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Ivar "The Boneless" Ragnarsson ([personal profile] ragnarsson) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2017-07-05 10:40 pm

July catch-all, OTA + Closed prompts; Name your price. Anything, anything!

who: Ivar and you!
what: Catch-call for the month of July
when: Throughout the month
where: All over the city and forest
warnings: Pokemon battle and sparring

A) Blitzle Catching - OTA

Anyone who is beyond the city walls, a mile or two into the forest, is going to hear what sounds like a combination of thunderclaps, a forest fire, and horse whinnies. If they go further in, they're going to be witness to a curious sight. Ivar is using his Ponyta Skinfaxi in an intense Pokemon battle with a Blitzle. The Blitzle is dancing backwards, using her electric attacks like Shock Wave to protect herself from being captured.

Ivar's been training hard with his little Ponyta since he captured it. The little foal is not so little anymore. He has begun to fill out with a broad chest and sturdy back, long legs finally catching up to his appearance. He's learned to trust Ivar implicitly, understanding that his trainer will never allow him to fall prey to any danger.

Right now, he's giving out commands as Skinfaxi charges once more at Blitzle. "Use Ember!" A stream of flames erupts from the Ponyta, heading straight for the Blitzle. She dances away yet again, responding with the attack Charge. Ivar's not deterred. He'll find a way to get this little Electric-type Pokemon no matter what it takes.

B) The Futhark-English Dictionary - OTA

Anyone who sees Ivar during more quiet moments of the month is going to notice that he's got a book with him. Odd enough since the Viking has told people he can't read on more than one occasion. This book is thick and filled with the ancient runes system called Futhark that some Vikings had learned to read. It also has translations in English for every word. It's a dictionary, one of the presents he'd gotten during Prijata.

Ivar is diligently spending his time studying the dictionary with a pen and paper beside him. Every so often, he'll lean over, making some markings in Futhark, and then slowly spelling words out in the English alphabet. His letters are slow and laborious, with more than a few mistakes being made. But Ivar is intelligent and willing to work hard, so he keeps at it.

He can be found doing this anywhere: on floor five, outside in a nearby park, even during slow Perimeter Guard shifts. His focus during this time is just as intense as when he's using his weapons.

C) Weapons Training - OTA


Keeping his skills up to the high standards he has requires a lot of practice. Ivar has been using the archaic weapons like axes and swords since he was a small child. To this end, he spent a lot of time at the training center keeping his skills intact. He can be found there at least a few times a week at the bare minimum, using his weapons on various targets. If anyone challenges him to a sparring match, he'll gladly accept.

One thing he's also become aware of how to use is a gun. Thanks to basic lessons from Loki, he's learned how to properly wield one. But he knows his skills are going to take a lot more work to get as good as he is with his other weapons. Fortunately, Ivar has a good eye, accuracy, and a lot of patience on his side. He can be found at the gun range, using one of the provided handguns to practice. Occasionally, he'll stop, and watch those around him. Don't be surprised if you find yourself being watched with a very intense blue gaze from the Viking in the wheelchair.

D) Nightmares on Floor Five - For Bucky

Ivar wasn't much for sleeping at night. He was naturally a night owl, staying up late, and then sleeping until double digits were on the clock in the morning. So he was having trouble falling asleep long after everyone else on his floor had already passed out for the night.

Subsequently, he could hear when someone started moving around in their sleep, and muttering incoherently. He sat up in his bed, looking around for the source of the noise. It was down towards the first set of beds. He saw Bucky not so much moving as thrashing around, sheets tangled around him. Ivar slipped off the bed, not bothering with the wheelchair when he only needed to go halfway across the room. He crawled over, listening to the mutters and moans that seemed to be issuing from the old soldier.

Ivar got over to the side of the bed, pulling himself up into a sitting up position on his knees. He didn't wake up Bucky right away, instead watching him there, his bright blue eyes practically glowing in the dark as he watched in curiosity, wondering where his friend's mind was.

