The roof, Saturday morning earlyish

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It was quiet on the roof this morning. The plants waved gently in the breeze and all was peaceful.

Until it was buzzed by a boy on a dragon.

They circled the dorms once, twice, three times before Toothless backwinged for a landing, dropping neatly onto the roof. Toothless' bright red prosthetic tailfin wasn't responding as well as it should, and this was a handy place to stop and check it out.

Hiccup was grinning, but then he always was after a flight. He unclipped his safety strap, swung his leg over and slid down, then paused, looking out over Fandom. It was both like and unlike Berk: tiny island, lots of buildings, taller in the middle than it was at the edges. Had its share of crazy people.

Toothless nudged him, making an impatient, demanding rumble, then pointed his nose at the harness. "All right, buddy," Hiccup said, turning back to the dragon. "Let's see if we can figure out what's making it stick."

[OOC: Open wheeee!]

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Edmund sucked in a breath and held it as they rose higher and higher. Part of him wanted to squeeze his eyes shut, but he resisted the urge and instead squinted against the wind in his face. From up here, you could see the whole island and those beyond, as well as the mainland, hazy in the distance. He wondered which mainland they would find themselves on if they were to fly out over the causeway all the way.

Instead, they shot through the clouds and Edmund felt very damp for the effort.

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Hiccup didn't even notice the damp, he didn't notice the cold or the view. Hands pressed against the dragon's neck, he gave a small laugh, simply enjoying the flying.

"It's still a touch stiff on the incline, but all in all, I think we're good." Whether he was talking to Edmund or Toothless or both wasn't apparent. "Better take us down, buddy." He patted Toothless' neck. "I promised a short flight."

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"Can we circle around the Preserve side on the way down?" Edmund called.

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"I think we might be able to manage that." Hiccup and Toothless moved as one, the boy controlling direction, the dragon controlling everything else, and they seemed to hang in the air for the briefest of moments before diving back down through the clouds. As they came out the bottom, Toothless slid left, cutting through the air to bring them over the trees.

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Edmund looked out over the trees. From up here, it didn't look as big as when he was hiking through it, and this was the first time he'd been able to get a proper look at the coastline on this side of the island, even from a distance. "Good to go!" he called when he'd seen what he wanted to.

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Toothless picked up speed, spiralled back along the path they'd taken, and soon enough was flying up the face of the dorms to backwing to a stop right on the edge. With a sigh, he walked a couple of feet forward, so no one would fall off the building when they dismounted.

"Here we are, one rooftop, you returned safe and sound," Hiccup pronounced. "And I know how to adjust the lever to get rid of that last bit of stiffness. All in all a good flight."

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An unclip of the safety harness and a dismount later, Edmund was very glad to be back on solid ground. "A very good flight," he agreed. "Do you go often?"

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"Every chance I get," he replied, snapping his metal foot out of the lever and sliding down Toothless' side. "Flying," he looked up at his dragon, who was looking down at him, "flying is the best thing in the world."

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Edmund knew that feeling, though he didn't associate it with flying, fantastic as it was. "I can see why you like it. Thank you, Toothless," Edmund called to the dragon.

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Toothless gave a quick nod and a quiet rumble, making Hiccup grin. "Any time you want to go again, I'm in 203. Or there's a phone, which I'm not allowed to take apart, and a message taker, which I'm also not allowed to take apart," and he sounded slightly aggrieved at those facts, "but you can let me know when you want me to work on your daggers or your armour."

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He gave a nod. "I'm in 429. You can't take apart my phone or message taker either," he said apologetically, using Hiccup's own words, "but let me know what you want in exchange for your services and I'll arrange it."

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He frowned in sudden thought, then smiled. "How are you at fishing?" He pointed at Toothless, whose ears had popped up at the mention of fish. "I'll fix anything you've got if you help me keep him fed. He likes fish and he has a big appetite."

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"I'm handy with a net and a pole," Edmund admitted with another nod. "Fishing sounds like a fair trade."