[OPEN] we go where no one goes, we slow for no one

[thisisamazing]

who: Hiccup and YOU
what: October memory-share and catch-all! Open and closed prompts.
when: Through Oct.
where: Various places.
warnings: Possible mention of past limb loss.


[ooc: Prompts below, the memory one is fairly generic but if you want a tailored prompt for anything, just hit me up at nekky.]

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[ragnarsson]

[Ivar's never experienced anything like this before in his life. One of his greatest disadvantages is being so slow. As a child, he'd secretly dream about being able to run and keep up with his brothers, instead of being practically immobilized by his legs. But this, flying through the skies at top speed on the back of a dragon, skimming sea and sky alike, it's far better than any dream the Viking has ever had during his sleeping hours.

Then it gets even better as he feels the adrenaline kick in when he feels himself free fall from the saddle, heading down towards the water, and then gliding under his own power. He's reluctant to leave this memory, for it's so much fun, something the Viking has had precious little of during his life.

When it's over, he immediately seeks Hiccup out, partially running over the other Viking in his excitement. Fortunately, his wheels only catch the prosthetic leg. Usually so eloquent, he's talking so fast that only a few phrases can actually be made out.]

Flying--you and Toothless--in the clouds--and more flying!

[thisisamazing]

Woah! [He definitely catches Hiccup by surprise, wheel running into the prosthetic leg, and he stoops down to disentangle them carefully - so that neither one does any damage to the other's mobility aid. Hiccup only has one spare leg with him in his saddlebag and he's not sure what it takes to get Ivar's wheel fixed. But he doesn't seem mad about it, laughing a little at the obvious excitement.]

Slow down. What happened? What about flying?

[ragnarsson]

[Ivar finally slows down enough to repeat what he was saying. There's excitement sparkling in his blue eyes.]

I saw one of your memories. It was like I was really there. You and Toothless flying in the clouds. Then you jumped off his back and went gliding next to him.

[Normally, Ivar might be a bit more guilty about experiencing someone's private memories, but this time, it had been so darn cool that he just couldn't help himself.]

[thisisamazing]

[Oh, oh. Hiccup hasn't experienced a lot of that so far, but that has been what's going on lately. He might feel weirder about it if it was a more personal memory. Not that flying isn't personal, but... it's clearly an experience that excited and delighted Ivar, so he can't feel too bad.] Oh, testing my flight suit! I've almost worked out all the kinks. It's really something, isn't it? I mean, we nearly crashed into a sea-stack after that, but... work in progress!

[A pause, and he looks a little thoughtful.] I wonder if I could rig up the saddle for a passenger so you could come flying with us...

[ragnarsson]

It was definitely an amazing experience. Like riding in my chariot times ten.

[Hiccup couldn't know what being like that, free among the clouds, meant to someone who'd been confined to the slow path his entire life. His eyes light up when Hiccup mentions designing the saddle for a passenger.]

If you could do that, you would become one of my favorite people here.

[Ignore the fact that Ivar ranges somewhere between being ecstatic and petrified about flying in general. He feels people were meant to have their feet on the ground. If the gods meant for them to fly, they would have been given wings.]

[thisisamazing]

[Hiccup gets it, at least in a way. He was never the most athletic viking in the first place, but up there, on Toothless, nobody can match him, nobody can stop him. They're a seamless team.] I know what you mean. The first time I flew with Toothless was- it was amazing. That's when I feel the most free, you know? Up there.

[He's bright at the idea of an engineering challenge, though, eager to let his friend experience it for real, apparently.] I'm going to be your favorite person here, then! It shouldn't take much, the saddle already fits two, just some securing straps and a second tether and we can be airborne in no time.

[ragnarsson]

[Ivar will never quite get used to people doing nice things for him without expecting something in return. He's never experienced the give and take that friendship has before. He just looks so happy at the mere promise that Hiccup is going to do this for him. Imagine what he'll look like when they actually go flying.]

I'll be counting down the time until you get that ready to go.

[thisisamazing]

[Hiccup longs for the friendships he left back on Berk. He misses Astrid, and Snotlout, and Fishlegs, and even the twins (sometimes). He misses his village. It's nice, to have met Ivar. They're not from the same place, but he's the one of the closest things to home here, and Hiccup wants to be his friend. He wants them to go flying together and spend time together.]

I'll try not to keep you waiting too long.

[ragnarsson]

[Ivar had come from a place where he'd never known the friendship of anyone but his brothers. Those in Kattegat close to his age either pitied him, or as he got older, were scared of him. Coming here and having friends for the first time had been a truly extraordinary experience.]

This was definitely one of the better things to come out of the weird shit that keeps happening around here.

[A lot of people's memories had been pretty much a downer. Ivar guessed that was to be expected considering how hard people's lives were, but it was nice to have one that was happy.]