Into the storm

[youhearthebells]

Who: Hazardous Materials with special guest star Draco Malfoy
Where: the ship, and then Eternal Bliss (oh joy)
When: November 1-5 at sea, 6-? on land
What: sailing log, and then shenanigans on wedding island
Warnings: let me know if there are any
Style: as you please
Status: closed to "who"

[As soon as the sun did not rise on the 1st, like others had suggested it would, Gan Ning wanted off Isla Empieza. He put out the call to his crew - get on the ship, leave no man behind. Or woman, Cynthia.

The storm hit while they were two days out from the island. It would take all hands on deck to keep the Nightfury from capsizing, good thing they have a couple of solid dragons to keep things in check. Just watch out for Gaius and his fiery pendant! By the time the storm blows out in the wee hours on the 4th, the charts put them drifting near to Eternal Bliss. Are the residents still pissed at pirates for what Kodachi did? Who cares, they need to land to make repairs. And maybe score some treasure, if anyone wants to go through the marriage requirement.

Date your posts and mingle away!]

Comments

[b2_dragon]

[Well no but hey, the fish was floating, plenty of reason to be cautious, right? Anyway, it disappears quickly enough. One might not have remembered a fish there otherwise.]

[summing_it_up]

[He understands how that can go. Even if...he's never been served by house elves. He's a viking, he serves himself??? On land! Yes.]

Yeah, it does get repetitive. But since I lived on an island, fish is normal fare. And chicken! Although fish and chips sound really good...

[dragonbadfaith]

It is, rather. Greasy mess, though. They serve it at the Three Broomsticks, so I don't feel too bad about eating pub food in a pub, at least. I could go for a roast, though. With Yorkshire pudding.

[Looks amused as the fish ~disappears~ and absently calls up another one from the ocean.]

Oh, or a big ham! Especially with Christmas coming up. A bloody big Christmas ham.

[b2_dragon]

[Smacking his chops, the dragon easily perks as he sees Draco wave his wand again, and he brushes Hiccup in his eager movement towards the railing to watch for flying fish.]

[summing_it_up]

Ham? ACK– !

[Hiccup ducks on instinct, arms up as he was this close to getting knocked out by a fish-trailing dragon. Although shaken and annoyed, he seems generally unfazed.]

I know ham. Pork. We got that on Berk, too. But, um. What's Christmas?

[dragonbadfaith]

What's—

[Draco blinks, his concentration slipping and his wand dropping, causing the fish to fall to the deck unless someone or something snatches it first or just plain gets in the way. He gapes at Hiccup.]

What's Christmas? Oh, you poor sod. You're from one of those places that doesn't have Christmas??

[b2_dragon]

[Don't worry, Toothless got this yo. He grabs it between his magically appearing teeth before it even touches wood.]

[summing_it_up]

[He shrugs, gestures, and shrugs again.]

What, you say that like it's a bad thing? It's not like we don't have holidays!

[dragonbadfaith]

Yes, but Christmas. You get presents. Also there's always a lot of chocolate and other sweets and biscuits, but the presents, Hiccup!

[Gesticulating now because he's actually five-years-old and gets very excited about these things.]

The decorations, too, I suppose. Hogwarts really goes all out -- that's my school. They bring in twelve of these great big pine trees that have fairy lights all over them. Real fairies, mind. It snows from the enchanted ceiling and everlasting icicles are strung up all over the stairs. I don't usually stay at school over Christmas, my family either goes on holiday or we stay at the manor, but I had to stay for the Yule Ball last year and it was brilliant.

[Pauses.]

...Well, not last year, I guess that was two years ago now.

[b2_dragon]

[SPEAKING OF PRESENTS!

Toothless slips between the both of them and turns about to look between the two once he's opposite the side he'd been. He looks at Draco then, and his eyes roll up just slightly, accompanied by a disgusting gurgling and movement from stomach to throat.

And then *splurch* he leans forward to deposit half of one drool-ridden fish on the deck at Draco's feet. Sitting back, the dragon smiles in that goofy way as though extremely proud of himself.]

[summing_it_up]

This Christmas stuff sounds really great! And sort of similar to Snoggletog, actually – we have decorations, and a feast, of course. Presents, too. I mean, it's not as spectacular in comparison, but it's always a good time.

[He was about to ask what a Yule Ball was, but that gets interrupted by Toothless gagging.]

–Uh, oh. Bud, aww, really?

[dragonbadfaith]

[Snoggletog, what even. Draco nearly comments on it -- and on Vikings and their incredibly odd ways of naming things -- but he bites back the snarky response and just gives an awkward sort of laugh.]

Well, that also sounds...really great, obviously, but of course things usually are when they involve presents—oh!

[Jumps back suddenly when Toothless suddenly barfs a half-eaten fish near his feet, his nose scrunching up in disgust.]

Oh, bloody hell, what's the matter? Was it bad? Is he sick?

[He doesn't look sick. He looks pretty damn pleased.]

