newberktown | Fourth Flight. [video.]

[The feed opens up to the view of a boy. He's a scrawny thing, and is looking pretty lifeless this evening especially. After crumpling up a torn-off piece of paper and tossing it over his shoulder, he goes limp against the desk where he's working, burying his head in his arms.

On the floor, a creature stirs. The blue dinosaur toddles his way on over to the discarded paper, using gleaming claws to carefully pick it apart so as to view it's contents. When Adder sees what it is, his gaze lifts to the boy, then moves back down to the paper before going back again. After a few more seconds, only punctuated by the teen's sigh, the Bagon makes his way over to the other--to his new trainer--and offers up the paper. When he gets Hiccup's attention, he gestures with one stubby arm towards the gear.

Hiccup sighs again, gently taking the paper before patting Adder on the head and walking towards the gear, settling down in front of it.]

I don't know how many knew him, but... Toothless is gone.

[He checks the paper again, smoothing it out even more before showing the drawing. He manages to look even more grim than when this video began.]

This is sort of what he looked like, while he was here. And this is how he looks back home.

...I'm going to miss him.

[Hiccup averts his gaze for a few seconds, instead staring down at his drawings. He would have been content to leave it at that, really, but an insistent noise from one of his other pokemon causes him to look up.]

Oh.

[The boy gets to his feet, moving off-screen, then returns with an egg.]

...I have an egg here, too. I think it's Urd's, since it looks like how she did before she hatched. [He pauses a second.] I think she wants me to find a home for it. So I guess if anyone's interested...

[The viking trails off, giving the gear one last look before reaching over and ending the feed. He's going to take a walk, so it'll be a bit before he replies to anything.]

[ooc: egg is pre-claimed by Rose!]

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[Hiccup had, of course, known that the group of NCIS girls had dwindled down to one. Not knowing them or Ziva very well, an offer of comfort had seemed just too awkward to approach, and so he had mostly kept quiet about the ordeal.

That said, he's grateful when he opens the door and sees the woman.]

Ziva... Hey.

[The viking's not real good with social interaction, and approaching the subject of either of their grief makes his stomach churn, so instead he elects for falling silent. He glances away, rubbing at the back of his neck.]

[She inclines her head, smiling slightly.]

I have made dinner, if you would care to join me.

[He blinks back to her, staring blankly before a slow smile--a mixture of relief at avoiding the topic for now and a rush of affection for the woman at the offer--twitches in the corners of his mouth.]

Y-yeah. Sure, okay, thanks.

[Hiccup retreats back into his room for a moment, scooping Adder, the only creature now out of its pokeball, up in his arms. The pokemon isn't exactly used to physical contact--especially from humans--but his squirming dies down a bit when he catches the scent of food.]

You don't, uh, mind if I bring him along, do you?

[You're in for a treat too--Ziva's a fantastic cook. She's not the best at talking about ~feelings~, though, so that's one of the reasons she's avoiding it for now. Anyway, Hiccup's probably getting enough of that over the network.]

Of course. Tali would enjoy the company, I am sure.

[Tali being the little Eevee halfway down the hall, wondering what her mom is doing. Ziva's smile grows, and she motions with her head towards her open door.]

I hope that you like pasta.

I've never had it.

[Yep. He's been in Johto since December and still hasn't expanded his food groups too much. He's included fruits and a few vegetables, sure, but meat was the majority of this kid's diet still. Not that it showed at all.]

Smells really good though.

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