[Waver usually would be relying on audio only for this, since he's still hedgehog'd by the White Hart, but Hiccup's earned enough trust that Waver feels safe revealing his little transformation.]

I know that people do settle down long term, after a while and after they adjust to the Drabwurld. Although I imagine that for some people, doing that is admitting that they might not ever be going home again, and that's a little hard to accept.