But you worked on the globe too, right? That isn't old fashioned. [He looks pleased when he hears the rest.] Really? China worked well for you guys? Sweet. I hope they find a good home soon.

[Definitely true, Hiccup is already better then him in every way and magic would make it worse. But at the same time, Dave already thinks of him as a pure magical being, and a Guardian at that, so he's still the perfect person to stay by Jack's side. Dave still wants that normal side of things, even if each day that passes tries to tell him he's also signed away from that.

Tank runs to his bowl to get some eating, and Dave, seeing Hiccup just standing over there, decides to feed the dragon too. He takes out two cans of soda from the fridge plus a box of leftover pizza from last night that are left on the table. He pulls back a chair too, inviting Hiccup to take a seat.]

Ah, my project is about... well. Advanced Physics. [He disappears into his bedroom for a moment before coming back with his laptop and sitting at the table too.] I'm not sure how much of what I can tell you will make sense to you. Or to the average person on the street to be fair... how is your reading going? Is like-- is there anything you're stuck at?