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[Anyone in the lobby will see a teenage boy, sort of just - running back and forth across the floor. He's built a tiny obstacle course for himself. Nothing extreme, but he's hopping over little things, climbing up and down a short stepladder.

He's wearing pants and shoes, but one of his legs seems a little bulkier than the other.

Eventually, he will pant through the journal, sounding thrilled:]

I am never taking two legs for granted again.

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[Whirrrrrr....there's a Huey cruising to the lobby, probably headed for the basement, when he witnesses Hiccup's performance. He sighs a little bit, envious of Hiccup and his legs. You'd think he'd be used to this by now, having been born paralyzed, but every so often something reminds him just how disabled he truly is.]

Did...uhh...something happen that you couldn't walk?

Yeah. I lost a leg, not long before I came here -- it really kind of sucked.

[Hiccup turns to face him, notices the chair, and then proceeds to put said foot right in his mouth. Oh. Crap.

Well, at least he could still walk, and -

Crap.]

- er, sorry, I hadn't realized..

[Huey waves a hand, dismissing Hiccup's embarrassment.]

Don't worry about it. I've been paralyzed since I was born, so I've never had the experience of losing my legs. If I was in your position, I'd do the same thing.

I just...get a little envious sometimes, you know? We all want most the things we can't have.

Is there nothing that can be done here?

[He still feels incredibly awkward, if his posture is any indicator.]

I mean, with the magic of the castle..?

[Huey hadn't even considered this, and he does think about it for a moment, before shaking his head.]

You know, something probably could be done, but I'm not sure if I'd want it that way. For one thing, I'm a scientist; I'm not sure if I want to put my faith in something I know nothing about.

For another thing, say the castle's magic works, and I get my legs back. What then? I was born paralyzed. My mind may know how walking works, but my body never learned it. I'm not even sure I'd know how to stand, if it came to it.

[He pulls up a pant leg, showing how shrunken and weak his legs look.]

I may never be able to walk like a person does, but I like to think that my mind makes up for my body. I invented a wheelchair that allows me to overcome the weakness of my legs. I think I'm okay being where I am.

[He flicks a switch, rotating the front wheels so he's slightly inclined upward, and smiles.]

[Hiccup listens attentively, almost embarrassed by the time that he's finished. He hadn't even hesitated to accept help from the castle, to get something better for himself built - but that didn't make him any weaker, did he?

Their situations were too different. Comparing them would be silly, and Hiccup just shakes his head, holding up one hand.]

Yeah. Do you see me?

[This scrawny toothpick of a teenage boy?]

I'm pretty big on the whole 'mind is more important than body' concept. But hi, anyway. I'm Hiccup.

[and in wanders Ray from the tower, in search of lunch]

Hey, Hiccup! ... What'cha doin'?

Climbing. Check this out.

[And Hiccup easily scales and climbs down from a ladder, looking incredibly pleased.]

[somehow someone has known Hiccup all this time and missed the fact that he's disabled--- so ...]

Uhhhh ... yeah?

Oh, right - I lost a leg back at home.

[He pulls up his pantleg to showcase the prosthetic that the Doctor built him - it has bendable, flexible joins, meshing in seamlessly with his knee.]

But the one I had before.. well, it was the best the technology at home could build, but someone here was able to do a little better.

Oh, that's awesome! [he grins] Who made it for you?

I think he said his name was the Doctor.

[and Ray's face just lights up] Oh, I know him! He's a great guy!!!

[blinkblink. pause. waitasec.]

Which one?

Uhh. I'm really not sure. There are different .. versions?

Two - one's blond and wears a stick of celery, the other one's got dark hair like me and wears a bow tie.

Oh, right -

[They're both named The Doctor? .. you know, that's not even nearly the weirdest thing he's ever heard in Paradisa.]

It's the one that wears bow ties.

Oh! Yeah, I know him, he's a great guy. Really smart. ... Uh, obviously.

