video, @hiccup

[thisisamazing]

[The camera clicks on at an awkward angle at first, but soon the young man in a tunic and leather armor manages to right his device and set it on a table. He takes a few steps back to address it with a sheepish smile.] So, uh. Hello, everyone. Wow, this place is something else. A box that allows for instant communication... It's faster than terror-mail! I could really use some of these back home. Uh, anyway.

I've heard a lot about the Perimeter Guard, namely that you guys, uh. Kill monsters. [There's a slight, involuntary cringe at that, as if his soft heart can't quite take the thought. It's startled off him and back into a smile, though, when a large black creature stalks into the room, wide green eyes fixed curiously on him, and then the device.] This is just a little, you know, public service announcement. [Suddenly, the screen blacks out - or, more accurately, becomes filled with the shiny black scales of a Night Fury as Toothless leans in to sniff at the camera.]

C'mon, bud, I think you're- Toothless, don't-! [Toothless makes a sound almost like barks of rumbly laughter, and- then a pink tongue fills the screen. Hiccup wrestles the device back, and now the video is... a little bit watery. The dragon is back on his haunches, 'smiling' a big, gummy smile. Hiccup's voice is dry as he continues.] This is Toothless. He's my dragon, and my best friend, and he's not dangerous unless you threaten him, so if you see him around the city, you know, he's... he's not a monster. [As he fumbles with it, trying to wipe off dragon drool, Hiccup mutters just before it cuts out,] You know this doesn't wash out.

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[alkahestic]

Do you let people pet him? Is that okay? I'd love to meet him. There aren't any dragons where I'm from.

[thisisamazing]

[A lot of people are curious about Toothless, which is honestly a lot better than people fearing him. The last thing Hiccup wants is trouble with the other residents in Riverview.]

Yeah, if he's alright with it. He usually doesn't mind the attention. [Hiccup is sure at some point he'll have to take Toothless out just the two of them to decompress, but for now, 'meet the neighbors' is the name of the game.] We're staying on floor one in the communal building for now.

[alkahestic]

[ al gives a slight giggle and a nod. dragons are so foreign to him, but the customary elric curiosity has grabbed a hold of him, ensuring he is interested greatly and wanting to learn more. ]

I'm on floor 6, sometimes, but my brother and I live in our store. I'm Al, by the way. Alphonse Elric. It's nice to meet you and him!

[thisisamazing]

Hiccup. It's nice to meet you too! [His mouth curves into a warm smile, friendly and at ease.] What store is that?

[alkahestic]

[ that name gets a blink. ] Do you need some water?

[ because that's what the guy needs right? why else would he be talking about hiccups? ]

As for our store, it's just a general store right now. We sell basic things like soap and stuff. For the most part, we do repairs. Brother and I are alchemists, so if you ever need anything fixed, we can do that.

[thisisamazing]

[Gods not this conversation again. He can't quite hold in the little groan.] My name. It's Hiccup Haddock.

Alchemists? What's that? [He can't help but be curious, considering.] Thanks for the offer, but I can handle my own repairs as soon as I find a forge. [He doesn't think he would trust anyone else, besides Gobber back home, with Toothless' tail fin, or his own leg.]

[alkahestic]

Ohhhh... [ a shy smile as he realizes his faux pas. sorry, hiccup ]

Alchemists are scientists who can manipulate matter on a molecular level by using the Law of Equivalent Exchange. Some people think it's like magic, but it's not. As for a forge, Brother and I can always build you one. Our friend back home uses a forge when she makes Brother's automail, so we know our way around that kind of thing.

[thisisamazing]

[He's a viking, they don't exactly know about molecules and things yet. So that explanation doesn't do much good without more context, but... The offer of a forge is tempting.]

I might take you up on that. I built my own on Dragon's Edge, but I don't know if I can get all the materials here yet, and I don't have space while I'm still living in the communal housing... I'll probably need one eventually, though, I only have one spare leg with me, and Toothless doesn't have a spare tail-fin.