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[thisisamazing]

Name: hiccup haddock
Date: juril 13
Format: voice

Hey everybody, this is- uh, this is Hiccup. [That nasally voice sounds bright today, but like he's not entirely used to talking over these watches. It still feels like he's chatting to an inanimate object somehow, even though he knows other people will be able to hear this, because he hasn't used it much up to this date.] I think I'm starting to get used to being here, sort of. It's been an adjustment. And, you know, everything seems fine a lot of the time, but I'm sure we've all figured out from those dreams by now that- that this world is dangerous, too.

So, uh, I wanted to make an offer. I'm a blacksmith back home, and I finally finished setting up my forge. It's- you know, it's not fancy, but it's good enough to start working in. If anybody wants to bring scrap metal by, I'd be happy to make things out of it for you, no charge. Well, no charge unless I have to buy other materials. Weapons, armor, household objects, just about anything. I know a few things about leatherworking and general construction, too, and I can fireproof anything you'd like, but I have to charge for that because of what it involves.

And, hey, if any other smiths or crafters want to come by and borrow the space, that's great too.

My forge is right next to Keith's and my house just past the slums, barely into the woods, we call it Wilder's Edge- or, I call it Wilder's Edge, he wanted to just call it "Keith's and Hiccup's shack in the woods" but that's way too long to put on a map- [Can you hear the excessive hand gesturing in this speech?] -but anyway! If you don't want to come out this far by yourself, I can pick you up from the city, it's not a problem!

Comments

[thisisamazing]

It seems like it would be, all those people trying to uh, do whatever it is they do together... We only have a small council and a chief on Berk. [Just casually doesn't mention that the chief is him.] At least it seems like it'd be interesting.

Me too. What classes have you been taking?

[mislike]

I have not taken any proper classes, but I have been working with the witches in Parliament, and a few of those I have met like us-- mirrorbound. Mostly defensive.

[She straightens her body before stretching her arm out in front of her, making a ball of light appear before it stretches out in front of her like a shield.]

[thisisamazing]

Oh, shield magic! I've been trying some of that out, but they fail at the worst times. [He laughs.] I've been better at, you know, enchanting objects so far.

[mislike]

What sort of enchantments? I have been able to summon things to me, but I was thinking of making clothes and adding protection spells.

[It makes sense given their conversation.]

I have designed and made my own clothes since I was a girl.

[thisisamazing]

That's the sort of thing I've been wondering about, too! Not- clothes, exactly, mostly armor. Maybe we could team up, work together on some enchantments? You could put them on clothes and me on armor and we could make sure people are protected anywhere.