[Hiccup is only out at this hour because he heard the news of people showing up in mundane mirrors, fountains, anywhere with a reflection. Miss Nessie had seemed confused but cheerful, and so he hadn't been terribly alarmed... But still, it didn't hurt to head out. Every new group of arrivals could be the group of arrivals that includes someone from Berk, someone he misses dearly. Or it could just include people who need help.
So, he'd dragged himself out of bed and kissed his boyfriend good (very early) morning, gotten dressed, and headed out with Toothless, the black shape of him hardly discernible against the starry night sky. He's always had a better perspective of the city from up here, in flight, rather than down on the ground, traversing narrow cobblestone streets and slim back alleys.
It's entirely by chance that they spot a girl popping out of a third story window. With practically no urging from Hiccup, Toothless shifts his wings and shoots toward her across three blocks like a bullet, and catches her up in surprisingly gentle talons, 'smiling' down a gummy smile as if to soften the shock it might cause, being snatched out of midair.]
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So, he'd dragged himself out of bed and kissed his boyfriend good (very early) morning, gotten dressed, and headed out with Toothless, the black shape of him hardly discernible against the starry night sky. He's always had a better perspective of the city from up here, in flight, rather than down on the ground, traversing narrow cobblestone streets and slim back alleys.
It's entirely by chance that they spot a girl popping out of a third story window. With practically no urging from Hiccup, Toothless shifts his wings and shoots toward her across three blocks like a bullet, and catches her up in surprisingly gentle talons, 'smiling' down a gummy smile as if to soften the shock it might cause, being snatched out of midair.]
Woah! Hey, are you- are you okay?