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WHA

Anyway this all to say that i think i get your Gohan posting, ive known the guy for like 5 min but id kill for him

HTTYD ask meme. Thanks for the prompts!

4. The chicken is not amused. What did you do wrong?

My poetry was good. Too good. It was better than Tuffnut’s. No one is allowed to trump Tuffnut. I was thrown in prison.

15. Suggest a new dragon species. What does it look like? What are its powers? etc.

I think a dragon with dragonfly wings could look really fun. The dragon has four wings, all long, elliptical, and translucent. It buzzes and flies quickly. Maybe this is a dragon that spits acid. Hehe, I don’t know, there are so many possibilities!

17. Any underappreciated dragon species you want to give a callout to?

Death Song. I don’t know that this dragon is necessarily underappreciated, but I could talk a long time about this thing. The Death Song is interesting in many respects - from its insect-like appearance, to its adaptations to trap its prey in amber, to the fact that its primary food source is other dragons. The design on this dragon I find very unique and cool. Give it up for the Death Song!

19. The dragon riders can visit anywhere in the world, any place in history. Where would you suggest they go?

I feel like this is such a stereotypical answer, but I want the dragon riders to go to China. When in China exactly, I don’t mind... there are many centuries of possibility and many different dynasties where I think the dragon riders could have great experiences. China has such a long, wonderful, enormous respect and story for dragons. I think Hiccup would love to see another civilization that pays dragons respect - a culture that in fact often sees dragons as protectors.

22. What do you think the dragon riders are like as old women and men?

Hiccup mellows out by his older years. He’s someone who has found tranquility and peace of mind. There’s a sense of confidence and wisdom in his faded green eyes, an individual who has gained this from his many years of successful and revolutionary chiefing. Hiccup holds himself still with a sense of humble pride even when his back starts to stoop. He has many stories to tell, and he will recount them to many people who are willing. “There were dragons when I was a boy...”

Astrid has mellowed out a little, too. She’s still got a fierce sparkle in her eye, and will crack a few comments to the others in her tribe about picking up their axe and tackling the problem head on. But that gentle, sympathetic side which has always been a part of her has grown monumentally. It almost makes it more powerful to be around Astrid, now that she has it. There is also a sense of calm confidence about her; nothing will shake her up.

Snotlout is probably the most crotchety out of the group when he reaches old age. He’s going to grumble about anything and everything, down to the weather being slightly chilly. He’ll keep pretending he’s as fit and strong as ever, still stubborn about admitting weakness: “I hate the weather outside. Not that it makes my joints hurt, they don’t hurt, but they probably make someone’s joints hurt. I don’t like it. It should be sunny.”

Ruffnut and Tuffnut are still a duo. They spend more time apart than they did as youths, but it’s still more often than not you’ll see them together. They’ve maintained a chipper attitude in their later years. They’re very likely to sit about the Great Hall, cracking jokes (some very inappropriate for younger ears), but there’s also a little more maturity that you can sense behind them. I have a weird sense that they might be a little more spiritually involved in the tribe in their later years - not quite the level of Gothi - but still pretty knowledgeable. Especially about Loki. It’s always going to be Loki for them.

Fishlegs adores children. He’s enthusiastic about having them gather around him - on his lap, sitting on his shoulders, pulling at his hair - and he’ll tell them everything and anything in an enthusiastic voice. He becomes quite the teller of stories of dragons he’s discovered or adventures he’s had. Fishlegs has become a great historian for the tribe. He’s recorded much in books and has so much knowledge in his mind. Almost everyone enjoys spending time with him.

37. Favorite track in the HTTYD or HTTYD 2 OST?

Definitely Dragon Racing. It’s a suite of all the well-known themes from the first HTTYD movie, arranged together in an extraordinarily energetic and well-organized rondo form. Not to mention it’s got superb instrumentation! I listen to this song and all I ever want to do is jump up and dance. Sometimes I do!

45. Have any HTTYD OCs?

Ish. I’ve made a few suggestions for children of the dragon riders. The one I’m the most enthusiastic about and sold on is Katja Kari Haddock, one of the children of Hiccup and Astrid. She’s an adventurous spirit and has a bit too much of her father’s impulsivity.

56. Suggest a DreamWorks Dragons episode plot.

I would do anything for them to take “How to Cheat a Dragon’s Curse” and turn it into a RTTE episode. Sure, people could say that it’s similar to Buffalord Soldier... but just think... that book in all its unfettered glory as an episode! I think it’d work really well! Fishlegs is dying from the sting of a Venomous Vorpent. Ruffnut and Hiccup have to get a potato from an extraordinarily wild group of dangerous Vikings (we could make it Astrid and Hiccup, but I think Ruffnut’s a great fit for this episode, and I’m all for entertaining and unique team duos). It’d just be such a funny and entertaining adventure.

58. You have to give each of the dragon riders awards. What awards do you give everyone?

Hehehehe I forgot I’d talked about this.

65. Let's be mean. How do you think each of the dragon riders will die?

Ohohohohooooooo let’s go.

Tuffnut is the first to die of their friendship group. He dies in that gray area between middle age and old age. His body doesn’t hold up well from all the ridiculous things he did in his younger years, and it gives out on him. Tuffnut collapses in his house one day; they aren’t able to save him. Ruffnut is very withdrawn for a few weeks following, and stays quiet for a few months after, but she is at a point in her life where she can handle the loss of her twin with pretty good fortitude. 

Snotlout dies next a few years later. It’s an accident with a dragon. There was a rowdy monstrous nightmare that Snotlout was trying to calm for one of the younger individuals of Berk. The monstrous nightmare didn’t mean any harm but... well... it got scared... and accidents happen.

I imagine Hiccup and Astrid both die of old age, fairly peacefully, fairly painlessly. I wrote one story where Astrid, in her old age, gets sick and dies before Hiccup. Hiccup is there at her bedside as she draws her last breaths. It’s an illness that would have been easy to recover from in younger years... but now, it takes her life.

Fishlegs dies in his old age. Maybe it’s a heart attack - the Vikings wouldn’t know with their medicine.

I imagine that Hiccup and Ruffnut live the longest. Hiccup dies in his sleep. Ruffnut slowly watches her health fade, she gets more and more fragile, until it’s time to go to Valhalla.

68. What made you fall in love with How to Train Your Dragon?

I don’t remember, weirdly enough. You’d think I would... it came out when I was in high school... but I don’t remember my specific reason. I remember enjoying Toothless acting like a kitty and the music being stupendous the first time I left the theatre. My love of HTTYD was something that renewed itself in 2014 with the approach of HTTYD 2. I know I fell in love with HTTYD 2 because of the powerful bittersweet and relatable emotions it conveyed... that was powerful and I ate it up. 

70. What is the BEST thing (to you) about HTTYD and its franchise?