001: March 6

[worstvikingever]

[HICCUP IS GOING TO FIGURE OUT THE COMMUNICATOR TODAY IF IT KILLS HIM.

So first you'll be getting a text post.]

wajrig oh so that's how that works

[Truly brilliant. Next he'll be fiddling with the video... aaaand there it goes. SUDDENLY IT IS VIDEO. Hiccup blinks and he flinches back away from the communicator before leaning in toward it, clearly fascinated.]

Oh. Wow. That's cool.

[He grins a little and leans back.]

Oh. Oh it's... oh gods...

[WHOOPS HE DIDN'T REALIZE HE WAS ACTUALLY BROADCASTING AND NOW HE IS FLUSTERED BUT TRYING TO RECOVER]

Sorry! Sorry, I just... um. I'm trying to figure the communicator... thing... out. Um. I kind of come from a time when we didn't have like. Anything you've got here so... yeah. Figuring stuff out! Super fun times. Woo.

Anyway. I'm Hiccup, hi. Yes, that is my name.

Um. So... uh. [HE WASN'T PLANNING ON BROADCASTING WHAT DO] So what do you guys do around here? I mean I know there's a war going on... or something... but how does that actually work? Do we get attacked a lot? And what do you do when that isn't happening? The city is waaaay different from Berk, so... I'm kind of lost here.

I know I'm kind of asking a lot of questions and I'm sorry but. Yeah. Confused. So. Any help would be awesome. Thanks.

[He's more than "kind of" lost but he won't admit it.]

Comments

[ voice ] lskjdfl;kj PRETEND THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. Sob.

[towered]

It's a pleasure to meet you, Hiccup! My name is Flora. Ah--though I wouldn't worry too much, I'm sure there are a number of people who don't have this kind of technology back home, myself included.

Oh! But I'm not really sure how the war...works exactly, but I've been working at a bookshop while I've been here. It's been a good way to pass the time.

[ voice ] XD

[worstvikingever]

Um. Hi. Nice to meet you too.

And yeah, people have been... pretty good about explaining stuff, but it's still kind of a lot.

[like a lot a lot]

[ voice ]

[towered]

I know what you mean. It's definitely a lot to...well, believe. I mean, I thought it was all a very peculiar dream my first few days here.

[worstvikingever]

Oh. Ha. I might've too if I had ever had any dreams even remotely like this but yeah nope.

[towered]

Oh! Oh, yes I suppose the technology would be pretty. Er. Out there, hm?

[worstvikingever]

Yeeeeeeah. Pretty out there.

[towered]

What's your world like, then?