Oh, so it’s a home invasion movie? That’s—yeah, that’s why the kid was fucking up the guys in Home Alone. [Barry figures he’d have liked that movie as a kid. Kids like feeling capable, so maybe Home Alone is a power fantasy for imagining beating bad guys by yourself and ordering way too much pizza. Though in reality he had only seen the movie with Nina a few weeks ago as an adult. It was still pretty good though, given he’s kind of biased with the magic of actually being able to experience things like Christmas again.

It takes a moment for Barry to remember specifically who Loki’s brother is, but once an outline of a blonde man with a hammer starts appearing in his head, he nods at the suggestion of avoiding Dee meeting him.] Unless he’s, I don’t know—good at teaching trigger discipline? But for axes? [If they can’t stop Dee, at least putting her chaos in good hands might work.

Barry gives a tiny smile of relief when Nina says she doesn’t mind, grabbing a small box from the bag he’s kept nearby. The slightly tacky reindeer wrapping paper around it clearly wasn’t done by a professional, especially compared to Nina’s gift that he exchanges it with.] Ha, good, I’m just glad I remembered one…thanks. [He turns the box in his hand for a moment, almost feeling a bit bad about undoing the wrapping paper.]