✈ fifth snowy flight ❄ — video (both courts)

[winterwork]

[The locket seems to be set up on a counter in a bedroom in the Station. To the side of the screen, there appears to be a small miniature ice sculpture of a pine tree, sparkling from the glow of the fireplace in the far background. Jack makes final adjustments in angling the locket just right to show off his crystal art project as well as his own smirking face.]

Alright, there's a whole ton of you out there that are either old and ancient or from some weird world that never got to know the cool Earth holidays, so lucky you — I'm here to provide you with a little Q&A on what Christmas is.

It doesn’t make any sense. It’s Father Christmas’s birthday but … not his birthday, too? Why is he giving out gifts for some other guy? [ OH, LOOK, one confused Viking is sitting on the bed. Hiccup gestures animatedly. ] Jack, your gods aren’t making any sense, even Loki’s more organised than this.

[The winter spirit rolls his eyes, waving a hand to hush the man behind him, keeping his attention on the locket instead of addressing him.]

The point is: you set up a ton of colorful lights around, you toss up a big tree to get sap all over your fingers, and then you find presents underneath it on the morning of the 25th. [That’s about the gist of it, right?] Look, I’m not big on bribing kids with gifts, but it does get people slacking off from all that serious crap so they can run outside and make a snowman or something. Gotta give it props for that.

So, basically, it’s Snoggletog without Thor. [ Flatly voiced from the peanut gallery. ] Boy, does that sound like a hoot.

No, no. [He finally turns his back to face Hiccup, shaking a pointed finger at him.] Don’t compare it to your aggressive “missing toes” Viking catastrophe of a holiday. [Turning back to the locket:] Just to be clear — mistletoe, that little plant that’s hung up everywhere on ceilings during the month, means you kiss the person you’re caught under it with — it’s not for punching them, as some people believe.

[ Wow, Hiccup’s just going to fold his arms right now. So rude. ]

I could always dredge up the will to punch you, if you’re getting tired of hanging out under mistletoe and suffering the other option.

[ No, he couldn’t. But he can say he might!! ]

Uh huh, sure. [With a momentary deadpan expression, Jack finally just shrugs with a sigh.] Anyway, I know the guy who hands out the presents, been in his secret lair in the North Pole and everything, so if you want to know more about elves — the small critter-like ones who don’t actually wrap the presents — or yetis, caroling and eggnog, whatever, I can fill in all the blanks for you.

[A pause before he adds:] Just do me a favor, be a pal, and run out to play in the snow for a bit, got it?

Excuse you, I am known for my incredibly artistic Snow Furies, Jack. Just because I don’t go prancing around yelling about how great winter is doesn’t mean I don’t know how to have fun.

First of all, I was talking to them, not you. Second, winter is great and I don’t think you understand how—

I’m Jack Frost, I can’t help kissing aaaall the snowflakes because I’m in love with them—

[The bickering continues for however long. Interruptions for questions would be more than welcome at this point.]

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[Video]

[dragonring]

[Excuse Dave while he stares for a bit. So Santa and Jack Frost are real, should he really be surprised after everything he's been through? Well, he is at first, and also a little worried because shit. He stopped leaving cookies for Santa a long time ago.]

Jack Frost. Aaaalright, you're definitively an improvement over the snowman. [He would've expected a long beard though.] Should you really go through the, ah, religious side of Christmas? I don't think even Earth people remember that.

[Video]

[winterwork]

[Have Jack staring at you for a bit, Dave.]

First of all, that's a pretty decent Hiccup impersonation, I'll give you that. [Who woulda thunk that anyone could pull that off!]

And yes, keep it clear. Jack Frost makes snowmen. He isn't one. [Oh, how many misunderstandings he's had of his image.] And I don't dwell on the religion part too much, but some people know the phrases and names better like that.

[Video]

[dragonring]

A what-? Wait, that guy Jon said something like it. And I still have no idea what either of you is talking about.

[Does nobody in the world wash their ears? Geez.]

