voice; un: hiccup haddock

[thisisamazing]

[That's a distinctive nasally tone coming in over the voice channel this fine morning.] Hi. Hey. It's Hiccup. I'm, uh- Hello to the newest arrivals. This is partly to uh- sometimes we don't always, show up with everything we'd like to have, so if you plan to go past the wall and don't have weapons or armor, I run the Forge just outside town with Percy. We're both smiths and we do commission work, so- you know. If you need anything. We also do enchantments! Mostly me.

But-! That's not, really what I'm here for today. [He has more important priorities right now than advertising the Forge.] I thought I'd try asking around, since- Well. I need to find a Bond, or potential Bond, for my friend. Preferably a Monster, but uh, at this point even a Witch would be better than nothing. My friend is- a little irritable sometimes, but he's a really good guy, and he's very talented and smart, and has some pretty neat hobbies. They should be patient and have a sense of humor, and be willing to keep him from working too hard once in a while. To- to be a friend.

So, um. Let me know, and I can set you up to see if things work out! [A pause.] This really is for a friend, by the way, not... not me. [Yeah that's convincing. He manages to tell the truth and still sound like he's being avoidant of the truth somehow.]

Comments

[thisisamazing]

you already put up with me! surely no one else can be as irritating.

[gunsmithed]

That's only because Sharpshot likes you.

[thisisamazing]

ha! not as much as he likes you these days

i can't believe i'm sharing custody of my own dragon

[gunsmithed]

I'll have you know I'm extremely likable.

[thisisamazing]

you have your moments

[Actually, he's found Percy to be very likable. That's the only reason he's doing this, because he cares about him so much.]

[gunsmithed]

As do you.

[ Which is why he's putting up with this, even as little as he is. ]

[thisisamazing]

if i'm not mistaken i'd say you almost like having me around

[They're ridiculous.]

[gunsmithed]

I admit to nothing.

>private

[thisisamazing]

gods i'm sorry
i
i admit that this was a bad idea and i'm an idiot

[gunsmithed]

Hiccup? What's wrong?

[thisisamazing]

that one person just told me it went badly already?
it sounds like she came on really strong though
with the bond talk
that wasn't... what i wanted to come out of this, really

[gunsmithed]

Ah, that. Hardly your fault.

[thisisamazing]

i mean
it is though
i feel bad now
was she really pushy?

[gunsmithed]

Not as such. We seemed to just have a rather significant difference of opinion.

I've handled worse.

[thisisamazing]

she made it sound like an argument or something
still, i feel bad
i should have probably known

[gunsmithed]

How could you have known? Don't be ridiculous.

[thisisamazing]

she was already coming on strong with the whole
biting thing

[gunsmithed]

....biting thing?

[thisisamazing]

wanting to know if you'd be open to biting. it's a vampire thing i guess? i didn't know people bonded to vampires did that. do they do that? that seems really uncomfortable.

honestly i really did just think you guys would talk shop.

[gunsmithed]

Ah. We hadn't actually gotten as far as the vampire thing.

I did mention that we have space for anyone who wanted to get work done. She may yet turn up some time. Or not.

[thisisamazing]

maybe it's for the best it didn't work out

somehow i don't think that's likely. none of us really made a great impression on each other here, haha.

[gunsmithed]

More space or us, then.

Are you alright?

[thisisamazing]

i'm fine, i'm

you're the one who has every reason to be angry at me right now

[gunsmithed]

I'm not angry.

[thisisamazing]

are you just saying that because you feel bad for me?