E) Attempt at Killing #1 - For Cain

Ivar was rolling down a mostly-deserted street after a Perimeter Guard shift where he'd been dealing with some nasty things that looked like six-foot tall versions of Japanese hornets. Trying to kill those things had been a fun, if tiring, challenge. Subsequently, he wasn't really looking where he was going. He ran his wheelchair right over the feet of someone when he reached the street corner.

"I'm sor-" Then he looked up and saw who it was he'd run into. His face immediately shuttered. "--Oh, never mind, it's just you." He hadn't forgotten their encounter when Ivar had just been out of the hospital and in a shitton of pain. He'd been none too fond of Cain then and still wasn't.

F) Domesticity, Morbid Style - For Letha


Ivar had promised Letha he was going to get her a nice furry black hide for her bed. To that end, he'd been volunteering a few more hours on the Perimeter Guard shifts, looking for something that would both be large, black, and furry enough while still having a good skull that they could decorate their daughter's room with so that she'd be able to play with it once she was born. Wasn't he just the most thoughtful father, everyone?

After several failed monster killings, he finally encountered something that was rather like an overgrown, six-armed deep, glossy black colored polar bear. It also had the most melodious-sounding enraged roar, so he knew it would have a great skull. He killed it in one blow to preserve the beast as much as possible. He skinned it, cleaned it, and waited a few days for it to dry. Anyone who complained about the smell during this time was promptly whacked with an axe handle.

Then he took it to the house he sometimes shared with Letha, just as giddy as any other sixteen year old presenting their crush with a gift. He burst through the door, announcing, "Look what I have for you!"

G) Gotta Catch 'em All - For Damian

He'd agreed to take Damian to see the lake where most of the Pokemon tended to congregate. To that end, he'd taken a few Pokeballs and some of the food with him in case he ran into anything interesting he wanted to capture, or in case Damian decided he wanted to catch one of his own. Then he met up with the younger teen and set out beyond the wall.

There were few things that could make the tough Viking soften up at all. The thought of a bunch of animals with powers could do it. Ivar spoke to Damian as they went along "Let me know if you want to catch any of them. You can either try to make friends or I can loan you Skinfaxi for a battle." Skinfaxi had of course accompanied them, loyally walking right behind Ivar, occasionally nuzzling him in hopes of getting a treat.

H) Wildcard


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[personal profile] advanced 2017-07-10 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Bucky doesn't go to the gun range for himself, he practises where there are less people to see what his skills are, but he does go quite often to observe the other people and see what they have in the way of marksmanship. Not that he watches from the open, often taking up a perch on one of the roofs and spying that way.

Until he sees Ivar.

Having refused to teach him how to use a gun himself, he's almost angry that Ivar has found another teacher. This kid shouldn't be using a firearm, which is why Bucky drops down beside him from his secret hideaway.

"Taking up a new hobby?"
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[personal profile] advanced 2017-07-13 08:47 am (UTC)(link)
Bucky really isn't happy about seeing the gun in Ivar's hand, but he is a little happy at the touch of guilt on his face. That suggests that he might have the conscience that he denied having after all, even if it's small and underdeveloped, so there's hope for him yet.

"Who taught you how to use one to begin with?"

Because whoever it was really needs to work on their judgement calls with who should be handling firearms.
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[personal profile] advanced 2017-07-16 10:22 am (UTC)(link)
Loki is definitely a name that he knows. He wasn't around when the Avengers fought him, he had been in cryogenic freeze at the time between missions, but he's read the news since and he knows that the man is bad news. But that depends if he means that Loki, he knows there are two here even if he hasn't spoken to either, and they both seem to be more accepted with the heroes than he would imagine.

Still, not a name he likes to hear when it comes to weapons, and that probably shows in the darkening of his expression.

"He teach you about gun safety, or just how to point and shoot?"
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[personal profile] advanced 2017-07-20 11:03 am (UTC)(link)
At least that was some of the basics of safety, but it still wasn't enough to make him happy. Ivar as a person was way too quick to go to violence as a solution; that wasn't entirely his fault, his society as a whole bred that into him, but it wasn't a good mix with a gun even if he did know about how to put the safety on.