Better names like Thor? Because now I'm picturing Santa using a huge hammer to deliver the presents. Is there like... anything else that should we keep clear? Do you nip noses under the mistletoe?

[Video]

[winterwork]

What are you talking about? You're obviously—oh, nevermind. [Maybe he just listens to that racket of a Viking talking so much that he's hearing the voice everywhere.]

No. Forget the whole Thor thing. That was just this guy confusing everything together. Ignore everything he says. And no, I deal with the frost and flurries. Mistletoe isn't my usual category.

[Video]

[dragonring]

Soooo you tried to prove him wrong but we need to ignore that part. Okay...

[He is not getting this logic and something tells him he shouldn't try to either.]

I didn't know yetis were part of the Christmas category too.

[Video]

[winterwork]

[He's no longer sure what's getting believed or not from this whole demonstration. He tosses his hands up, giving up.]

Yetis. Right, okay. I can explain that. So, most tales talk about elves wrapping up presents, but that's just a cover up to make the poor little guys think they're playing a part. Really, ol' North's got a whole army of yetis who handle the gift stuff in the workshop.

[Video/Action for Jack]

[smithwork]

Whoaaa.






This guys sounds nothing like me, thank you very much.

[ HE'S NOWHERE NEAR THAT NASALLY. RIGHT? RIGHT?? ]

[Video]

[dragonring]

[Let's get the important questions going in here.]

...are really called Hiccup?

[Video]

[smithwork]

Yes, I really am, thanks for double-checking on that because I almost forgot for a split-second there.

[Video]

[dragonring]

So what was I supposed to do, believe the guy with a trickster reputation? It could've been a nickname!

[winterwork]

Just stop talking. I'm hearing your voice everywhere and I'm pretty sure it's just haunting me now.

[EVEN STRANGERS ARE BEGINNING TO SOUND LIKE YOU.]

[smithwork]

He sounds nothing like me, Jack, my voice isn't anything like that.

[winterwork]

That's because you've heard that nasal ringing in your head for twenty years that you've grown immune to it.

[Video]

[notyetlegend]

...wow for a minute there I thought I was hearin' double.

[HOW ARE YOU DOING THAT HIC EXPRESSION SO WELL.]

[Video]

[smithwork]

Oh, for ... He doesn't sound like me! We've all had our fun but the joke's a little stale now.

[Video]

[notyetlegend]

Uh, he sounds exactly like you? A bit more nasally but still. If I was blind I wouldn't be able tae tell ye apart.

[Video]

[smithwork]

[ AGGRIEVED SIGHING. He rolls his eyes, flopping his arms, and gives a defeated shrug before flicking off the locket here. ]

[Video]

[dragonring]

[He groans as he throws his head back.] Is this going to be a thing with every single new person I speak to?

[Video]

[notyetlegend]

It'd help if ye didn't sound exactly like one of my best friends.

[She can't help grinning cheekily.]

[Video]

[dragonring]

I don't-- [Oh, why is he even bothering. Sometime later, when he's alone with his thoughts and more relaxed, he'll remember all about the occlusion effect, but for now he's just annoyed.] Look-- I can't control my voice either, alright.

[Video]

[notyetlegend]

[She laughs and raises her hands.]

I know, I know. It'd be like me blamin' everyone Scottish for getting me mixed up with someone else.

[Video]

[baseborne]

[Jon doesn't sound smug that's just your imagination.]

I did tell you.

[Video]

[dragonring]

[Facepalming now because ugh.]

Yes, thank you for stopping by to tell me "I told you so", totally appreciated.

[Video]

[baseborne]

[Wow fine mr sensitive-pants!]

Does it bother you so much?

[Come on Dave it's everyone else that has to hear it twice over.]

[Video]

[dragonring]

The first time? Not so much. After more people stop by only to comment on that, it just gets old.

[They should feel lucky they get blessed with so much nasal!!! We'll throw Eret at you one day and make you regret everything.]