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[summing_it_up]

Wait– hold on. You're serious.

You're gonna make me a pirate?

[He stares off-screen for all of four seconds, rolling his eyes as he leans back, hands flying up to meet his face, legs stumbling a bit to keep his balance. A heavy sigh is heard, partially filtered through the thin spaces between his fingers.]

Yeah, I get the reference.

But you know, if you're going through with this, you could've set things up sooner. [Arms wave out to either side of him in slight exasperation.] Or maybe at least edit something! What are you even doing right now?

...Typing.

[]

Yeah. Sure. You got tabs open, but I don't see your fingers moving.

[HOw dare, Hiccup, HOW DARE]

Comments

[snehjerte]

At least being a pirate's bound to be exciting! Better than, I don't know, school or something like that. I think.

[summing_it_up]

Like I don't get enough excitement around Vikings and dragons?

[snehjerte]

...Oh. Right.

Well, now you get Vikings, dragons, AND pirates!

[summing_it_up]

...

I don't think you're seeing the actual issue with everything that's being provided.

[snehjerte]

Well, you are complaining about having a significantly more exciting life than most people get, so no, I guess I'm not.

[summing_it_up]

That's because I live with that kind of excitement on a daily basis!

Look, I'm– I'm sorry. Being a Viking is an occupational hazard, so I guess I can't really do anything about that.

[magic101]

[Hey there Hiccup. Don't mind her. She's just going to give you an evaluating glance.]

[snehjerte]

Then you've just got a really exciting lifestyle. And I don't think switching from Viking to pirate will involve too many changes, so there's that!

Oh, don't be sorry. I just- I get a little curious about things like that, is all.

[magic101]

...how good is your swimming?

[summing_it_up]

Wha– hey.

I can swim. It would be dumb if I didn't know how to float.

[magic101]

Good.

[She closes her book with a dull smack, covering her face as she does so. And then begins to lower it, a cheeky grin appearing on her face.]

Are you always so serious?

[summing_it_up]

Well, there's that. I guess I wouldn't really notice, huh?

You sound like you don't get out very much.

[summing_it_up]

[What is that look for]

I'm not that serious.

[snehjerte]

Probably not! I guess there'll be a few differences, but I mean, you're still kinda doing some, you know, Viking-y things. I think.

No, not really. Growing up we were kind of not really allowed to? It's a whole- It's a thing.

[summing_it_up]

Really? That's sorta hard to believe.

[magic101]

Either you're serious or I need to work on my jokes.

[summing_it_up]

...Mmmaybe work on your jokes a little more.

[2cool4guardian]

Aren't you being trained to be a pirate in your books? Gotta embrace your roots!

[Current status: way too amused.]

[magic101]

I will.

But maybe you can work on that smile of yours? You've had a lot of practice frowning, I think, but I'm not sure if you even know how to smile.

[summing_it_up]

[Jaaaaack]

Yeah, but do I have to? Obviously you and the mun find this fact way too amusing.

[summing_it_up]

[He sort of pouts.]

I can smile...you just. Caught me at a bad time?

[2cool4guardian]

[At your trolling service!]

Hard not to when you react like this. Come on, pirates mean adventures. That's pretty cool! What should your mun get you instead? An horror game? Shipping? A musical? I can be here all day.

[Moral of the story: it can always be worse.]

[summing_it_up]

[Dangit, he's right. Lanky arms flail up, dropping down unceremoniously.]

Well, when you say it that way! [Change of pace. He shrugs.] Especially when you include the 'musical' genre. So it doesn't sound too bad.

[2cool4guardian]

[This is getting more amusing by the second. Jack arches an eyebrow.]

Of all the things I mentioned, you concentrate on musicals? THAT's the dangerous one of the list? [He chuckles.] Tuffnut got to sing in the series. Who knows, maybe you're next.

[summing_it_up]

Can I blame the mun? She's actively distracting me.

[But him? Singing?] Yyyyeah, I'll pass.