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Teddy points up at the sky silently, then spins faster than the eye can see to tag Billy with his tail, and flies away from him a little bit.

Will he catch on? And is that a Dragoon's neck grinning?

Okay, what? No, really, what.

Billy rockets after the dragoon, curious now.

And Teddy flies away--Dragoon wings are fast when they need to be--flying in circles around the other Nobodies, and landing in the group of them, and now he matches the other Dragoon, ribbon and all.

Oh, hey, he's on to you now, Mister.

"Teddy! There's only one with a ribbon!"

Yes, he realizes this, but which one is it?

That's the question.

Because he is, for all intents and purposes, a mirror image of the other Dragoon.

Billy stands in the middle of the game, trying to decide if zapping him is worth it.

Nah.

"Can't kiss anyone with a pointy mouth," He points out. "Hmm."

Teddy doesn't budge at that. As much as he'd like to.

He really wants to see if Billy can find him.

The other Dragoon tilts its head a little, so Teddy bows his head down, trying to act as if he was also confused.

Billy crosses his arms.

"C'mon, not funny," he whines, doing his best to look pitiful.

Teddy-Dragoon fidgets a bit. Just a little bit. He can't deny that face!

But he wants to keep up the game!

"Ah-hah!" Billy would pounce what he now suspects is Teddy, but Dragoons are sharp.

That's okay, because in one swift movement, Teddy closest the gap between himself and Billy, allowing his momentum to carry him to Billy as he shifts back into... well, himself.

"You're no fun sometimes, you know that?" he jokes, then he kisses Billy in a way that very much says the opposite.

The momentum very nearly tips Billy over, and he takes a while for his arms to pinwheel before returning the kiss.

Teddy laughs against Billy's mouth, placing his hand very lightly against Billy's back.

"I've got you."

"I know," Billy says, simply. "What have you been up to today?"

"Was talking to someone. And then I think I went and slept some alcohol off." He's still smiling, and trying to pretend to not be evasive.

Yeah, right, Teddy. "Alcohol? That you needed to sleep off?"

"Umm, yes? I'm not sure what it was, exactly... but it was pretty potent. Also, hangover."

It wasn't exactly like Larxene was in the mood for telling what her poison of choice was.

Billy does not hit him over the head. It's a near thing. "I worry. About something that could give you a hangover. What if it were poison?"

"I don't think that it was. I... I'm fine."

He goes for another kiss to avoid telling Billy who, exactly, he got the drink from. See how fine he is?

Billy kisses him back.

"So apparently you impressed Xaldin."

He's a little taken aback by that. It shows.

"I did? How? All we did was exchange sticky notes."

Billy points upward. There's a huge Dragoon -- much larger than Eowyn -- in the clouds.

"He assigned you a guard."

Teddy looks up, and sure enough, there's a Dragoon.

"Oh, wow. That's--I'm honored." Pause. "I guess I have to give it a name, too?"

"Her," Billy corrects gently. "It's not like a puppy, Teddy."

"Right. I keep forgetting they're all girls." He pauses, and turns to the Dragoon, who's floating down. "I'm very sorry; I'm thankful you're here to protect me. Would you like a name?" She nods, inclining her dragon-head.

Then he turns back to Billy. "What should I name her?"