Hiccup noticed the glance at his leg and briefly, unconsciously stepped back, sort of hiding the one leg behind the other as much as he could. Leave it to the socially awkward Viking to stare at someone's wheelchair while hiding his prosthetic leg, but it was self-consciousness ahoy when it came to this kid. He couldn't stand like that forever, though, so he just...stopped, taking a more normal stance again.

"I'm picking the most awkward thing to focus on, though aren't I. That's pretty much me all over. First it's someone's species, then their infirmities, and then and only then do I finally get to introductions."

Waving his hands emphatically in a frustrated gesture, he coached himself, "Introductions, first. First."

Turning back to Tavros, he said, "I'm awkward. I'm also Hiccup, by the way. Weird name, I know, but my people think ugly names are supposed to scare off goblins and...well. You. Trolls."

He stepped forward and held out his hand. He wasn't sure if trolls did handshakes, and even his people didn't seem to do them as readily as some of the people on the ship, but it was worth a shot.

"Guess I'll have to chalk the ugly name thing up as a old wives' tale, huh?"