Catch-all post!

[ragnarsson]

who: Ivar and others
what: Monthly log catch-all post
when: Starting about Dec. 10th and continuing throughout the month
where: All over the Quarantine
warnings: Graphic description of broken bones, sparring violence



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sometime when ivar's leg isn't broken;

[thisisamazing]

Hiccup only texts Ivar once to make sure he's at home one morning, and not busy. It's a nice clear day, if cold, a layer of snow and frost glittering over the ground, but vikings have never minded the low temperatures much. The wind has died down nicely from earlier in the morning, and it seems like the perfect day to give his friend his Snoggletog/Yule present.

Hiccup and Toothless touch down on the front lawn, and he swings out of the saddle, rubbing the dragon between his ears before he heads up to the door and knocks. "Ivar! Make sure you dress warm, we're going out today." He's got something wrapped in burlap under his arm, and he seems a little excited, cheeks flushed from the cold and smile wide.

[ragnarsson]

Ivar's just gotten Winter nice and settled in for one of the usual babysitters he has watch over his daughter when he can't be around. After playing with one of her favorite toys, the two-headed teddy bear, she's ready for a nap. He hands her off as soon as the woman arrives and goes down the elevator to meet Hiccup at the front door.

Hiccup had been surprisingly reticent on what they were doing today. He grabs a warm fur cape he got during Prijata earlier during the year and fastens it around his neck. Perfect thing to bundle up in during a winter day. "So what've you got planned?"

[thisisamazing]

Hiccup smiles wide and thrusts the package at him - inside the burlap is what looks to be a leather torso harness of some sort, with an iron ring like the ones on Hiccup's armor, meant to hook a tether. The design is pretty similar to the one he used to wear when he first started flying Toothless, but it's a bit more refined, more sturdy. "Put this on. We're going flying today! I know you saw that memory of mine, but it's nothing compared to the real thing."

Toothless lets out a pleased little roar from where he sits on the lawn, tail swishing and eyes bright.

[ragnarsson]

"Flying? Really?" There's a little squeak of excitement to his voice. He knew Hiccup had been working on a design so that two people could fly on Toothless, but he hadn't known just when he was going to finish it.

He looks ready to go, but there was just a touch of apprehension on his face. He's none too fond of when his feet leave the ground when he's on a boat and he wonders if this is similar. "There's no way of falling off, right?" That seemed like an incredibly messy way to die.

[thisisamazing]

"Yeah! I think I've gotten everything sorted out with the additions to the saddle, but we'll start off a little slow just to be safe." He's pretty confident in his design, though. Working around physical limitations has grown to be pretty second nature to him, what with his own.

"You won't fall. Even if, and this is the worst case scenario that isn't going to happen because I've checked these straps half a hundred times, if the tethers break, Toothless will catch you. He's caught me a million times when I fell out of the saddle or a flight suit I was testing didn't work."

Toothless barks out an agreement, of sorts, and pads further up, nosing at Ivar's hand like he either wants to be petted or he's trying to reassure him.

[ragnarsson]

"That's comforting." There's a healthy dose of sarcasm to the words, but Ivar does trust the dragon to be fast enough to catch him if worst comes to worst. He rubs Toothless' head vigorously, under his chin, and behind an ear flap before letting him go.

"Alright. Let's get to it then." Ivar's heart is beating fast with excitement. This is going to be a heady experience for someone whose always had to go slow in his life, never able to find the joy of speeding along in the clouds with nothing to stop him.

[thisisamazing]

Toothless purrs with his mouth open, vibrating down in his throat, eyes closing in bliss as he leans into the vigorous scratching. Clearly he's fond of Ivar, which should be comforting - Toothless never lets a viking down.

"I'm serious! It'll be fine," he laughs, motioning for him to come around to the side. "Put on the harness, and that'll tether with this cord to the saddle here." Hiccup points out an iron ring and sturdy leather cord that will clip to the harness. "And these straps on the sides will keep your legs in the right position. Then you can hold on to me, and that's at least three points of connection with the saddle, so theoretically, you'll be fine even during loops and when he turns upside-down."

[ragnarsson]

"Upside-down?" Ivar echoes. He puts the harness on and the apprehension he's had about this excursion is beginning to fade. However, the excited butterflies in his stomach have remained. He shifts around, bracing himself against Toothless' scaly hide so that he swing one of his legs up and over the saddle. He tries to do it quickly so that he's not having to put any weight on his other leg for too long.

Once his struggles have gotten into the saddle, he clips himself to the leather cord, looking down at the straps that will go around in his legs. He's a bit at a loss on how to put them on, having never experienced anything but a few disastrous attempts at trying to ride a horse in the past.

[thisisamazing]

"Yeah. You're not afraid of heights, are you?" Hiccup teases, grin wide and eyes glittering with it. He doesn't immediately offer his help getting into the saddle, because he doesn't want to insult him or bring down the mood, so he sort of just hovers for a moment, until Ivar is sorted. Then he doesn't wait for an invitation to crouch down and start fastening the straps (two on each side, made of sturdy leather attached to more sturdy leather) that will keep Ivar's legs in proper position against the saddle and the dragon. "These aren't too tight, are they? It's not uncomfortable? It's one of those things I could only try on the ground so I'm not a hundred percent..."