012 - Phone and Action

[worstvikingever]

[Phone call to Astrid, failed filter because he still can't figure it out]

Hey, Astrid? I uh... had a question.

[Action, mid afternoon]

[It is a beautiful spring day and Hiccup is sitting out on the front lawn with a screwdriver.

No, not that kind of screwdriver, an actual screwdriver

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[Phone]

[bestvikingever]

Yeah? What is it?

[Phone]

[worstvikingever]

Sooooooo there's this... uh... prom thing coming up, and apparently it's one of those weird things here and you don't have to if you don't want to but I was wondering if you wanted to go.

With me.

[Phone]

[bestvikingever]

Way to act weirder than usual, Hiccup. Just what are you trying to say anyway? "Prom"?

[Phone]

[worstvikingever]

[He lets out a sigh. Why do these things have to be so hard?]

Yeah. That. Do you want to go with me?

[Action, mid afternoon]

[ooeeooahah]

[ There is a woman walking down the sidewalk, checking a map in her hand and noting the names and numbers on the mailboxes.

Teenagers doing maintenance on a non-standard prosthetic are sights that are cause for comment. ]

Er... Hello? Do you need help?

[worstvikingever]

[Hiccup looks up. Well there's an unfamiliar face.]

Uh... no, I'm all set. But thanks.

[ooeeooahah]

[ She tilts her head, and smiles a little. ]

Sorry, I'm Ilsa Higa, new in town. I'm still learning what is the baseline here.

[ She waves the map in her hand, ]

...and learning my way around.

[worstvikingever]

[Hiccup nods and smiles. He'd wave, but his hands are full.]

Hey, no problem. I'm Hiccup, nice to meet you.

...you got a map? Wow, that's lucky. I never got one of those. Not that it would've helped much probably, all the streets look almost exactly the same.

[Action]

[kettchmeifucan]

[This sight, oddly enough, reminds Wes of home. Though it's not quite like the prosthetics he's familiar with]

You get decent response from that?

[worstvikingever]

[Hiccup looks up and shrugs. The prosthetic is really just a basic replacement, nothing fancy.]

I guess. I'm probably going to make a better one down the line, but this one's fine, even if it is pretty basic.

[kettchmeifucan]

[Suitably impressed]

You made that yourself?

[worstvikingever]

Well, I got help on this one from Klaus 'cause I was still kind of out of it from losing the leg again.

[Yes. Again. But he mentions it like it's no big deal. It's just Mayfield being stupid.]

[action]

[doublerinbow]

[she's just stopping by for a visit! What, it's totally innocent, it's not like she's trying to further some kind of agenda or anything!! But whatever she had in her mind, the leg kind of distracts from it.

She does remember that this is the guy who was dissecting her coffee machine. Perhaps he is now truly mad, and trying to give himself robot super powers. She taps her chin thoughtfully. How to put this...]

You know, Hiccup, I think even mad science should have its limits. ♪

[worstvikingever]

[Okay that's... confusing.]

Uh... what? I'm just tightening the spring and some of the screws so it responds better. It's not mad science, it's practical science.

[doublerinbow]

Yeah but why is it there in the first place? ♪

[worstvikingever]

Oh. This is something that happened back home. When I got here I had both legs but then the town sent me a weird empty box and when I opened it I lost the leg again. So. Yeah, it's not because of anything that happened here. Except the box.

Action

[inababanchou]

[ Souji is out on a walk, going to nowhere important in particular. He sees Hiccup what looks like Hiccup stabbing his leg with a knife. Souji sprints toward him, getting ready to reason with the young man that even if this place is dreadful it's no reason to take your life and you'd just come back the next morning anyway so save yourself the pain.

He stops his sprint when he gets close enough, seeing that the boy's actually adjusting his prosthetic part with a screwdriver. ]

Hey there. Need any help?

[worstvikingever]

[THE PAIN OF MAYFIELD IS JUST TOO MUCH! THE ONLY RELIEF IS STABBING HIS LEG NEEDLESSLY! Actually yeah it's just really nice outside and he wanted to enjoy the sunshine while he tweaked the prosthetic.]

Hi. I'm all set, but thanks.

[He grins slightly.]

Don't ask.

[inababanchou]

...You're not going to put something like music speakers onto it, are you?

PIMP MAH LEG

[worstvikingever]

[Hiccup stares. What. Why would he do that. That is so stupid. He is just. In utter disbelief.]

...what would be the point of that?