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Third Flight. [video/action for goldenrod.]

[Route, you have an unhappy viking on your hands.

See, while this viking had gone on to several people about how the cold sucks even if it reminded him of home, he wasn't really expecting a temperature change quite so soon, and definitely not so suddenly.

So here is Hiccup, changed out of his fur vest and standing barefoot inside a market. Judging by the looks the cashier is giving him, he's already been told that this is a bit unacceptable while shopping. But oh well, this brunette is buying fish. Again. He's been a good customer to the shop, given his ex-dragon friend's nutrition, and it's not like they're about to toss him out for not wearing shoes when he'll be out on his way soon enough. While waiting for his order to ring up, however, he gives the gear a pout.]

I thought this kind of thing wasn't supposed to happen until later in the year. You know, the whole melted snow and warm temperatures thing.

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Yeah... It seems to like to fake us out sometimes before going back to what's normal for...here.

Though maybe this means that when it's summer, we'll get cooler weather?

[Shhh, he has to cheer himself up somehow... A boy can hope, anyway, right?]

Maybe? Hehehe a Christmas in July type of deal would be pretty cool! I wouldn't complain about that at all.

[Because summer is too hot and Dave gets to make fun of him for being a heat weenie. He much prefers the colder weather so he can make fun of Dave for being a snow weenie. Boys will be boys.]

[Hiccup wouldn't really know. He never got to call another boy a weenie. He was always the weenie.]

I wouldn't mind another Christmas. It actually took me awhile to get what it was, so I didn't really get to enjoy it very much. It goes by a different name, back home.

[John will have to introduce him to Dave. He is the biggest snow weenie you will ever meet. It can be a bonding experience.]

You're not the only one. [A chuckle.] Most of my friends didn't know what it was either. But they're all aliens so it makes sense. But what do they call it where you come from?

Ah... Aliens...

[ w h a t . ]

Snoggletog. I mean, it's the closest comparison I could make, so I would guess that's what it is.

Snoggletog, huh? That's an interesting name! And it...actually does kind of sound Christmas-y. Or maybe I'm just thinking that because it rhymes with eggnog. But how do you celebrate it?

[If Hiccup had tried yaknog at his point in his timeline, he would be awfully wary of that eggnog. Oh, the things the future holds.]

We make a model of a tree using wood we've painted green and nail our more colorful shields on it to decorate it. And we decorate our houses, too. At night we put out our helmets for Odin to fill. Plus, seeing as it's our winter holiday, it sure seems to fall in line with Christmas.

Sounds close enough to me! By helmets though do you mean like...bike helmets orrrr...?

[What kind of helmets are we talking about here? Because as weird as stockings are, helmets seem a little odd. And John hasn't quite yet pieced together that he's talking to a Viking. Herp derp.]

Uh...?

[There's a small pause as Hiccup tries to figure out if he can accurately explain it before he remembers something. He sets the gear down on the counter, digging into his bag and pulling out his item drop for Christmas--the helmet his dad gave him. Hiccup hesitates only slightly before placing it on his head.]

This one's a little big for me, but... It's mine. My helmet.

...What's a bike?

Oh like a Vik...ing... [And this is where John makes the startling realization that he's talking to a Viking. Wooooaaahhh.]

Wow I feel a little silly for not thinking of that. I mean with the cold and the shields and the helmet and...haha. Okay never mind. Um but a bike is like...a two-wheeled transportation device. So that you can get around faster than walking. They sell them in Goldenrod but I don't actually have one myself since I have a few pokemon that are big enough to ride on. Otherwise I would show you what they look like.

[Yes, like a viking! Hiccup gives a sheepish smile.] Exactly. I may not be the most stellar example, but where I come from, we're all vikings.

[Hiccup frowns a bit while he thinks, index tapping a few times at his chin. Now that John mentions it, he's seen devices like those!]

Ah, so that's what they're called... I was wondering. [He brightens after a moment, eyes curious.] Is there a machine like that, except capable of flight, here?

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