Fourth Viking Assault. [video]

[punchandkiss]

[When the camera clicks on, Astrid is sitting on a chair, with her sentret perched on her shoulder, tail hooked around the Viking teen`s neck. In the background, a growlithe pup and her axew are chasing each other in circles. Astrid is stuffing things into her bag, and after a few seconds she glances up at her phone. She looks...worried, honestly. And tired. And she doesn't seem to have any idea what to say. After another moment, she sucks in a breath.]

Hiccup`s gone.

[She says this rather matter-of-fact ly, and continues to talk as she resumes packaging.]

I was told people disappear. But Hiccup had been here for months, he said. I didn't think...[She shakes her head.] It doesn't matter.

[Another pause as she stuffs some more things into her bag, and her sentret climbs up onto the top of her head, prompting the girl to reach up and lift her off, setting her down on the floor. The little pokemon bounces up on her tail to stay in the frame.]

...I guess I'm going to head back to Violet. I wanted to get the gym badge there, and I...[She hesitates.] No reason to keep waiting around here.

[She reaches out to pick up her gear, looks like she might say something else, then shrugs and turns it off.]

Comments

why did I not see this?

[usedshooshpap]

Shit like this fucking sucks. At least you know he's safe, right?

It's invisible.

[punchandkiss]

...Yeah, I guess. And I'm sure he's happier with Toothless back home.

[Does she sound convinced? Nope.]

i would have been all over this, honest

[usedshooshpap]

There are worse fates.

Half of my dumbass friends? If they get sent back, then they go back to being dead. So at least take comfort in the fact that your boyfriend will be fine.

I suppose I can forgive you. This time.

[punchandkiss]

He's not my...[She catches herself, frowning.]

I'm sorry. That sounds awful.

thank you ;w;

[usedshooshpap]

It's obvious you like him.

[punchandkiss]

[She tosses the camera a glare.]

So? It's not like it matters now.

[usedshooshpap]

There's a human saying. Some hoofbeast shit like "absence makes the heart grow fonder."

[punchandkiss]

Yeah, that's stupid.

[She's not in the mood for trite, Karkat.]

[papshooshing]

And just why didn't you ever say anything to him, huh?

[punchandkiss]

I just...didn't get a chance. Before he was gone. And he knows anyway. And it doesn't matter.

[usedshooshpap]

No, shit like this does matter. It's probably one of the only things that do, okay?

[punchandkiss]

...

It doesn't matter now, anyway.

[papshooshing]

Just tell him next time.

Hell, there are times that I regret fucking shit up with Terezi as much as I did.

[punchandkiss]

If he even comes back.

[She shifts.]

Terezi? Is that your girlfriend?

[papshooshing]

He might. Or you might go back. Either way that part doesn't matter. You'll definitely see him again somehow.

[ there's an awkward silence for a moment, partially because he had THOUGHT for some time she'd be. there are some... complicated feelings too - hey he's like 14-15. ]

I thought she was going to be my girlfriend. But like the fucking retard I am, I kept fumbling all over my own feelings. That's probably why she doesn't even humor me anymore.

[punchandkiss]

[Well she's only sixteen so it's not like she knows any better.]

Oh.

Is she here?

[papshooshing]

She was. For like a month.

[punchandkiss]

Sorry.

I guess if Hiccup might come back...she might too?

[usedshooshpap]

Pfft. It's a little too late for that. I've been here for almost a year now. Shit, I've been human for almost a year.

Do you know how much that can change a troll?

She's still my first crush. You never really lose that fondness, even if you eventually move on.

[punchandkiss]

How is it so different? Other than not being in space.

[usedshooshpap]

Trolls have a different set of instincts. Our DNA and blood types dictate our mental stability and even our lifespans. Humans just aren't so feral.

[punchandkiss]

Feral. What, like bears?

[usedshooshpap]

I am seriously starting to think you have a rather peculiar fixation with bears...

[punchandkiss]

...There just weren't a lot of animals around Berk, alrigth?

[papshooshing]

Trolls get bigger than bears. Or some do.