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[ It takes Jane a long while to settle down to this first ... whatever. Video? Journal entry? Something. She has clothes - not her own, but clothes nonetheless - and even a small bag of food, to take with her when she goes to find ... well. Someplace to stay. Stay, not live. This won't be home. It can't be.

She sighs heavily, puffing her cheeks out on a hard breath as she flips through the pages. An hour or two of reading have acquainted her with how the system works, as bizarre as it is. She sounds tired, when she speaks, a sort of bone weary ache. ]

Alright. So the journal is some sort of half-book half-iPad technomagical means of communicating, aaaaand this place gives you wings. [ A beat. ] There's a cheesy Red Bull ad in there somewhere, but I'm not going there.

[ A pause. Stay on track for three seconds, why don't you? ]

Sorry, I-- my name is Jane Foster. I'm a astrophysicist with SHIELD, if that means anything to anyone. Well, more like a researcher, but -- anyway. I just really hope that means something to someone. It'd be nice to at least -- I don't know. Have a familiar face from my own world. Or universe. I'm guessing universe.

[ Another pause, shorter. ] So how many versions of Earth are there, here? I'm going to guess at least a dozen. Maybe several dozen, who knows. And probably plenty of other worlds besides. From who knows how many different universes. And yet here we all are. [ She laughs, incredulous and kind of unhappy. ] This place is somehow the special one. I'd just -- love to know how they do it, really. Someone's going to tell me it's magic, and I just--

[ She finally stops, sighing again. ]

Sorry, sorry. Um -- hi. Nice to ... meet all of you, I guess.

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To be honest, Iiii wouldn't be surprised if there are twice that many versions of Earth. And more. [And yet, still no other vikings, sob.] But, uh...welcome, and all that.

I wouldn't be surprised either. [ With vague amusement. ] Technically, there could be infinite versions. I was just -- speculating on how many are actually here, but -- never mind. Thanks. [ ... wow, he's just a kid. She shakes off the thought, but is left wondering, a little. ] Your name...?

[HEY HE IS SIXTEEN THANK YOU VERY MUsob it's because he's the size of a twelve-year-old, isn't it.]

Ahhh--it's Hiccup. It's nice to meet you, Jane.

... Hiccup? [ She laughs, somewhat despite herself. ] That's kind of an unusual name. Nice to meet you too.

Yeah, nice name, huh? But I'm pretty lucky. Most viking names? A lot worse than that.

... you're a viking? [ She laughs again, incredulous this time, though not necessarily disbelieving. ] What are other viking names like?

Wellll, this one guy I worked with? His name was Gobber the Belch. There's the twins, Ruffnut and Tuffnut, and Fishlegs, Snoutlout...my dad is Stoick the Vast. And my mom? Her name was Valhallarama.

[...Yeah. He really got off okay.]

[ Okay. She starts laughing at Gobber, and chuckles through most of his explanation. ]

Compared to them? I think you got the best one. [ She's thinking the same. ] Seriously, Fishlegs?

Yep. Doesn't exactly leave a good impression, does it? I'm nooot even sure where the tradition came from. Vikings just seem to think an awful name will inspire fear into their enemies.

[Because Fishlegs is a completely horrific name. :|]

I think your version of vikings is veeery different from mine. Not that that's a bad thing! I kind of like it. Stoick the Vast! [ Another laugh. ] I don't know about the fear part, but ... you might slow them down by making them laugh? [ Eh heh. Her laughter is kind of sheepish, but hell, it's true. ]

[Okay, he'll laugh at that, too. Best defense strategy.] I think there's a loooot of differences between my vikings and the ones most people know. We've got the weird names. And the dragons. That's a big one. Some things are the same, though. northern sea, same gods, pointy hats...

--dragons.

[ .... ]

I can see why that's the big one. You have dragons?

[ Notes the same gods thing, though, but files it away for later. ]

Yep. Sure do. Mine's here with me in Luceti, actually.

You -- you have a dragon, here. ... can I see?

Yeah, sure. Just a--second here--

[A few moments later, the video feed switches on and Hiccup is up on his roof where Toothless is napping lazily. The black dragon is curled into himself, wings shuddering slightly as he snores.]

This? This is Toothless.

Oh -- oh my god. [ There is such clear wonder in her voice. She's grinning from ear to ear, though she doesn't realize it, staring at this... ]

A dragon. A real, live, breathing dragon. This is incredible! How does... you know what, I'm not going to ask. I'm sorry, this is just -- really, really cool.

[Hey, anyone who can appreciate the awesomeness of a dragon? It totally cool in his book.]

I know, right? He's the only friend I have from home here, but...him being around makes all the difference.

I bet it helps. [ With a softer smile. ] So -- dare I ask, but why "Toothless"?

Weeellllll...it's a bit of a misnomer. One of the first times I saw him, I was giving him fish and he didn't have any teeth when he opened his mouth. [Until...] And then, as he was about to eat the fish? Teeth popped right out.

... a dragon with retractable teeth. Okay. It says a lot that that's not the weirdest thing I've heard today.

Yeaaaaaah...Luceti tends to do that. You get used to being surprised after awhile.

I like to think after a while I'll just stop being surprised. I probably shouldn't hold my breath, though.

I still see things that surprise me all the time. Then again, besides the dragons? My world isn't exactly fantastic. Sooo I still encounter a lot of things here I never even knew existed before.

Iiiif it makes you feel any better, I'm pretty sure my world's the same way. Everything's normal except the superheroes.

[Except the...]

Superheroes?

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