Elf Gratification

Elf Gratification is a HTFF Christmas special. This episode introduces Snooper, the nosey shrew, as well as Decha, Daphne and Salvia's father.

Plot
Disco Bear, a mall Santa, prepares to take a photo with Hatchy sitting on his lap. He orders his elf, Snooper, to take the picture. After the kid frolics off, Disco Bear hits on a passing Campbell, to her discomfort, as she walks Salvia into a store. Snooper overhears their conversation of presents and decides to follow them. He soon poses as a toy on a shelf. According to plan, Salvia chooses to bring him home, seeing through his ruse.

Once Campbell and Salvia return home, Daphne shows the latter a postcard from their father. It tells of an ancient relic he sent to them as a gift. Campbell takes a look at it and sees the gift from Decha, feeling suspicious of it, so she hides it in the closet along with several other presents. Snooper catches sight of the hiding spot and manages to sneak away while the family is distracted.

Crawling under the closet door, Snooper finds himself surrounded by wrapped gifts. He tears an opening in one box before hopping inside. The gift turns out being a robotic toy dinosaur, which at the push of a button bites onto his snout. His screams of pain come off as faint squeaks that Daphne and Campbell simply shrug off.

Snooper, after bandaging his nose with a ribbon, moves on to another gift. He hears something alive inside the next one he chooses. He curiously makes his way into the box, finding it contains a pet tarantula. He escapes, but not without swollen bitemarks. Finally, he decides to see the present left by Decha. He climbs inside of it to find the Cursed Idol. He admires the shiny relic, when its eyes suddenly glow red. Within minutes, a large gift box on top of the pile comes falling down and ends up crushing him.

Later in the middle of the night, Salvia sneaks to the closet and digs through the pile until seeing his father's gift. He opens the crushed box to find Snooper's head tied around a ribbon. Assuming it is a necklace, he wears it. Meanwhile, Daphne finds the tarantula in her bed and screams.

Deaths

 * 1) Snooper is crushed by a large present (presumably a guitar).

Trivia

 * Originally, Snooper's debut episode was supposed to be Put a Sock in It, which is scheduled for 2018.
 * Decha's image is shown on the postcard, although he doesn't appear in person.
 * Disco Bear's Santa beard resembles his afro.