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“Dream on sunshine !”  She cornered Hiccup with her hands on her hips. “Snotlout told me everything !”  Being a little bit hurt he didn’t tell her to begin with.  “You,” she pushed him “are,” and pushed him “NOT,” and pushed him “joining,” and pushed him one last time “the army !”  Her nostrils flared as her hands went up exasperated pacing back and forth chewing on her fingernails.  “And when were you actually going to break it to me Mr.Haddock ?!?!  WHEN YOU WHERE THERE ?”

Astrid's mind was elsewhere, causing her to lose focus on the path she walked.  That was until her body collided with another.  She gasped in shocked, nearly dropped her violin case.  “Oh shoot !  Sorry, I wasn’t looking where I was going.  I don’t know whats wrong with me today.  You ok ?”

♞:: Hiccup & Astrid ( Diminsion Shift )

"President," a small mousy woman enter the MACUSA President's office, "we have a problem..."

The lithe president was sitting in their high-backed chair looking through the enchanted art-deco window of the large corner office. They turned to face the small assistant and gave her a puzzled look. "And what would that problem be?"

"None of the interns from Ilvermorny arrived today," her voice trailed off as Ualeas' eyes widened with fear. "We've sent Aurors to investigate?"

"What?" President Yras shot from their seat and flourished their wand toward the large dusty trenchcoat that seemed to be the standard for the mage. "This is a matter that requires my attention. Cancel the rest of my meetings for the day." Then, they vanished.

Due to security measures, even the MACUSA President wasn't allowed to apparate onto school property. Ualeas had to arrive in town. They chose an alleyway in order to not draw a lot of attention. Although, when it came to apparating, it was hard to disguise the loud crack that announced any arrival or departure.

However, there weren't any people in the town to mask their arrival from. The fair-colored president moved slowly through town. It was like they vanished. Cups of tea sat on tables untouched with scones that were uneaten. Books sat on benches with no one to read them. Picnics were set up but no one was around to enjoy them. 

And the school was the same with the exception of the Aurors investigating the situation. Beatrice Glade, Gregory Gray, and Agnes Prior met the president at the gate. "President Yras, what an honor to see you. What can we help you with?" Agnes spoke first as she tucked her wand into her boot pocket.

"Can you tell me what happened here?"

"Gladly," Beatrice piped in. "They vanished."

"Is this some type of hunter attack?"

"We don't believe so," Gregory added.

"So, it's magical in origin?"

"We believe so," Agnes answered.

"We're gathering items from the people who vanished. The Missing Magical Department said they can try and use magic to find them." It was a long shot. Ualeas had never seen anything like this before happen in their lifetime. 

"If you need any signatures to move it along quicker, please let me know. I'm going to go to the Headmaster's Office.""Yes, President," the three said in unison as their leader made their way up to the castle.

Ualeas walked into the office and held their breath. Whatever happened to the school and surrounding areas, started there. Papers were strewn about, black specks splattered the walls and the edges of the desk seemed to be singed but there were no other signs of fire. 

They used their wand to collect samples. It was much harder than it seemed. "I need to get out of the office more often," they huffed a laugh as the black specks gave them a hard time. 

After they collected samples, Ualeas looked through some of the paperwork left behind. They took it back to MACUSA for further inspection. Ualeas felt the key to figuring out what happened was in the text...

The Writing Challenge

Should you chose, 

Your character will have an item of your choosing brought to The Missing Magical Department. 

They will experience either, vivid dreams of their magical lives, or memories of magic. 

They can be no-maj. (The Aurors could've taken no-maj items. Adamsville residents vanished, too.)

You can write a selfie and/or a thread.

This isn't mandatory. However, it will open opportunities for future plot drops. 

Please tag all selfies AND starters as #BDWC16.

♞▸ Dimension Shift Job 

♞▸Astrid Hofferson  // 18 // High School Senior  // Engaged to Snotlout J.

TW:  Death, Alcoholism, Physical Abuse, Forced Arrangement.

Growing up, Astrid Hofferson was a lively, courageous girl who loved her family unconditionally.

But after the death of her Uncle and her father, Astrid's life had crumbled apart.  Astrid’s mom had taken a path for the worse.  She had become an abusive alcoholic and when Morgance was at her lowest of lows she would violently take her frustrations out on Astrid physically and yell.  Telling her it was her fault Finn and her dad got themselves killed in the line of duty, her fault that she was drinking, that they had no money.  By the time Astrid was seven, she was a firm believer in what her mom told her carrying that guilt.

When Astrid was ten-years-old she was fed up with her mothers abusive and acoholic behavior and she ran away from home and found an crumbled up abandoned barn and made it her own.  Ever since then Astrid has always taken care of herself.  She worked hard in the summer doing what ever she could to earn a quick buck.  Only she wished she kept a closer eye on her mother over the years.  Unknown to Astrid her mother was piling in major debt with the Jorgensosn.  Gambling and drinking off everything until the only thing that Morgance had to offer was Astrid herself.  Knowing her mother didn’t care about her feelings, or what she had to say she threw Astrid in the mix under an forced arranged marriage with Spitelout’s son, Snotlout Jorgenson to lift the dept Morgance owes.  

