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[wotanon]

Who: EVERYONE
Where: EVERYWHERE
When: Day 507 AFTERNOON

The afternoon is dark and weird. Things are spooky. Monster mingle or regular mingle!

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[deadlynadder]

Yep, now you'll have to help me.

[ Hands him the card for him to choose the line - ]

[forthefamiglia]

[ Tracing down the column second from the right. ]

How about this one?

[deadlynadder]

[ She finds it and frowns slightly with a roll of her eyes - ]

Talking ones, huh.

[ Said with all the indignation of someone who just likes to punch things. She shakes her head: ]

Should we start at the top, then?

[forthefamiglia]

[ Unabashedly. ]

I like talking.

And that sounds good.

[deadlynadder]

Of course you do.

[ Life is so much easier if you just punch things, but she doesn't linger too much further on it. It says share a memory, so obviously the natural solution there is to bring out the cellphone and buy one. There is a brief moment of hesitance since the last of the batch she purchased a few days prior... left her blinded for a little bit. ]

[ But she doesn't let herself think about it too long before she presses the purchase button. And Rion gets to see this across the nearby screens... It's a lot of information (war) all at once - among certain other things. ]

[ She's honestly just - Quiet for once, brows furrowed. ]

[forthefamiglia]

That was... a lot.

[ Definitely a lot to take in. ]

[deadlynadder]

[ Another moment and she kind of laughs - It's not exactly amused or over-the-top. It's most just a sound that almost sounds like understanding. Agreement? ]

You're telling me - I think the least complicated memories were the races.

[forthefamiglia]

... You said someone you knew was here, was he... ?

[ He won't point out which, but... ]

[deadlynadder]

Hiccup?

[ There's only so many options there and she'd hit him over any other one - ]

Yeah, that's him.

[forthefamiglia]

... The complications make a lot more sense.

[deadlynadder]

That's not even half of it.

[ She shrugs herself, pulls off looking more casual than she feels. ]

[forthefamiglia]

[ Giving her a little bump since they're in close proximity. ]

Have you worked out this one yet or still in the process?

[deadlynadder]

[ She blinks and looks back at him before sighing. Moves to lean both elbows against her knees as she turns attention back to him: ]

Worked out which part?

[forthefamiglia]

Let's start with your feelings on the situation at hand with the whole.. invasion and everything?

[deadlynadder]

That part's not all that weird.

[ She says it easily as much. Brows furrowing as she considers and adds: ] When we were younger we were planning on a group called the Outcasts invading. These Dragon Hunters they're not that much different there. It seems like, no matter where we are... People want to use dragons to control others.

[ This much she can gather; Alvin tried using her to train his dragons afterall, and wanted to use them in war. Clearly Ryker (Viggo?) also have that on their minds. ]

I already knew we led dangerous lives, that's not really a surprise. Seeing people attacking us for years over it, though... [ She frowns. She wants to be more surprised by it, but she's not. But it doesn't seem like something anyone can keep up forever. ]

[protectshisown]

[He was just going about his day, looking for people to play with, and he just happened to be passing by the area close enough to see the memory on the screen and]

[Oh, its an incident he doesn't remember. What's going on-]

[ITS THAT MOTHERFUCKER!!!]

[Man, what is going on with this guy, what is his game.]

[Yeah, no, the betrayal tracks with this guy, and of course he wouldn't sacrifice Astrid even if the Dragon Eye is a sham-]

[Oh]




[Ooooooooh]

[deadlynadder]

[ You know what's a good thing? (: She doesn't know he sees this and it's not her first thought to cross her mind in the middle of a conversation. And well... Maybe it'll come to mind later, but on the chance he didn't see it - or anyone who would tell him didn't - she's not going to reach out.

There's no reason to talk about it afterall! What's on Berk - or the Edge - stays on the Berk or Edge! As she tells Rion as Hiccup gets to see this, she'd already had an inkling of something. He's in a relationship here and happy - has plans, thoughts, people he wants to be back.

