dictated

[mildcalibrationissue]

--whoah whoah whoah whoah!

[Hiccup sounds mildly panicked. Again. I sincerely hope no one is surprised.]

Uhh - I think I broke the computer Alan let me borrow.

[A pause.]

Odin. [It's spoken like a curse, and then, muttered:] I meant to filter that from him.




Okay, so - um. The screen keeps turning blue. Does anyone know how to fix this? Because, seriously, I'd appreciate it a lot.

[And anyone in the lobby may see him tinkering with said laptop, at a complete loss. When it's not bluescreening, it's filled with popups, because Hiccup of course is the only person in the castle who could infect his machine with spyware without ever connecting to a network.]



[And then, added later:]

Soooo. Hey.

Comments

[mildcalibrationissue]

[Well, she's getting there, at least.]

Yeah? Er - is that bad? Hello? Greetings, fair maiden?

[ex_battleaxe109]

[ She winces, shaking her head with a soft laugh. ]

Just hey is fine. Did you need something?

[mildcalibrationissue]

It's a device that someone leant to me. It's.. really technical and complicated, and I was sort of afraid that I destroyed it by accident.

[ex_battleaxe109]

And you think I can help you with something that's technical and complicated?

[mildcalibrationissue]

Of course not!

[-- oh okay that sounded a little rude.]

I mean - I was saying hey to say hey. Not because I needed gadget help.

[ex_battleaxe109]

You could just come and see me, you know. I don't really like these... journal things. Hence why, I don't know, you don't see me using it very often.

Besides, I have something to show you.

[mildcalibrationissue]

Oh. Well - I guess I'm just kind of used to them. You in your room?

[ex_battleaxe109]

No... But I'll meet up with you there! Okay?

[mildcalibrationissue]

-- yeah. That sounds great, actually. I'll meet you there.

[ex_battleaxe109]

Right-- great! I'll--

[ Slam the journal shut and fling it somewhere, yep. Astrid is currently outside so she breaks into a sprint as she tries to manage to get to her room before he does. ]

[mildcalibrationissue]

[It won't be too difficult, Astrid. Hiccup is kind of the master of taking his time. He doesn't want to seem too over-eager to see her, of course. >| Girls think that's lame, right? Right.]

[ex_battleaxe109]

[ Astrid isn't really an ordinary girl though, so she'd be entirely pleased to see Hiccup a bit over-eager to see her. Especially considering he'd been here so long without her. She's practically bouncing when she gets to her front door and she forces herself to stop, leaning against the wall waiting for him. ]

[mildcalibrationissue]

[Hiccup is a little out of breath when he finally arrives, lifting his hand to wave at her.]

Hey. You made it.

[ex_battleaxe109]

Of course I made it! Now we need to go outside but because I think you're about to die we can walk there. Slowly. Do you need to sit down before we start our journey down the stairs, Hiccup?

[ She reaches forward, brushing her hand against his arm before tugging on his wrist lightly. ]

[mildcalibrationissue]

-- wait.

Why are we going outside, again?

[He ducks his head and tries not to grin when she grabs his wrist, holding his spot where he stands and leaning in to peck a quick kiss against her cheek.

When he leans back, he's blushing, but his tone is completely neutral.]

What's going on outside?

[ex_battleaxe109]

A surprise.

[ Aw, Hiccup blush. Her hand drifts down just a bit so she can lace their fingers together instead, leaning in to give him a proper kiss on the lips. ]

Just trust me, you'll love it. Can we go now?

[mildcalibrationissue]

[Hey, Astrid, you're gonna have to hold on a second. Hiccup looks.. dazed, before he purses his lips and stares at her, squeezing her fingers.]

That - uh. The kissing thing. Is that normal?

[ex_battleaxe109]

[ Oh. ... Right. He was from before... It was still a bit hard to grasp-- memories she had, he didn't. Even if the time difference wasn't too much, it was still... weird. She couldn't even imagine if he had been any earlier! This was hard enough.

Astrid blinks at him, using her free hand to scratch the back of her neck. ]

Well normally you kiss back.

[mildcalibrationissue]

[Good job on actually making your boyfriend kind-of blush dreamily, Astrid. He shakes it off after a moment, though, laughing and tugging her wrist.]

We-elll.. I guess I could always try again.

[ex_battleaxe109]

Are you sure? I mean, we could always ease back into that after some time. It might be a little too weird for you.

[ Her eyes roll. ]

[mildcalibrationissue]

[He snorts very softly.]

You know, I'm pretty okay with jumping right into this. If you are.

[ex_battleaxe109]

[ She nudges his shoulder with her other hand-- it was almost a punch. Almost. ]

Maybe we should just stick to hand holding and pulling each others hair instead.

[mildcalibrationissue]

C'mon, you. Why don't you show me what you were talking about outside?

[If she'll walk slow enough to allow for his stupid, stupid fake leg.]

[ex_battleaxe109]

Not going to take the opportunity to plant one on me?

[ Of course she'll walk slow enough! Geez, she wants her quality hobbling Hiccup time okay. ]

[mildcalibrationissue]

Oh, believe me: it's not that I don't want to.

[It's surprisingly easy to fall into this cadence with her, and he squeezes her fingers.]

I just - you know, this is still really new to me. I don't want to run around kissing you like it doesn't mean anything. Or like I'm taking having you here for granted.

[...]

Jeez, I got sappy fast, huh.