⇟ [Voice | Action for Hazmat Crew]

[summing_it_up]

[Oh, what's this? It sounds like the journal fell onto sturdy wood planks, vibrating with the stumbling sound of footsteps running a ways away from where it landed. Well, make that footsteps and a light metal clunking mixing with the sound of a teenage Viking's yelling.]

–Aw, Toothless! No!

[The noise in the background cuts off with an abrupt and very confused growf.]

[ACTION]

[Anyone aboard the HAZMAT will now notice a ring of fresh, smoldering burn marks somewhere on the fo'c'sle (the front) of the ship.

Hiccup will be standing off to the side of it with his hands on his head.]

...Yup, this will not be good. I'm dead!

[Toothless sits there next to the unfinished ring, head tilted as he wonders what's wrong. What did he do? He just wanted to take a nap!]

Comments

[Voice]

[english_dignity]

[They started it!]

Thus is the way of family, I suppose. My brothers and I still encounter friction.

[Voice]

[summing_it_up]

[Like he knows!]

I never had brothers or sisters, but dealing with other Vikings my age fits that perfectly.

[Voice]

[english_dignity]

Bigger, stronger, often more violent?

[Voice]

[summing_it_up]

Width-wise and height-wise – yeah, mostly!

[Voice]

[english_dignity]

Sounds very much like my brothers. I have four. Five if you count Peter, but he's just a little boy.

[Really not sure if Peter is more his brother or his son. Thus is the life of nations.]

[Voice]

[summing_it_up]

They're all right once you get past most of their Viking traits. And I don't think I can ever wrap my head around being related to that many people.

[Voice]

[english_dignity]

Well, we're not strictly blood, but it's somewhat complicated.

Do you have any siblings?

[Voice]

[summing_it_up]

Oh, okay. I can see how difficult that gets.

But it's just me. I'm the only son of a Viking chief.

[Voice]

[english_dignity]

[Hiccup may not be able to see it, but there's a wince right there.]

Likewise, on the difficulty.

[Voice]

[summing_it_up]

How long did you have to deal with your brothers?

[Voice]

[english_dignity]

More than fifteen centuries. Which is far too long if you ask me.

[Voice]

[summing_it_up]

–Wait, did I hear right? Centuries?

[Voice]

[english_dignity]

That's what I said.

[Voice]

[summing_it_up]

A-are you immortal?

[Voice]

[english_dignity]

Just about, I suppose. I don't usually think about it often, actually.

[Voice]

[summing_it_up]

Wow. H-how can you not think about it?

[Voice]

[english_dignity]

Well it's just been something I've always known about. Like your being and living with Vikings.

[Voice]

[summing_it_up]

That makes sense.

...Does this make you a god-like figure?

[Voice]

[english_dignity]

Hardly. I'm a nation, not a god.

[Voice]

[summing_it_up]

Ah. What?

[Sorry if he sounds dumb.;;;]

[Voice]

[english_dignity]

A nation. I suppose you could say that myself and others like me are the physical embodiments of our lands and people.

[Voice]

[summing_it_up]

Y...eah, I'm sorry. This is really hard to believe. But since it's here...

[Voice]

[english_dignity]

Don't worry, some of our own people have trouble getting used to the idea when they meet us. I'm used to it.

[Voice]

[summing_it_up]

You say it so casually.

[Voice]

[english_dignity]

I've had some time to get used to the idea, lad.