So she's not going to interfere - and if he doesn't know, she's not going to say anything.

Sorry, Hiccup, this time it's you who's gonna have to find her on a proverbial thinking seastack. ]

[protectshisown]

[He's gonna give her some time anyway. Check in with Izanagi as he thinks about how to approach this, but the fact Astrid hasn't messaged him...]

[She's having some feelings about it and with the knowledge of the tattoo, he's pretty sure they should talk about it.]

[It takes a bit to find her, but he knows the best places to avoid being seen amongst the skies and he knows she's going to be high up. It helps that he's able to catch her scent on the air after a certain point and is able to follow it until he finds her.]

[deadlynadder]

[ The funny thing is - it's a thought, but she's not hiding. Astrid's decided she wouldn't hide again. But rushing to someone to tell them something like that when they're in an active relationship isn't something she will do. Most of her newest bingo card is complete, so she's decided she can take a break.

Enjoy flying for a little longer; It's early - or she thinks it's early, hard to say with the sky like that. She likes it when it's quieter, even if she doesn't remember that. It's not exactly relaxing that leads her to watching the skies. The intent was there, but her thoughts go back.

Maybe she should be more surprised by the fact he finds her. Her tail flicks - maybe it's anxiously: ]

Here I thought I was the tracking dragon. [ Said as casual as can be as she looks over at him. ] How's the cards going?

[ No, she's not immediately assuming he knows about the memory. She's going to treat him the same as she has - or tries to. ]

[protectshisown]

Well, night furies wouldn't have been able to track you as easily. But Komodo Dragons? [He taps his nose.] They are very good at it. Its pretty handy when my other senses get messed with. [He's run around with altered vision before.]

I could give it a little more focus.

But... [There is a pause. Its never worth lying to Astrid and being subtle doesn't do much either.] I saw your memory. Earlier.

[deadlynadder]

Right, I almost forgot about that.

[ Mostly because komodo dragons weren't native to the archipelago and she hasn't done much research into them - It makes sense, animal senses and all. She might have teased, but Hiccup doesn't hesitate to pop the balloon. ]

... Of course you did. [ If it's exasperation, it's not at him. It's at the situation and it is something they need to talk about now. Would have sooner or later, and she'd already decided - right? ] Look, if I had known I wouldn't have - [ She waves her hands in a 'I don't know' kind of gesture before moving to brush hair back as she glances away: ] What do you want me to say?

[ It's not anger - it's a genuine question, because it's just a memory - And she knows it's that, because in the present things are different. ]

[protectshisown]

Yeah, I heard Viggo and I had to pay attention. He's been a whole thing in my memories. [He waves a hand in the air.]

Didn't...quite expect the end surprise. [His hand flops back down to his side. He studies her a few moments and then move over to sit down beside her.]

You didn't want to tell me about it, did you?

[deadlynadder]

Yeah, I could tell. It seemed like there was this. Whole thing.

[ But she doesn't remember the rest, of course, since it was her first memory with Viggo. She doesn't linger on the Viggo part. Turns her attention downwards in rare Astrid form. ]

I had an idea - I hoped anyway. [ He might notice the way her fingers hesitate over her ribs. It's not a secret from him now, afterall. She'd hoped she wasn't a complete muttonbrain.

Her attention snaps up at him at the question brows furrowed: ]

What would telling you have done, Hiccup? You're happy. That's all that matters to me.

[protectshisown]

Yeah. Its a whole thing.

[He looks at her hand, and he purses his lips, tapping the roof. He looked forward.]

How much do you want me to tell you? About my....interpretation of our relationship that I've been operating under by now?

And...my relationship with the others?

[deadlynadder]

[ ... She's not sure what the point of it is, rally. She thinks she knows the answer to this whole problem - and it's not a problem. It just is. Even so, even now, she'll always listen. ]

[ She shrugs her shoulder and glances at him: ]

You can tell me what you feel is important.