AUDIO: Whoops.

[kingtyrantranger]

[Whoops. That'd been a thing for a while.

His voice snaps onto the omnicomm, filled with good humor. Jason's still not comfortable with the omnicomm's video function, especially since he's still having to dot his face with anti-fungal cream.]

I'm gonna start this off with a warning. Doublecheck to be sure that the mail you're opening is actually yours. I had to figure that out when I accidentally picked up something meant for Brainiac 5. The good news is that I'm now out of quarantine and the med techs are pretty sure I'm not going to grow any more mushrooms.

Thanks, guys. I don't know if I can look at a pizza the same way again, though.

[He'd spent most of the past few weeks trying to learn the Interlac alphabet on his own, without the earpieces translating for him. Might keep those mix-ups from happening again.

His voice takes on a wry tone, almost apologetic.]

So it sounds like I missed some action and a few new romances. Sorry about that, gang. For the new guys I missed, hey. I'm Jason, from Angel Grove, California, and I don't really do anything exciting. Nice to meet you all.

Comments

[wherenoonegoes]

Not really. It took everything I had not to hurl right there.

Thankfully, I think Toothless has worked out by this point that I don't find it nearly as delicious as he does.

[kingtyrantranger]

Probably more than I would've managed.

[He pauses for a moment.]

So, Toothless is the dragon, right? Is he like your pet? Partner? Friend? I'm not sure how the whole 'dragon' thing works.

[Did Hiccup control it with a flute? Maybe?]

[wherenoonegoes]

Partner, best friend, fellow prosthetic-wearer. Also practically my brother at this point, because my mother's basically adopted him as a second son/

[kingtyrantranger]

Hey, man. That sounds awesome. Totally weird, but awesome. Your mom must be one cool lady.

[wherenoonegoes]

It's not that surprising, really. She gets along better with dragons than she does most people. Which is kind of understandable. She did spend 20 years with them.

[kingtyrantranger]

So she's kind of like the Jane Goodall of dragons. That's really neat.