010 - Tenth Flight [Video]

[trainsurdragons]

[Oh hey look! It's a video from Hic-

NOPE JUST KIDDING IT'S FEARLESS.]



Ey' folks! Betcha ya thought we was dead again, huh? Not this time! Hic just fell asleep for a month.

Fearless.

Ooor we can be lame and tell the truth!

Naaah, we just needed ta'get away from town for a while. Yaknow, clear our heads and junk. I mean I'm pretty sure dyin' kinda takes a toll on a guy, don'tcha think? We weren't alone or sucked off by some data stream this time, at least. Nah, we had BWG with us!

[From the corner of the feed Kotemon can be seen, cautiously patting Fearless' side.]

So um....he's...um....our friend now, right?

You kiddin'? BWG was always our friend kid!

[Wow ok, looks like someone got over their paralyzing BlackWargreymon fear.]

BWG's my man, I'll tell ya that much! Now see I just gotta get workin' on gettin' ta' Ultimate...

But anyways, so what'd we miss?

[Hiccup can be heard groaning from the other end of the room as he tinkers with his leg with a screwdriver.]

You know, I'm pretty sure they want to talk to me, not you.

Says you!

Comments

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[strengthinkindness]

[She blinks.] Snoggletog?

Is that a holiday from your world?

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[trainsurdragons]

[Hiccup wants to refute that, but he decides against it. Whatever Donnie needs to do to have closure is just fine by him.]

Alright, I'll...keep an eye out for it. Thank you....Arte, right?

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[trainsurdragons]

[Hiccup nods. Don't let the robot leg fool you.]

And I'm guessing you're not..?

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[brain_behind_purple]

My full name is Artemisia, but yes Arte is fine.

[video]

[trainsurdragons]

Yeah, it's uh.....like this place's Christmas.

And...Hearth's Warming, I'm guessing?

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[strengthinkindness]

Oh, really? [She seems excited about that.] Can you tell me what it's like?

I mean if you...don't mind...

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[fuckinstoplights]

No, I'm not. I'm an AI.

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[trainsurdragons]

[He gives a nod.]

Alright then, Arte. Thanks.

[ruffntumblenut]

What do you mean you can't die?

[WHAM! Thud! Ruffnut was watching the screen and Chumon steered her into the door]

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[trainsurdragons]

Oh sure, it's no problem.

Well uh....for one thing, don't ask where the name came from. Nobody to this day even knows why we call it Snoggletog.

And uh...you know, from what I've seen since I got back, it seems pretty similar to Christmas. You know, putting up weird decorations, somehow getting a tree inside to decorate...the ever horrendous "yak nog" is always a fan favorite.

But really it's kinda just a time when all the vikings actually stop grumbling at each other long enough to have a little celebration.

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[trainsurdragons]

A.....an AI?

[What on earth is that.]

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[strengthinkindness]

I see...It's really interesting how the different holidays all seem so similar...

[trainsurdragons]

If you get injured to the point of-

[Oh, hey, that racket interrupted him. Fearless sighs and hops from the bed to get the door for them.]

....death, you kinda....go into a comatose state for around 6 hours before waking back up, healed enough to where you won't be...dead. Still a little sore from it and I've got some scars I won't soon forget, but otherwise I'm ok.

[After that he cuts the feed, turning and waiting for them to come in.]

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[fuckinstoplights]

[Crap, how does he even explain this.]

Life... created by human beings. On computer chips, placed in a metal frame.

A... living robot.

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[bigsoftie]

You mean there's a party?

Oh y-yeah! I'm havin' a better party!

[ruffntumblenut]

You got new scars? Lemme see!

[way too excited about that as she bursts into the room grinning her crooked grin and looking him up and down]

Whoa. You really do look different!

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[trainsurdragons]

Yeah. Is that how uh....Hearth's Warming is too? Sorta?

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[trainsurdragons]

[Hiccup just...nods slowly. He knows about robots thanks to Arcee and Wheeljack, but that's a bit over his head. Interesting as heck, but...over his head.]

I see. Guess it's weird to suddenly be human, then.

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[strengthinkindness]

[She nods.] Yes...even the decorations they have here for Christmas are a lot like the ones we use back home for Hearth's Warming...

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[fuckinstoplights]

It is, yes.

... But it's good. No one can deny now that I'm alive.

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[terminalcresting]

[A tiny pink light forms, right in front of the scope across Kagerou's eye. How odd that it's not bright and harsh, but rather gentle.

It floats in front of him, forming into a tiny crest. His own Crest of Light.]

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[fuckinstoplights]

[well that's legitimately the weirdest thing that's ever happened.]

[NEEDLESS TO SAY, he's pretty startled, and almost falls over trying to get back from the sudden light.]

[He'll catch it, though, staring.]

What... what just happened?

[Video]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[Good, because as much as he loves Fearless, you're much easier on the ears.]

Same as normal. City's still fragged, but gettin' better.


[His hand reaches up, rubbing the back of his neck.]


I uh...got somethin' for ya.

[Video]

[for_granite]

Hiccup!

[Hi, it's a person you talked to all of once when she was...very not in a good mood.]

Hi, uhm. I'm Terra, we kinda met when I was...not good? Look, all that, stuff-- Fluttershy told me a bit, about...the virus, and what happened then, and...

I couldn't do anything to help her because I was all caught up in my own stuff, so...just, thank you. For keeping her safe. She's a good friend to me.

[video]

[fuhrinkaed]

What you missed..? Hm.

What was the last thing you heard about?