I looked into the eyes of a creature I'm meant to despise.

[Have you ever seen a giant plant swinging from the ceiling, Route? Well, if not, you have now. Hiccup's got a new baby in the family, and she's got her vines wrapped around the hotel fan--something that's been running at full blast the past few days, and continues to now despite its passenger. For anyone not familiar with a Carnivine's laughter, her raspy 'roars' probably don't quite indicate the fun she's having. He keeps the camera on the pokemon, happily spinning around and around, as he speaks.]

Anyone know how to get her to stop doing this? Without turning off the fan?

[He needs the fan, guys. Even with a surprise actual igloo at the start of the weekend, Hiccup sounds drained and irritable from the weather.]

She just keeps going up whenever I start it again anyway...

( [Action for Albert's completely invaded house.] )

[A while after the eggs are discovered and shared with the offending parties' trainers, Hiccup pops up on the network.]

So, uh... Looks like all that time my pokemon have seen me taking care of eggs finally caught up with me. Guess they dragged some others into it, too. [He pans the camera across the line of eggs, naming them as he goes.] Looks like we've got Hoothoot, Starly, Tirtouga, Growlithe, some Shellos, Sentret, Mareep, and a--YOWCH!

[The 'gear is dropped then, but the view remains on those last six eggs and the pink sheep still letting off sparks. In an unusual show of personality, Zippleback has decided she and Crackletail want to keep their eggs. And will zap anyone who tries to get rid of them.

...Other than those, there's plenty of them available, so go get them!]

▒▒or Almighty... Where d▒▒ ▒▒is storm come from all of ▒ ▒udden...?

[That sure is a familiar voice to some people in Johto, even as distorted as it is...

The speaker pauses, unsure not only of the weather, but the strength of his network connection as well. After gathering a breath, he continues on with the reason he started this recording in the first place.]

Er, hey guys? H▒▒▒▒ang stole my leg and took off a ▒▒▒▒▒ ago.

[There's another pause as a loud crack of thunder rolls by, followed by a bout of static.]

▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒ink anyone should be outside, but if you can keep an eye out for ▒ ▒▒owlithe carrying something that looks like a foot, I'd appre▒▒▒▒▒ it. I thought h▒▒ ▒ome back, since it's raining, but I hav▒▒▒ seen him...

[Hiccup's face appears briefly as the feed freaks out one last time, looking just as it had three weeks ago when he had vanished without a trace. There's concern there over his current predicament, but he doesn't seem to be aware of his time away from Johto.]

Thanks anyway... I'll be in my room here if anyone in Mahogany finds him.

[ooc note: HEY WHAT'S UP, I'M BACK! Tags might be slow yet for a little while! Also (maybe?) posted early because I don't know what I'll all be doing today.]

[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.