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[ikols]

No problem. You've been thinking about me for most of your life, now and then, believing in me. It's the least I can do.

[ This is probably what being Better feels like. It's refreshingly cathartic, reaching out in ways that would have made Verity or Tony proud. ]

Are you ... scratching something?

[thisisamazing]

That's true. Though I didn't think I prayed for this. [It's a little teasing, playful.] Maybe Toothless did. [Well... no, but he'll appreciate it anyway. Hiccup's bank account will definitely appreciate it.]

Oh, I started a map. Of the Quarantine. Once I check out the lake, I'm going to add it. Does this magic lake have a name?

[ikols]

[ He doesn't mention there are already maps, pretty decent ones the perimeter guard uses which Tony gave him. Hiccup's version will be more useful if he makes it for himself anyway, he has the eyes of an aerial creature.

A hum carries over the line. ]

No, I haven't named it. [ Horrid titles like "Achey Breaky Lake-y" spring to mind and he wrinkles his nose. ] You can go ahead with that, if you want.

[thisisamazing]

[Maybe the Guard has some maps, but they don't have the entirety of the wilderness mapped out, else they wouldn't have a whole team of Surveyors going out and exploring, reporting back their findings. Either way, it's Hiccup's pet project for the moment, something familiar to do to occupy himself in a strange world.]

Can't name it properly until we see it. I'll surprise you.

[ikols]

[ Dryly, ] Oh, that sounds terrifying.

[thisisamazing]

It'll be fine. A fine name.