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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!

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That would depend on what kind of trouble you expect to run into. Do you want something leather with some inlaid metal, or ringmail, or plate? And if you want leather, I'll have to fireproof it. [Which he has no problems doing for his bro.] It really depends on if you expect people to be stabbing at you.

...Please don't get yourself stabbed.

[ almost chuckling that just sounds like sighing, oh hiccup. ]

It’s not for me— they’re for two witches with a lot of fluidity. [ there’s a slight shift of sound, clicking; he’s picking things and dropping them into a little bag. ] I got the idea from you in the first place, but I do want them fireproof. With my own scales.

Oh! Well in that case- yeah, I can do that. [If it's for witches, he won't have to worry about future changes coming about, which makes it easier to solidify a design. And it's always nice to hear that Eren doesn't expect to be stabbed.] I can just build off my existing techniques if you wanted to use scales. You can look at my armor, but it's- it's light enough, and not very restricting, a lot of leather with some iron plating-

I didn't know you'd started shedding? That must be uncomfortable.

[ actually—! ]

It’s like hair falling out, [ almost ] I don’t realize it as much as when they were first growing in. [ that was a pain, very literally. but maybe he’s just sparing him because eren jaeger was meant to be shot, not stabbed. ]

But I’ll come by to check it out, I don’t know much about armor. [ so, you know. he trusts hiccup’s judgement much more than his own. a beat. ] Make it three.

[ he knows a fighter. ]

That makes sense. Probably because the scale is already there now? It's just growing in a new one. Toothless never seems too bothered by his shedding except when he has a big molt. [He sounds thoughtful here, ruminating on the logistics of dragon shedding for both dragons and people-dragons.]

Well, if you collect your shed scales, I'll definitely set you up with some armor from it. And I'll need measurements, so if you want to bring your friends by, I can get them, or you can just get me the numbers. Was that- how many sets?

I had one of those last full moon. I grow more and then they all fall off.

[ but at least he gets to pick them up and put them away for this. he’ll have enough in no time. ]

Three sets, but I’ll bring the sizes to you. They’re gifts.

Three sets, got it. I'll start working up some samples and sourcing some leather and iron- Iron's not going to be a problem, is it? I heard the faeries don't like iron. [He's not even going to insist on Eren finding all the materials himself. This is the friend discount. He just wants to make the best sets of armor for Eren's friends.] I can always look for an alternative if so.

The two smaller ones are for Witches, so . . .

[ so, there really isn’t a problem. ]

Chimeras don’t have a problem with iron, do they?

Chimeras? No, I don't think so. Not that I've heard, anyway. That one will be the tricky set, I think, though. How far along are they in... in changing? I know some people have- you know, wings, and tails, and... [He kind of trails off.] Well. Witch armor should be easy enough with measurements.

It'll take a lot of scales. How many have you collected so far?

[ eren almost laughs, but it comes out as a huff. ]

That’s why I haven’t gotten anything for me yet. [ he has quite a few changes left, counting the full scale shift that, if the dreams are correct, he’ll lose anything he’s wearing. but he supposes they could work through any chimera changes later. right? he’ll pay for the extras. ]

. . . I have a lot. Almost two bags. [ two full moons this way!!!! although bag sizes vary— there’s plenty for perhaps one, maybe two, at the moment. ]

By the time you finish, you might not even need armor. [He laughs a little, and there's the vague skritch of charcoal on paper in the background. He's jotting some stuff down already; friends will always come first.] That's okay, though, I'm sure I can figure out any alterations that might be needed later.

Two bags, that's- [Kind of impressive.] Wow. I guess it won't be long before you've got enough for all three sets.

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