Will’s statement is met with the biggest fake pout Leo can possibly accomplish, although he has to fight the effort to laugh at the comment.
“Wiiiiill. It’s almost the holidays.” December has just barely started, but details, details. That is almost the holidays, in Leo’s opinion. “Y’know, goodwill and cheer and terrible sweaters and stuff. Emphasis on goodwill and cheer.” The terrible sweaters are a key component too, but not when he’s being snarked at. Instead of doing the proper thing, which is probably ‘stop being annoying’, he reaches into his sweater pocket and pulls out some mistletoe ( which he was supposed to put up somewhere yesterday, and instead shoved into his pocket and forgot about— whoops ), and tosses it in Will’s direction.
“But I mean, if you’re gonna make remarks like that, you should at least have the means to follow through with them.” Okay, now he can’t help cracking a grin.
"Almost the holidays- you know what that means for me, Leo? It means having the infirmary loaded with people who drink too much eggnog and eat too many gingerbread men at once and proceed to either send themselves into a sugar coma or violently vomit up their insides if the eggnog is left out too long. It also means keeping an eye on the Stolls and cracking down on their annual tradition of sneaking booze into camp to make their own special version of eggnog, since not only is it illegal, it's also dangerous considering we have a climbing wall, harpies, and a forest filled with monsters. So excuse me if I'm not filled with goodwill and cheer yet, I'm just looking forward to the future and am preemptively getting bitter." He really does like Christmas, don't worry, Leo; the people in camp are just idiots and tend to ruin part of the fun aspect for him.
He catches the mistletoe that's thrown at him, and at first he tries to furrow his brows and create a stern expression on his face. It falls apart quickly, though, and he starts laughing, shaking his head at how prepared Leo always seemed to be when it came to making stupid jokes. "Gods, Leo- do you have any string on you? I'll tie to to my belt right now. Then the whole camp can kiss my ass-"