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

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[usedlaserbeam]

It doesn't seem to matter how long someone has been here. If there's a pattern to who stays and who goes, no one has found it yet.

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[tapestodiane]

I'm sorry. I know you were close.

_{[That's genuine sympathy - he feels rather sad himself. He hadn't known Hiccup all that well but well enough to miss him, and he knows Astrid must be worse off.]}

[broomwithaview]

[Teeny tiny voice.]

Hiccup's gone?

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[foolishwren]

... Hiccup's--... crap. _{[She'd liked that kid... hadn't known him too well, but he was fun to talk to, with that self-deprecating sense of humor and all.]}

... Sorry.

People disappear from this place all the time, no matter how long they've been here.

... But there's always a chance they'll come back.

You know, for what it's worth.

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[colorsofthewind]

Oh, Astrid. I'm so sorry.

why did I not see this?

[usedshooshpap]

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