[ There's just this half a second where he's doing the polite thing, nodding to indicate that he's listening -- a tip he picked up from Jane, years ago -- before what Hiccup's actually saying...... sinks in. ]
They... say that, do they?
[ Norns, how long has it been since he last met someone who revered the figures from those stories like this? It's too bad Loki isn't here; Thor's never quite had the head for this sort of thing, and he doesn't remember the stories nearly as well.
(No, Thor, it's much better that Loki isn't here. He wouldn't have missed that part about 'slaying giants'.) ]
Well, that is all rather... grand, for a little rain. [ A rumbling chuckle, and he turns his eyes back to the sky. ] Would he not have to use that chariot quite frequently to account for all the rain in the world?
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They... say that, do they?
[ Norns, how long has it been since he last met someone who revered the figures from those stories like this? It's too bad Loki isn't here; Thor's never quite had the head for this sort of thing, and he doesn't remember the stories nearly as well.
(No, Thor, it's much better that Loki isn't here. He wouldn't have missed that part about 'slaying giants'.) ]
Well, that is all rather... grand, for a little rain. [ A rumbling chuckle, and he turns his eyes back to the sky. ] Would he not have to use that chariot quite frequently to account for all the rain in the world?