The living room was as good a place as any to start. Hiccup held out his hands, using them to point out several things. He started with some of the clocks - explaining what they were, why one was traditional and the other digital (along with why they were so different), and admitting that he still needed to figure out how they worked in general.

"The digital one has this thing called a radio built into it. Sounds come out of it - like from the devices we got." Or a rock. Which made no sense. "Talking, music, sometimes both. They also come in bigger forms that have multiple settings, it's crazy!"

Clearly he was in his element. Who else would nerd over the technicalities of modern technology?

He then walked over to pick something up from the coffee table. It was slender, with many colored buttons on it. "Now this? It's a remote. It's no good on its own, but if I do this..." The 'power' button clicked, triggering a low, electric hum. The screen of the television set gradually brightened, displaying people and noise.

It was an action film of some sort, and a car exploded.

"Whoa!" Even if Hiccup did mess with the channels beforehand, he still flinched. He also remembered that this would garner the same reaction from Astrid - maybe even worse. "It's okay!" he piped up, waving his hands at the girl in supplication. "That's normal! That's its function! Television. Function."