Sixteenth Flight. [audio/action for travel party.]

[newberktown]

[Among the background bustle--familiar sounds for anyone who's set foot in a Pokemon Center--there's a small whine from an Eevee, almost like a prompt for Hiccup to speak. After another second or so, he does.]

Uh... Has anyone ever, uhmm. [There's another pause. How should he put this...] Lost...half their pokemon? [He clears his throat before continuing, quicker this time like an excuse.] I still have all their pokeballs, and those are registered to all of them still, according to the people at the Center. But I can't find them anywhere...

[Hiccup sighs, and there's a subtle clunk as he moves his hand to the 'gear to shut it off. Before he does, though, there's one last mumble.]

I can't believe this is happening again...

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[newberktown]

Being patient with them and learning how to battle with them is part of getting to know them. You can learn a lot about someone even just from how they fight or train.

[Not that...he trains all of his pokemon, actually.]

I just... Not everything is easy when it comes to friendship. Even if you think you know everything about somebody, you can always learn more.

[He would have never expected Toothless to take off, after all.]

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[onelevelmeaner]

You must think I'm some kind of idiot, but I'm not.

[He's just a tiny bit insulted.]

Don't misunderstand me. While it's not my thing, that doesn't mean I'm not putting in the work. I don't want to, but I have to if I wanna get anywhere in this place.

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[newberktown]

[...He'll refrain from commenting on that. Hiccup might get more snarky the worse mood he was in, but he also wasn't a complete idiot.]

...Good. As long as you realize that.