[b2_dragon]

[The dragon is indeed pleased.

He gurbles and then peers from Draco to Hiccup before glancing back at the blond, giving a meaningful look towards the slimy fish coated in dragon drool.

And if Draco doesn't get it, Toothless gives Hiccup a nudge in the arm. Lucy! 'splain!]

[summing_it_up]

[Why is he Lucy?? Oh fine.]

Uuh. No, he's– he's fine!

He's just. Trying to share his meal.

[Hand gestures at the fish goop. Hand gestures at Draco.]

With you.

[dragonbadfaith]

[Stares at Hiccup.

Looks down at the fish.

Looks back up at Hiccup.

Then cuts a quick glance to the happy dragon before looking right back at Hiccup again.]

.......You must be joking.

[b2_dragon]

[Good Hiccup.

Toothless looks back expectantly at Draco. His pink tongue goes snaking out and about his mouth as though trying to convince the wizard that yes, it is the most tastiest fish and you should be very thankful that he's decided to share it with you!]

[summing_it_up]

Well......no.

[Hiccup is grinning. That's not a grimace, nope. Nope.]

He did the same to me once.

[dragonbadfaith]

Isn't that special.

[Flat monotone over here. He looks back down, eyeing the fish, and grimaces.

Then he slaps on a somewhat pained smile and aims it at Toothless.]

That's really very thoughtful of you, but...er, I'm not really hungry at the moment, I'm afraid. Just had lunch.

[He gestures at the fish.]

Anyway, it was a gift! Please, it's all yours.

[Please.

Draco glances at Hiccup out of the corner of his eye.]

He's not going to get all offended at me, is he?

[b2_dragon]

[Does he not want to partake of this delicious fish?

The dragon stoops down to nose at it, eyes glancing up at Draco, and then at Hiccup. At least by now he's gotten a bit used to this lack of willingness to share. His tongue slips out to lap at the fish as though testing to see if Draco'd object, and when there's none, he gobbles it back up. Waste not one not!]

[summing_it_up]

No–

[As he shakes his head, he's interrupted by the sound of Toothless eating everything again.

Now he grimaces. And winces.]

...Nnnnot at all. I've done it before.

[dragonbadfaith]

[NO HE DOES NOT WANT TO PARTAKE OF THAT DELICIOUS FISH TOOTHLESS THANK YOU.

Draco lets out a relieved breath when the dragon goes ahead and gobbles it back up. Thank Merlin.]

I was mauled by a hippogriff once, so I'm never certain if large, very dangerous and possibly evil animals are going to take something the wrong way. Merlin knows what will set them off.

[His gaze is still lowered from watching Toothless snatch up the fish again, so something else happens to catch his eye and he blinks.]

What in Salazar's name happened to your leg?

[b2_dragon]

[Making once again short work of the fish, Toothless settles there on the deck since that seems like all the fish he'll be receiving. It's all right though. If you boys are gonna bond, he'll just be right here. Watching.]

[summing_it_up]

[Yeah, that's not creepy at all, bud. Hiccup looks curious as the Hippogriff is mentioned, but he snorts lightly, trying not to laugh or offend Draco in any way. But, you know. Hiccup.]

The way you describe it makes me wonder how you'd take all of the other dragons back on Berk. Because some of them are bigger than Toothless here.

[He nods in the dragon's direction, blinking briefly when the topic of his leg comes up.]

Oh. The leg? My leg. It, uh, got a little messed up while I tried to face a ridiculous monster of a dragon. While guiding Toothless with a burning tailfin and no escape from a giant club-like tail in the middle of our flight path.

[Shrug. YEAH NO BIG.]

[dragonbadfaith]

Unless they're babies, all of the dragons back in my world are bigger than Toothless. That's why I wanted to come see him. The ones I'm used to are generally fairly large.

[His eyebrows go up an Hiccup's oh-so-nonchalant explanation.]

A little messed up? Rather an understatement, wouldn't you say? I had a professor once who was missing a leg. He was a nutter, though. [Pauses for a beat.] Actually he was some bloke impersonating the man who was really supposed to be teaching us, but I've no doubt the original would've been just as mad.

...

So you fight dragons, too? They're not all like this fellow here?

[He sees you watching them, Toothless. Have a grin.]

[summing_it_up]

[Another shrug.]

Iii may be downplaying the drama behind all of that, yeah.

[His brow lifts a bit as he listens, nodding slowly as he tries to picture this poser-but-not-really-a-poser-legless-professor-dude.]

Huh. That sounds like someone I know. Not the impersonation part, just the, ah, "nutter"-type personality.

Fighting dragons, though, that was what we used to do. That was practically our lifestyle. Defend the village, find the dragon nest, kill all of the dragons...

[As he lists things off, he sighs, holding a hand out toward the Night Fury.]

I'll be honest, I thought I had to prove myself to everyone by getting my first kill in. And if I had never let Toothless go when I had him trapped, it'd still be going on right now.