newberktown | Tenth Flight. [video/action for Mahogany Town.]

You did great, girl... It was my fault we lost.

[The Salamence doesn't seem satisfied with this, giving a disgruntled huff as she butts her head against Hiccup's outstretched hand. Neither are aware they're being shakily recorded. The cameramon, not taking kindly to being unnoticed, goes on to ignore them in turn, scanning the area just outside Mahogany's Center with the 'gear's video instead. A tired Noctowl is perched near an even more exhausted-looking Seadra, with a Chansey nearby to tend to them. The snow clinging to Laila's feathers is further proof of their defeat at the hands of Pryce.]

And even if we did lose, I can't believe you all held on so long! [He smiles at Adder, scratching under her chin as she croons.] I guess you've all gotten pretty strong.

[Their affection, even as subdued as it is by their loss, is enough to annoy the recording pokemon further. He had something important to tell them! The video becomes a blurred mess, punctuated by a yelp of pain before it settles onto a skewed view of the sky.]

Musphel! What-- [He leans over, sighs, and rolls his eyes.] ...Yes. Very good. You turned it on. Well d-- [Hiccup is interrupted by the Charmander's insistent growl. His sarcastic expression brightens instantly, and it's once again all sky as he moves out of frame.] It's hatching?

[Looking satisfied that his trainer will now be tending to the new dragon instead of expecting things from him, Musphel comes over and turns off the 'gear. Now he can nap in peace.]

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[Obviously she was there for the gym battle itself ~~because Thief Mom reasons~~, but she'd let Hiccup make his way to the Center on his own afterward because he is a competent, independent young man and does not need ~~his mom~~ people hovering around him while he handles his business. Which is why this is audio.

For the moment.]

Which one is hatching today?

[Oh good, mom is focusing on the important things. Like baby dragons. And not his failure.]

The Axew. Astrid has one--Tuskgrinder, I think she named it.

[He switches his own feed to video, tilting the 'gear to show Carmen the cracking dragon egg.]

[Hey, if he learned something from it, that's not a failure by any means. And because this is Hiccup, she'll let her own connection go to video, too — albeit with a little intervention from Zack to make sure things stay private.]

And aptly named it is, too, with a mouth like that. Is this one related to hers?

[Carmen what are you insinuating.]

Astrid's pretty good with names. Much better than most people back home, anyway.

[Mom, stop shipping! You're embarrassing me!]

No--her's was with her when she woke up here. I got this Axew from these two guys I know. Karkat and Vanitas.

[NEVER. Y'all are cute.]

From what I've seen of her, she's good with a lot of things. Is she going to help you with naming this one, or do you have one already picked out?

She is...

[As a piece of shell falls, Hiccup absently picks it up and thumbs across the material.] I do...have some idea. Ruffnut if it's a girl, and if it's a boy I'll probably name it Fishlegs. They're some kids from home.

I get the feeling she's a little suspicious of me, though.

[She hands off her Gear to Chief, who obligingly keeps it suspended for her while she sorts through her own Pokeballs.]

I assume Fishlegs doesn't actually have fish legs, does he?

[The fact that Astrid was suspicious of Carmen probably shouldn't have come as a surprise to the viking... She had always been a little standoffish until she familiarized herself with something, and being in an entirely new world when this extremely helpful travel companion of Hiccup's shows up probably didn't make it any easier. Still, he was so used to Carmen that the idea of her being a suspicious character was a little amusing.]

She'll come around.

[He glances up at the 'gear when he sees her video moving and chuckles at the implication.]

No, of course not. I don't even know if he's good at swimming. [Hmmn... Hiccup's own name wasn't hard to figure out--part of it was following through with family tradition, yes, but the name had certainly been fitting for the small child he was. Astrid had always been uncommonly beautiful, for a viking. What about Fishlegs...] Fish are a main source of food for us, so maybe he had really meaty legs? Other than it maybe being a family name, that's the best guess I've got.

[All this talking sure is making the hatching go by faster. Hurray for taking his mind off the urge to squeal like an excitable girl!]

[It probably also didn't help things much that Carmen sort of neglected to point out that she is roughly twice Hiccup's and has no romantic designs on him whatsoever, while simultaneously allowing for the implication that she might.]

A famous poet once said, "What's in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Important as they are, it's more than just a name that defines who we are.

[Astrid is still at the gym, trying to decide just how unprepared she is to even make an attempt at it. She hadn't realized how hard this stuff could get.]

You're going to try again though, right? I didn't think it went...that...badly.

[Hiccup's eyes are glued to the egg when he replies, though his grin falters a bit at Astrid's question.]

Sure, eventually... Probably not anytime soon.

Oh. I guess I should try Violet first anyway, since it's supposed to be easier right?

[Not that she wasn't considering trying.]

[He nods.] I think most people do Violet first... It was my first badge, anyway. [Hiccup draws himself up from his slouch a little, that chipper, confident tone beginning to return.]

You'll probably wipe the floor with Falkner.

[She smiles faintly.]

Maybe. Won't know until I try. But I need it for fly, right?

What's hatching??

[By the time he replies, the pokemon's already hatched, so he lifts up the tiny dragon gently to show Ai.]

She's an Axew! They're a dragon type.

-- Ah! Congratulations, Dad!

Da-- [Oh, that surprised him.] A-ahaha, I think I'm a little too young to be called 'Dad'...

Mama had me when she was sixteen.

Wow, if you lost you're obviously not strong enough.

[Oh, it's...you. Aren't you putting a damper on the whole baby dragon business.]

My team doesn't do all that great against ice attacks.

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