"Josh, bud? Is that you?"

What the screens showed made sense to Hiccup. The kid's childhood had been rough, and he'd turned to sitcoms as a source of comfort. Which just about explains this entire situation, really.

"We're here to talk. I'm Hiccup, my buddy here who you kind of turned into a dog is Toothless, and this is," Hiccup pauses, "...actually I don't think I got your name."