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

[forbiddenfriend]

[And Toothless just falls on his rump and sits stubbornly. He can't really communicate what's wrong, not that he'd know how to other than it feels wrong, but Hiccup's a smart cookie, and he believes in the boy's ability to figure it out. As such, he watches him expectantly, a low hum coming from him.]

[mildcalibrationissue]

[Hiccup knows something is up. Something, but he can't for the life of him figure out what, so he just sort of.. taps the side of the contraption.]

You are a dumb, useless dragon, you know that? [But he rubs his tail affectionately, before muttering to himself:] What's wrong...

[forbiddenfriend]

[He snorts, shaking his head a bit indignantly. He turns his head, lightly bumping Hiccup on the head with his snout playfully.]

[mildcalibrationissue]

[Hiccup lightly baps the side of Toothless's headfin.]

Do you want me to make another saddle?

[forbiddenfriend]

[The suggestion arouses a clearly interested rumble from him. He looks back at his tail, the fins fanned out. He slowly folds and unfolds the prosthetic fin.]

[mildcalibrationissue]

-- see? It's working just fine.

[Hiccup puffs his cheeks out, before rubbing the bridge of his nose.]

Toothless. Has anyone ever told you that you're a complete butthead?

[forbiddenfriend]

[HEY. Toothless butts Hiccup in the chest for that, before snorting and shaking his head indignantly.]

[mildcalibrationissue]

[And Hiccup stumbles, rolling his eyes playfully...

Before he headbutts Toothless right back. Gently.]

Goofball. Why don't you like your tail?

[forbiddenfriend]

[What? He didn't even feel that headbutt, were you even trying?

He snorts, lowering his head to be level with Hiccup's as he looks into the boy's eyes.]

[mildcalibrationissue]

[And Hiccup stares back at him, before finally touching his hands to either sides of Toothless's head.]

I can't keep riding you. It's not fair to you.

[forbiddenfriend]

[Toothless' gaze doesn't waver for a second. A soft hum comes from him.]

[mildcalibrationissue]

[A sigh, and he gently pats Toothless on the nose.]

Come on, let's get down from here.

[forbiddenfriend]

[He snorts softly and stands up. Once Hiccup's on, he'll carry them safely back down to the castle entrance.]