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[no_eels]

[Is that the sound of sleigh bells jingling, and—

No. No jingling here. In fact, it's more like crashing. Toothless had left the decorations alone, at first, but now he's discovered that it makes noise when you paw at it. Life may never be the same in the mansion again, at least until January. He doesn't understand it all (why would you want just one tree when you could have a forest) but he's determined to enjoy it.

The view on his comm shows him, every so often, rampaging around the mansion. He can be easily found by sound alone, chewing on things and dragging decorations around. Purely on accident, a giant red bow has tangled haphazardly around his neck.]

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[oncefairytale]

[Amy is wandering about the mansion when she hears a particularly loud ruckus from around the corner. Thinking it must be another ghostly scene, she doesn't hesitate as she turns it. She makes a noise of surprise when she sees that it's a large, black what appears to be a dragon. After her recent encounters with dinosaurs, she's leery to approach it too quickly. But she can't help smiling at the red bow around his neck.]

Are you a friendly sort or should I be running the other way?

[no_eels]

[The bow is the result of plenty of enthusiasm and a case of being easily distracted. He turns toward Amy, recognizes her. In fact, he's about to bound toward her, jingling bells and all, when she speaks.

Oh.

His ears go back, briefly, before his eyes widen and he nods, as if resigned.

Another Viking who doesn't remember. Well, at least she's back.]

[oncefairytale]

[Amy watches him carefully, taking in his mannerisms. A soft smile touches her face when she realizes he's friendly.]

Friendly it is, then.

[She walks up to him and reaches a hand out to him.]

Are you one of Wonderland's creatures or were you brought here, too?

[no_eels]

[Toothless nods to the latter, before he leans forward and presses his snout to the palm of her hand, trilling. He likes this Viking. She talks to him like he's a real, thinking creature, as he is, rather than a pet like most of the mansion treats him. Which is fine, when all is said and done, but change is nice.]

[oncefairytale]

[She laughs softly at his reply, marveling at how well he seems to understand her.] You're certainly a smart one, too.

[She reaches over and pokes fondly at his bow.]

Getting into the Christmas spirit, too, are you?

[no_eels]

[He blinks, expressive face shifting into confusion as he cants his head to the side.

Christmas?

What's Christmas?]

[oncefairytale]

[She notices his change in expression and pats his cheek.]

You don't have Christmas where you're from, do you? Well, you see, it's this time of year where everyone gets presents for those they care about. They decorate everything with lights and garlands and pretty bows.

[She straightens his ribbon.]

And they invite everyone over for dinner.

[Her own dinners are typically small. She invites her parents, her aunt, and Rory's dad along. There's always a place for the Doctor and River, even if they rarely join them. She smiles at Toothless.]

Looks like I'll be celebrating it with you and everyone else here. What do you think I should ask the dining room to help me prepare?

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[xxiipins]

[ At first Minako ignored the noises coming from outside her room on the assumption that Wonderland was probably putting up more holiday decorations. That could be a thing that was happening.

But the noises kept going and going and her curiosity gets the better of her. She peeks out her door to find one very adorable...dragon? Wonderland has dragons. With cute bows. Okay. That's not weird at all. ]

Hello?

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[no_eels]

[Toothless is in the middle of ripping up what used to be a doll of some sort, an elf or a child, and pauses, looking up at Minako with wide eyes. He looks very much like a creature who's just been caught doing something he shouldn't. He knows it.

However, as he looks down again, he sees that the doll is already back in one piece. Oh, phew.

He trills at Minako, glancing back up. Hello!]

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[xxiipins]

[ Seeing that he is very well the least threatening thing here (unless you're decorations), Minako fully leaves her room and walks up to him. Toothless reminds her more of a dog if anything. She almost wants to pet him. ]

You live here too?

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[no_eels]

[The Night Fury would certainly never harm one of the pretty female Vikings. He takes a step toward her, ears forward, and then nods in confirmation. He's been here nearly a year, in fact, though he doesn't keep track of time in that fashion.]

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[xxiipins]

Hmm. [ She mimics his nod. It's a relief that he seems to understand what she's saying. She's not exactly fluent in dragon after all. ]

I'm Minako! It's nice to meet you...?

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[no_eels]

[Toothless trills, high, in the back of his throat. Only the Lorax is fluent in dragon, around here. If he had paint or writing utensils, he could tell her his name. But that will have to wait until another time, because he's all tangled up in ribbon and there's no end in sight.

Sometimes, not being able to speak like the Vikings is rough.]

[cowhouse]

[CHAOS!!!! In the hallway!

Well, okay, maybe not, like... Chaos, chaos- not like what he's used to back in his own time- but the noise is still enough to get Jesse to poke his head out of his door, see what's what, and if it's anything work leaving the comfort of his room for.

Surprisingly, it is- a real feat, considering he'd already made up his mind to just stay in and, uh... Enjoy the closets. He's just quick enough to catch sight of a tail whipping around a corner and out of sight, to hear the jingling accompanying the thud of massive dragon feet against the floor. ...Yeah, there's no way he's avoiding that. He's about to just head out after Toothless- bare feet and all- but at the last second he thinks better of it, leaving the door slightly ajar as he goes for his closet after all...

