5th Spell: [Video/Action for Breeding Centre]

[dressofheaven]

[It's late at night. The lights are dim, and Ilya is nestled up against her loyal Houndoom. Cerberus is curled around her, head in her lap, and she absently scratches the dog's ears as she stares into the gear for a few moments silently. She opens her mouth, closes it again, frowns in thought, and then finally opens it again, though she's speaking pretty softly.]

So... did anyone do anything for Mother's Day today? Even if your mother isn't here?

... Actually, especially then.

[She stares at the gear with a blank expression for a few moments, then sighs and turns it off. The particularly observant might notice a little bit of wetness in her right eye as she does so.]

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[video]

[newberktown]

[It's a while before Hiccup actually replies to this, and he debates whether or not to use audio instead. Eventually, though, he clicks on the video function.]

I don't have a mom, but... Sometimes--here--someone makes me feel like I do. [His smile is weak and a little embarrassed.] I celebrated with her. And just...tried to remember my mom. It's hard, though, I don't have many memories of her.

[video]

[dressofheaven]

I... think I kind of know what you're talking about, actually. I don't have any family aside from my mom and dad, but there was someone back home who was... like a brother to me.

... I'm sorry she left you so soon. [No one should be without a mom.]

[video]

[newberktown]

[Hiccup shrugs--it's harder for his dad, he knows, even if he did miss her.]

What about you? Did you do anything today?

[video]

[dressofheaven]

No, not really. I was mostly asking to see if anyone else had some ideas... and remembering her, I guess.

[Given that she hasn't been able to get her out of her mind all day, that's an understatement.]

[video]

[newberktown]

Yeah... I don't really know what someone could do. Even something like cooking her favorite meal would be mostly just symbolic.

But then, I think remembering her is enough. She'd probably be touched.

[video]

[dressofheaven]

Well, it's not like I can forget her. Her and my father were all I had until very recently.

... I guess I was wondering about this place, too. Saber... she told me she was here, for a while, but that she left a month before I came. Why would it do that? Why send her home without even letting me see her?

[video]

[newberktown]

This place... As much as I like it most of the time, it isn't all that big on fairness. It wouldn't surprise me if things like that happened all the time.

[video]

[dressofheaven]

That's more than unfair. That's cruel.

[And she knows a thing or two about cruelty.]

Whatever brings people here... either it's random and we just have bad luck, or it likes hurting us.