Now the clock is ticking as Astrids trying to earn the money before her wedding day to pay of the debt. 

♞▸Posative Traits:

Competent, Confident, Courageous

♞▸Negative Traits:

Distant, Guilt-Ridden, Fiesty

♞▸The Spitfire is in The Details

ZODIAC:.  Aries (  ♈ )

FEAR(S):. Thunder & Lightning.

LIKE(S):.  Dancing, Rain, & Dragonflies

BEST FRIEND: Hiccup Haddock

DISLIKE(S):. Drugs, Alcohol, & engaged to Snotlout

ACTIVITIES(S):.  Cheerleading, Dance, & Gymnastics

JOB(S):.  Aquarium. Show Mermaid named ‘Obsidian’

BIGGEST DREAM:.  Becoming a Prima Ballerina/Dancer 

FAVORITE STONES:.  Rainbow Obsidian, Rainbow Hematite, Labradorite, Iridescent Peacock Ore, Moonstone.

SMELL(S) LIKE:.  Dawn Soap, Eucalyptus & wet stone.

FAVORITE MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURE:. Mermaids 

FAVORITE MOVIES:.  Jurassic Park, The Breakfast Club, Indiana Jones, Marvel Movies ( especially w/ Thor&Loki involved. + Starlord & Groot ).

♞▸Junkyard Trash at its Finest

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Ever since Astrid ran away from home she worked very hard during her Summers to save enough money to pay for School, Ballet Classes, Gymnastics, and personal necceties, all on her own.  She was well-known for tracking down lost pets and being found in the Junk Yard for hours collecting Scrap Metal, Plastic/Glass Bottles&Cans, Electronics, & Quirky Items getting paid by recycling certain items.  

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Astrid can play several instruments having taught herself to play the piano, violen, and the guitar.  She is known to play the Guitar or Violen in the Parks and Streets of Adamsville when she’s in need of extra money.

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Astrid's appearance is more elegant and feminine as she doesn’t have as many scars or burns.  She stands at 5′4 with a lean willowy build.  Her hair is more sun-bleached from being outside alot during her Summers and is neatly styled in a lengthy side-braid draped over left her shoulder.  Soft freckles spreaded out just below the eyes and just above her cheeks.

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Astrid has a severe fear of Astrapophobia ( Thunder&Lightening ).  She can’t quite remember ‘why’ or ‘when’ but she is known to cry and have unreasonable and overwhelming anxiety, she has increased alertness, frantic panic&anxiety attacks, clingy behavior, involuntary trembling, troubled breathing, numb from the waist down, and sometimes breaks out in cold sweat.  Avoiding it by any means necessary, known to hide in or under things ( closets, tight spaces, her desk during school ) or burying herself in covers   ( when she’s alone in the barn ).

( the reason:  When Astrid was seven and her mom was having one of her abusive episodes she threw and locked Astrid out in a middle of a rough Thunder&Lightening storm and was almost hit by lightening trying to climb a tree for shelter but it made her temparily blind in a middle of a rough storm leaving her wandering through the woods alone. )

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Growing up, Astrid often felt not being worth other people’s time and attention.  

But one very hard working and sarcastic boy seemed to become her best friend.  Astrid can’t really pinpoint the moment when she and Hiccup moved from being acquaintances to friends to inseparable best friends but he’s always been there for her.  He’s always done things for her no one else has ever done for her.

When they where kids Hiccup saw Astrid at her very worse during a incoming thunder storm and he’s the only person who can slowly coax her out of  her unreasonable and overwhelming anxiety&panic attack.

◈  Ever since they were kids Astrid is known to secretly sneak into Hiccup’s bedroom through his window ( it’s not like he makes it hard for her ).  And stays with Hiccup when the weather forecasts thunder & lightning.  Staying as long as the thunderstorm lasts.  Several times they’ve almost been caught by Stoick as he seems to have his suspicions.  

◈  Astrid is very well known to steal all the covers when she stays the night during Thunderstorms.  Though she has a hidden bag with her own clothes ( &. necessities ) yet she prefers sleeping in Hiccups shirts.

◈  Astrid brings all sorts of useful metal pieces&electronic parts she’s found in the junkyard aiding Hiccup with his contraptions.

◈  Astrid told Hiccup everything when she turned 15.  He’s the only person she’s ever opened up to personally about her past and abusive home life and why she lives in an abandoned barn.

◈ Input.

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HC About her Job

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Asrid gets lost frequently.  She’ll go out for a walk and hours later end up somewhere she doesn’t know because she gets so lost in her own mind so guilt-ridden because of Morgance, it’s like a blackout.  ( & it has left her in some very sketchy places&scenarios )

♞▸Connections

Eskel Hofferson

Morgance Hofferson

Finn Hofferson

Spitelout Jorgenson

Snotlout Jorgenson

Hiccup Haddock