When he does finally make it to where the dragon is, swatting at some bows and making a general adorable nuisance of himself, he's still barefoot... But he's also carrying a large bucket, filled to the brim with about ten different kinds of fish, the sort he's learned his friend likes best over the past future five years.

He approaches a bit more warily than this time's Jesse- mostly because while even in his time he knows Toothless wouldn't hurt him, he has no desire to startle a dragon- but there's a (subdued) smile on his face anyway. ...He also probably reeks of weed, but you're not gonna judge him, right buddy??]

Pretty sure these taste better than plastic plants.

[no_eels]

[The smell is one that Toothless really doesn't recognize, and that combined with the sound of fish slopping against the side of a bucket draws his attention from where he's tangled in a length of giant decorative ribbon. Put a star on his nose and he's a Christmas tree.

Toothless trills, recognizing Jesse and utterly oblivious to any time-traveling. He takes one step towards the tempting-looking bucket—

And slips on ribbon, crashing to the floor on his stomach and looking very surprised.]

[cowhouse]

[Jesse eyes the bows, lights, ribbons, and general clusterfuck of merriment that seems to have attached itself to his massive dragon friend. How did he even...? No, you know what? He's not even gonna question it.

He is gonna set the bucket down and try to disentangle some of that stuff, though.]

Whoa, whoa, hold up-- Here. [He bends to pluck at some of the ribbon, inexplicably knotted about nine hundred times more than it really should be.] Looks like someone tried to wrap you...

[Merry Christmas, here's a live dragon.

Yeah, hang tight there bro, he's working on it.]

[no_eels]

[The Night Fury makes a low rumble in response, holding still as the ribbons are unwound from his legs. That's the trouble, really. Too much bounding, too much ribbon going every which way — in such a thorough tangle that headphone wires would be jealous.

Finally, though, he's able to stand up again, and Jesse will get a grateful lick to the face if he doesn't move away fast enough.]

[cowhouse]

[Oh man don't even talk to him about headphone wires. The bane of his life when all he'd wanted to do was get fucked up and listen to some music... Why do knots have to be so-- so knotty? It's totally not fair. He seems to be doing alright with the ribbon, though, and is actually pretty pleased with himself when it looks like he's managed to make it work despite his drug-type handicap.

...His reflexes, on the other hand, aren't faring so well.

The sound he makes when that massive (probably slimy and fishy) tongue slides over his face is somewhere between a laugh and a grunt. It's... Not the first time this has happened. He'll get over the slobber.

He'll also swipe his sleeve across his face with a groan, though his expression makes it clear that he isn't really all that bothered. It's like coming home for the holidays and having your dog knock you on your ass as you walk in the door- appreciated, bruises and all.]

Yeah, you're welcome. Uh-- [He moves to retrieve the bucket and reaches in to pull out one of the fish, which he then wiggles in front of Toothless.] Here. You like these, right?

[no_eels]

[Toothless looks at Jesse, eyes slightly wider, for a long moment, as though he can't decide what he's looking at. Something's different about him, something he can't quite put his paw on.

Then, without much of a transition, that fish is suddenly gone and the Night Fury is licking his chops.

Answers the question.]

[askedforit]

[Peter's on the move as usual, this time heading for the ground floor and the entrance hall. Before he even gets there, he hears the crashing sounds and the jingling, and he goes to investigate.

When he sees what's making the noise, he grins and lets out an amused laugh. This is a pretty funny sight to see, especially since the last time he saw the dragon, he was headbutting zombies. Now he's playing with Christmas decorations, and it's probably the best thing he's seen all day.

He comes closer and calls out over the noise:]

Hey, you look like you're having fun.

[no_eels]

[Toothless glances up from where he's prodding curiously at a wreath — the plants are spiky and interesting and they smell like home. He trills a greeting at Peter, recognizing him, and then immediately gets a puff in his nose from where he was ripping up something plushy, earlier.

He promptly gives a giant sneeze.

A sprig of mistletoe has bitten him on the back and latched on, but he hasn't noticed yet.]

[askedforit]

[He'd never have thought that "cute" could be used in conjunction with a dragon, but that's kind of the image Toothless is presenting right about now. Clearly, the dragon's happy, and it makes Peter feel just a little bit lighter too.]

Have you never seen Christmas decorations before?

[Or maybe it's just that he really likes the smell of that wreath he's poking at.]

[no_eels]

[The Night Fury shakes his head. He hasn't been with the Vikings at Berk long enough to live through holiday festivities of any kind. The whole mansion changing overnight is just bizarre, to him.]

[askedforit]

So this is all really exciting for you, huh?

[He grins.]

I bet you're finding out about a lot of new things around here, probably for the first time. Well, you're not the only one. This place sure seems big on throwing curveballs.

[no_eels]

[Toothless looks curious, head canting to the side as he looks at Peter and trills quietly in the back of his throat. What curveballs has he had lately? What are curveballs to begin with?]