The Playground in the Park - Early Friday Evening

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Kyle had promised Calvin and Hiccup some burgers and burgers he delivered. But it was a good day out and it wasn't fair to exclude Toothless, so after picking up their food, he headed to the playground in the park to give everyone their orders. "I've got burgers, fries and soda." He set the drinks down next to George and started to rummage through the bag.

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[abitlegless.livejournal.com]

Hiccup was watching intently. Food was one of his primary interests, and this was food he'd never had before. It was also food that smelled delicious and that, along with the fact that he'd sort of forgotten to have lunch, gave rise to a predictable reaction.

His stomach growled loudly.

"That was the dragon," he said quickly, grinning when Toothless rolled his eyes and wormed his head closer to the bag.

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"Your stomach is a dragon too?" He handed over a burger. "I got extra. I didn't know if Toothless ate burgers too."

[abitlegless.livejournal.com]

"It might have some dragon-like tendencies," he conceded while he accepted his burger, inhaling deeply and then letting out a contented sigh. Toothless turned big, hopeful eyes on Kyle and sniffed audibly. "And I'd say eating burgers has suddenly become a very important part of Toothless' life."

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Kyle pulled out a burger and unwrapped it, outstretching his hand cautiously to Toothless. "Burgers are definitely up there on my list of priorities too. They're perfect."

[abitlegless.livejournal.com]

Toothless sat up straight, looking alert, then bent his head and opened his mouth to grab the burger. One second there were only gums in the open mouth, the next rows of sharp white teeth snapped out and then Toothless delicately lifted the burger off of Kyle's hand.

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His hand was steady while Toothless took the burger, but as soon as it was gone, he jerked his hand away quickly. "Those are some big teeth."

[noearsyet.livejournal.com]

George would tease Kyle about the lack of shakes, but since it wasn't George carrying it all, he was happy with the soda.

"You're a golden cove, Kyle," George decided, waiting patiently for his burger and flies. "Best plan ever."

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Kyle handed over the bag to George to get what he wanted out of it. "You don't have to sound so surprised," he grinned.

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"Sure I do," he grinned back. "Tis a requirement a' bein' yer friend. Gotta be surprised when y've got a good idea."

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"Then it's good I don't have them too often. Wouldn't want to wear you out."

[noearsyet.livejournal.com]

"'M good wit' gettin' surprised anytime," George teased, grabbing a basket of fries and a burger before giving the bag back to Kyle.

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He pulled his own meal out of the bag, then left it for Calvin to pick and choose. "I'll work on it," he retorted and took a seat on one of the playground platforms. "It's not the same as burgers at Luke's, but this is a pretty good way to eat burgers too."

[abitlegless.livejournal.com]

"He's a genius," Hiccup proclaimed, before taking another bite of his burger. "Seriously, a genius. These things are amazing."

[noearsyet.livejournal.com]

"He sure well is," George agreed. "Don' tell him though. Twill go t'his head and then he won' fit back in th' dorms."

[abitlegless.livejournal.com]

"No, you see, that's perfect!" Hiccup was grinning. "If he can't get back into the dorms he can spend all his time bringing us burgers."

[noearsyet.livejournal.com]

"...you're a terribly smart cove," he decided. "We'll keep callin' him a genius an' then we'll end up fat and happy on burgers."

[not_tylerdurden]

"Thanks," Calvin said with a grin, since despite what his mother might believe, he did have something resembling manners.

Just ignore him sneaking fries to his backpack, manners meant sharing with your best bud hiding in there.

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Kyle figured it was to save for later, and he wasn't about to comment since he still did that sometimes. "I think Hiccup fell in love with his burger."

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Calvin thoughtfully took a bite of his own. "I can understand that," he said. "They're good burgers."

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"He's never had one before now." He looked over to see Hiccup eating again. "I only had my first one last year."

[not_tylerdurden]

"Really?" Calvin looked horrified at the idea of not having burgers before.

[abitlegless.livejournal.com]

Hiccup was a bit busy enjoying his burger to engage in any deep conversation, but he nodded in Calvin's direction in an 'isn't this delicious' kind of way.

Toothless, however, had long since finished his burger and was now staring at Calvin's backpack. He padded over and gave it a curious look, tilting his head and making an inquiring noise.

[not_tylerdurden]

Hobbes had been enjoying his fries, but this was much more interesting, he stuck his head out of the backpack to get a better look at Toothless.

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Toothless sprang back a little in surprise, then stretched out his nose to sniff at Hobbes, rumbling a happy little rumble, the dragon equivalent of, "Hi!".

[not_tylerdurden]

"That's not something you see everyday." Hobbes grinned a friendly, if tigerish, grin back at Toothless.

Calvin was busy eating and talking, so Hobbes felt perfectly justified in climbing out of his backpack and stalking towards the dragon, his tail flicking excitedly.