothless eagerly bounds forward, wings stretching out from either side as the black dragon rushes towards the ledge of a cliff. Oh. Boy.]

–waitWAITWAITTOOTHLESS NO–

[They plunge.

A very high-pitched scream is heard, fading into the background.]



[ SOME TIME LATER: ]


[The scene stays the same, much like one of those computer screensavers used for peaceful default ambiance settings. But it isn't long before it's disturbed again, a miffed black dragon and his bedraggled boy entering in from the left side of the screen.]

I said I was sorry!

[Toothless glares flatly at Hiccup as he snorts. He shakes off the excess leaves and twigs before tromping off.

Hiccup sighs, letting his hands drop to his sides as he returns the look, watching the dragon go.]

We can try again– oh. Yeah! Okay, fine. Iii see how it is. [Pause. He suddenly looks offended.] Oh, you did not– !

[Excuse him as he chases after the dragon for a bit.]

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[Video]

[axetrid]

_{[Well, at least he still seemed to be in one piece?]}

...Hiccup?

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[summing_it_up]

[Eventually he returns, giving a huff of a sigh.]

Yeah, I'm here.

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[asano_san]

You ride that?

On purpose?

[Video]

[summing_it_up]

Yyyes. I do.

I did tell you about the dragons, right?

[Video]

[treehopping]

[She did mean to say something but mostly... well, her hands are over her mouth as she tries to muffle her laughter.]

[Video]

[summing_it_up]

[He does look at her flatly, but that softens as he tries to brush out a few more twigs from his messy hair.]

[kryptonianclone]

That dragon a friend of yours?

[summing_it_up]

Yyyeah. You can say that.

[video]

[electricitytrick]

Are you trying to ride a dragon? I mean, sure, it doesn't look much like the ones I'm used to, but all the same, dragons try to eat people. Why would you want to be riding one?

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[returnsmagic]

Not all dragons eat people.


[ Yes, every time somebody says it on the network Auri will always try to correct the matter. ]

[video]

[summing_it_up]

[He glances off to the side for a moment, thumbing at nothing in particular.]

–What the dragon– Aurican – said.

[Eyes do fall back upon the screen again after he says this, shrugging as he goes.]

But yeah! I'm riding one. Well, trying to. I don't...really get it yet, but I'll figure it out! Believe me when I thought I was going to get killed a couple of times against them– especially by this one.

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[returnsmagic]

We all fall on our first try.

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[summing_it_up]

Even if it feels like I've fallen way too many times up until this point?

[Right. Sarcasm mode: off]

...But I guess it's true.

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[vw_coyote]

[She's smelled the dragon(s) around before. But... this wasn't what she'd expected.]

Are you alright?

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[summing_it_up]

[His nose wrinkles slightly as he shrugs, nodding a bit.]

I've been through worse.

[hisoldgirl]

[flying -- even if it's on the backs of dragons -- is still flying and the TARDIS watches the exchange excitedly. she misses flying]

Is the dragon yours, or can anyone fly it?

[summing_it_up]

Uuh– he...sorta is? Well, okay, maybe he's more of an unexpected friend. And I'm suppose to be able to fly with him. Technically speaking.

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[icy_heavens]

... What did you do to fail at that? [Yeah, he's not concerned about you, Hiccup. You offended your dragon. That's what's important.]

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[summing_it_up]

Thank you for your input on the situation.

[He sighs.] But if you must know, I failed because I apparently don't remember how to do this flying thing.

[voice]

[madvaporskillz]

Not precisely the best of starts.

[voice]

[summing_it_up]

I-I'd have to agree. It definitely wasn't what I was expecting it to be.

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[ella_of_frell]

That dragon -- [ She remembers that dragon! Well she did meet Toothless a few weeks ago so that isn't hard to remember. Still -- ]

Are... you two okay? That was a bit of a surprise seeing you go falling off the cliff like that.

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[summing_it_up]

Oh. Uh. We'll be fine! Thanks for asking.

Pff. I didn't expect us to dive off that side, either. I was hoping for the lower section. [He waves a hand to his right.] Over on this side. Where the ground is much closer for landing purposes.

[overshadow]

[clearly this is the most important takeaway message here:]

Was that a real dragon, mister?!

[summing_it_up]

[He sort of stares back for a moment, as if his brain froze.

Eyelids flutter rapidly after processing the exuberant child's wonder.]

Uh. Yeah? As real as he can be?

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[that_is_asecret]

[Xellos is chuckling at this.]

My my, dragons are certainly willful and dangerous beasts.

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[summing_it_up]

Tell me about it. He doesn't beat around the bush.

[Video]

[gavesugar]

[Sheila clucks her tongue gently at Toothless, but her words are addressed to Hiccup.]

If at first ye don't succeed, young one, try try again.

[Video]

[summing_it_up]

I guess that's what I'm suppose to do. Giving up is out of the question.

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[got_it_memorized]

[Ohay, Axel knows that dragon. (Even if it's not technically the same dragon he met that one time.)]

Hey, Hiccup, long time no see. So he's your dragon? Er--it's a boy dragon, right? I don't really know how you tell.

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[summing_it_up]

Axel. Hi. Nice timing.

Yup! My dragon. Friend. Something like that, it's complicated. [He glances back in Toothless' direction as he rolls a shoulder.] Ah, well. It is pretty tricky. Yyyou sorta find these things out when you start hanging around them too much.

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[askedtobe]

You have a dragon. [ Yes, good job pointing out the obvious, Peter. ]

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[summing_it_up]

[Eyebrow raise.]

That I do. Annnd I think I may have forgotten to mention this to a lot of people.

[He thumbs at the dragon somewhere there in the background.] His name's Toothless.