[ooc: Chalk one up to total brainfarts. :(]

[Hiccup just shrugs at that, grinning.]

Hey, you're pretty clever yourself.

[It's okay! I was like, "Did I thread that and totally forget? GAAAAH". Hehe.]

Thanks... but hey, don't sell yourself short, Hiccup. So're you. Still working on the Incinerator?

Huh? -- oh, no, I've moved on from that.

[Welcome to Hiccup's life: a neverending series of wild projects.]

And I've spent a lot of time in the library, studying computers and eletricity and walkmans and stuff.

Yeah? I've got a whole workbench full of electrical stuff if you want to start working with it! I can show you how to make a basic battery, you can start from there ...

[he hasn't quite realized that giving a novice access to electrical current might not be a bad idea] Did you know you can actually make a battery out of a potato?

Would you seriously not mind? That would be awesome.

[And probably terrible.]

Not at all! [he grins] Just drop in whenever you're free! Blue and I will be around!

I'll see you soon, then. Thanks!

[Watch out. The "testmaster" has seen you. Wheatley would be pacing up and down the lobby [as he always is], looking around wand writing the occasional note on his clipboard. The kid would catch his eye, and suddenly he'd stop what he was doing, sort've just staring. Just seeing someone exerting them self through the means of... an obstacle course. It makes the hairs in the back of his neck raise. The scientist would pause for a moment, before raising one arm up, waving and approaching him, trying to get their attention.]

"H-hey! Hey! Heyheyheyheyhey... hey, mate. Mate... mate! [He laughs a little.] What, what is this? This is- did you make this?"

[And Hiccup will pause, stepping over what looks like a log of all things. His eyebrows go up at Wheatley's accent. Curious, but he brushes it off.]

Yeah, I did. Why's that?

[He looks over, around the whole set up, and shakes his head. Yep. He sees that log.]

"No. Haha, nonononono... no. This- this won't work. Did you really think this will work? What are you trying to do, this won't do anything for you. A baby could do this. With their eyes closed. And-and one hand tied behind their back. In- in a wheelchair. Imagine that, a baby who cant walk with one arm can do what you're doing mate.

If you want a real test of sorts, you... should follow me. Lucky for you I've been working on quite the... uh... the um, uh... the endeavor. Yeah, that's it."

[Hiccup stares at him for a moment, opening his mouth once before clicking his teeth shut, looking startled.]

I think, uh - I was just testing something out. This one pretty much.. served the purpose it was built for. But thanks?

"Nononono... if you're going to test something, you test its limits, mate."

[He moves closer, and whispers.]

"It's-it's limits. Don't worry though, it'll only take a second. I've got it all set up, and-and everything. Don't do this to me mate, would you really just... th-throw away this opportunity, right- right here? Right in my face like that. C'mon, don't lag on me."

[He grabs the kids arm and begins pulling him along.]

"It'd only be a moment, I swear."

[Hiccup remains absolutely bewildered, digging his heels into the floor when Wheatley tries to drag him.]

Hey, if you want to experiment on artificial limbs, chop your own foot off!

[Jeez, man, you are pushy. >|]

Back off, would you? Because - I have to say, this is pretty uncomfortably creepy.

"Wouldn't count mate. Everything about me is artificial... for the most part."

[He stops for a moment, looking at the kid.]

"How badly do you want to get out of here, mate? Out- out of this castle?"

What? Are you serious?

[Hiccup's eyes cut briefly across Wheatley, looking for whatever might be artificial.]

And, uh. I mean, I miss my dad and the rest of the village, but I figure I'll be sent home on my own eventually. I kind of like being here.

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WOW I am a dummy. I got my doctors backwards, haha.

for a second I was quite confused, ngl

i had this moment of 'he's the eleventh doctor!! he's blonde, right'

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Actiooon.

omg wheatley

That's right! Haha, that's the same reaction I always get! Lol.

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[Sorry about late replies. I promise i won't reply this slow anymore. x___x]

ffff whatever. I am really slow sometimes.