[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.]

Comments

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[ella_of_frell]

Believe it or not, it does make a strange kind of sense. I don't know the details of how it works, but I've seen some people leave here and come back again further ahead or further back than others from their world.

So I guess someone you know here told you that you've done that kind of thing before?

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[summing_it_up]

Oh good, you're not saying I'm crazy and actually believing what I said. [He then crosses his arms as he speaks more to himself than to Ella.] I don't think I'll ever get use to that.

–Uh. Yeah, someone did. My girlfriend, Astrid, she told me everything. And she got here after I did– which was like a month, two months' difference.

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[ella_of_frell]

[ A grin, shaking her head. ] No, I'm not saying you're crazy. I've been here for two years - I think I'd believe just about anything at this point. Things I haven't seen with my own eyes I mean.

Well look on the bright side - you've done it once, so you'll remember how to do it again. Just don't give up on it - maybe something will jog your memory?

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[summing_it_up]

[He grins back.] And that seriously makes me feel loads better. Because I think there's still a lot I haven't seen.

I don't know...I know I don't plan on stopping after one failed run. That went way too fast and I got nothing in mind to help me remember anything related to flying.

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[ella_of_frell]

What about the library? THey have a lot of books on all sorts of things - maybe something there will spark your memory?

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[summing_it_up]

The library...

Maybe. I'm gonna have to try going there sometime. I've been meaning to.