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[dragonnerd.livejournal.com]

Aaaahhh! [Hiccup appears on the Plane, as if running from something and... his hair is full with coal.] The dragons are back again, go and hide the ship if you don't want t-Whoah alright. Alright, this is pretty much... not what I was expecting. [Looking around and trying to catch his breath, pretty shocked by the sudden sky all around. His hair is still smoldering.]

[But after a moment, it dawns on him.]

I must have died, I'm sure, and this is Hel... and that lady was the mighty goddess Hel, sure thing. Dad will be so happy when he gets to Valhalla and I'm not there. Oh hi, dad I could only get into the place where no name people go after their deaths, see you at the end of the world...  [Blinking around as if he is searching for something, dusting the coal out of his hair.] At least they could have buried me with an axe, or... something. Thanks for nothing!
 
So now that I am dead what should I do? Is there anything to do around here...? Some impossible task for eternity, or something...?

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[lamb_of_gold]

A thought will take you home, should you wish it.

[dragonnerd.livejournal.com]

Yeah, right. [Snorts in disbelief.] So I just have to think of home and I will be back? [Hiccup is suspicious about this, but, well tries it, and disappears for a few minutes. When he is back he is maybe more confused than before.]

Oookay, I- have no words for what just happened.

[lamb_of_gold]

Oh?

[dragonnerd.livejournal.com]

You neither, huh? [Nervous laugh, but then clears his throat.] Anyway, if this is not the underworld, or some place my father doesn't want to see me, then I guess I-I should um, well start some diplomacy here then. Huhh, okay-- uuuh, I'm Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III and it's nice to... meet you. [Usually this would go on much louder voice, swinging an axe around, but Hiccup was never fond of that method.]

[lamb_of_gold]

You're still a tad young to be a diplomat, I think. But it is good to meet you nonetheless. I am Mu.

[dragonnerd.livejournal.com]

Yyyeah, well we don't really have diplomats, sooo I don't think it's my age that is really matters here. I'll be a man soon anyway. Mu, great name! Short and... simple.

[lamb_of_gold]

With age comes confidence, though.

[A chuckle] It sounds strange to many ears, don't worry.

[dragonnerd.livejournal.com]

Oh I already have plenty of confidence.

I would rather have a name like that too, but it would just bring bad luck and gnomes after me, according to some people.

So, uh... then what... is this place? What was it 'Astral Plane'?

[lamb_of_gold]

Then you would hide your nervousness better.

Names bring poor luck? That's not a tradition I've ever heard of.

Simply put, it is a crossroad of realities, powered by some form of Machine.

[dragonnerd.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, I'm on it.

Pretty names do. In our village people think that a hideous name will frighten off the trolls and gnomes and bad luck.

Oooh. Simple, yes, indeed. I-I just pretend I know what that... might mean.

[lamb_of_gold]

As I said, it comes with age.

How strange.

It means you're unlikely to find anything, or anyone, familiar.

[dragonnerd.livejournal.com]

As stupidity, and fat. Would love that.

Aaah, I see, a new unexplored territory. [His freckled face becomes red slightly because of excitement.] And you live here, Mu?

[lamb_of_gold]

Both of which are avoidable with some effort.

I suppose you could say that. I spend quite a lot of time here, but I do not live here.

[dragonnerd.livejournal.com]

Lot of effort.

That's why you know so much! When will the Sun come up?

[lamb_of_gold]

Not so much, I think.

It won't. Only the stars light this place.

[dragonnerd.livejournal.com]

Naaah, you don't know my people. A man is a man when he is big, loud, and fat, well they like to call that muscular, but they could be alright with less meat in my opinion.

Then there are no plants either?

[lamb_of_gold]

But that does not mean stupid.

None save the ones people bring.

[dragonnerd.livejournal.com]

That particularly no, indeed.

Uuuh, people can bring plants here...?

[lamb_of_gold]

You may bring anything you can lay your hands on, except for other people.

[dragonnerd.livejournal.com]

[Blinks interested.] And uuuh, can we bring, I don't know, animals perhaps?

[lamb_of_gold]

As far as I know.

[As if on cue, Chenrei, Mu's little asian dragon pops it's head out from under the collar of the cloth, sniffing around for new people]

[dragonnerd.livejournal.com]

Oh goo-Whoah! [Hiccup stumbles back when he sees the little dragon.] There is a... dragon in your clothes! There is a dragon in your clothes? There is a- a dragon in your clothes...

[lamb_of_gold]

Yes? This is Chenrezig, my pet.

[dragonnerd.livejournal.com]

Well of course, your pet, right, okay. Uuh, wow. Y-you keep dragons as pets?

[lamb_of_gold]

I keep this one. You could say he was a gift.