[ pffft. he was honestly baiting out the second punch with a comment like that, but he'll take those risks when it comes with the possibility that he'll make astrid laugh. which--he'll admit proudly--he's gotten pretty good at. though the punches come too, of course.

good thing he's avoided death this time. ]

Well. It means you have very particular tastes, that's all. [ fires, explosions, excitement--absolutely nothing wrong with the astrid checklist.

he continues, gesturing: ] Not that there's anything wrong with that! We all need a little bit of that-- Viking flair thrown in. Fire is a Berk staple, after all.

[ because ruffnut and tuffnut live there.

oh and dragons too. maybe. ]