"As long as you're not keen on shooting anyone else's feet off either."

He didn't look like he was relenting much, still glaring disapprovingly at the gun in Ivar's hand. But he wasn't the kid's guardian, he couldn't demand it or make him stop learning.
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[personal profile] advanced 2017-07-27 09:17 am (UTC)(link)
At least Ivar is being honest with him, which is a point in his favour, even if his attitude is just darkening Bucky's expression further. He has a feeling that there's nothing he could do or say to put Ivar off learning how to use a gun properly now that he's started, he knows how dangerous weapons are and that's part of the appeal for him.

"Good," he answers shortly. He knows he's better than good, the serum and the decades of ruthless dedicated practise making him near enough a weapon in his own right. "If you think I'm gonna give you a demonstration and help in all this, you're wrong."
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[personal profile] advanced 2017-07-27 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately it takes him a moment or two to realise how odd a request that is, because he spent a long time being shot at to teach him how to both be effective at deflecting bullets with his metal arm and how to get to be a faster draw himself in order to outshoot his opponents. But it is an odd request, and one that has him shaking his head immediately.

"If I shot at you, you'd be dead. Or hurt."

Depending whether he shot for a vital area or not.
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[personal profile] advanced 2017-07-29 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"What makes you think I'd ever agree to that?"

Bucky hadn't wanted this kid learning to use a gun in the first place, there was no way in hell that he was doing anything to help him get better at it. That would put any deaths he caused squarely on Bucky's shoulders for assisting. No way. He's got enough blood on his hands to last a lifetime.

"I'm more likely to just take the damn gun off you."
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[personal profile] advanced 2017-07-31 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
Bucky doesn't rise to the bait and get angry in return, his own expression remains perfectly neutral with just the small frown of disappointment, and his tone is flat and firm.

"When you earn it." The answer is blunt and doesn't hide his lack of complete trust for Ivar at all. "I told you my reasons for not wanting you to have a gun, and you said you were gonna try and learn about empathy. Thought you understood, and maybe I would've taught you one day if you'd shown you did understand. But you think going behind my back to learn after all is trustworthy?"
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[personal profile] advanced 2017-07-31 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
Ivar's not wrong, and the urge again is to walk away now that they're edging towards subjects to do with him. But he doesn't, because Ivar deserves a little more respect than that after being big enough to admit his mistakes and apologise for them, that's not something Bucky was expecting but it's a pleasant surprise.

"I saw what you did on the network," he says, a way to stall for time and because it's not a lie, he stalks most public things on there even if he doesn't respond. "It's a good start, but that's all it is, a start."

He pauses as if he's not going to address the other point, but eventually he shrugs awkwardly. "There are some things better kept at arm's length, I'm one of them."
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[personal profile] advanced 2017-07-31 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
These things taking time is, at least, something that Bucky understands intimately. He's been working on his own mental state for months and it's nowhere near a point where he feels capable of living among normal society, not unless it's ghosting through large cities anonymously, certainly not here where too many people know his name and face.

"It keeps happening with a few people."

Honestly, Bucky isn't sure whether that's a good thing or not. A lot of it is coincidence or the other person coming to seek him out, but sometimes it works the other way, he just usually intends not to be seen when it's him doing the seeking.

"I didn't know you'd be here today."
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[personal profile] advanced 2017-08-06 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Bucky has no idea what he's done to end up making Ivar almost look up to him in this way, but he's pretty touched, scared, and pleased. He doesn't want to mess it up, but if he can have an influence for good on someone for once instead of causing only destruction and pain, maybe it'll help him feel more human in return.

"I'm going to trust you on that."

As a reward for Ivar's sensible decision, he will actually give him a small demonstration of what he can do. A gun appears in his hand as if from nowhere, drawn from a hidden holster inside his jacket. He draws and fires within two seconds, putting three bullets dead centre into the furthest target. It's obvious he's very comfortable with a gun in his hand, this is what he's been trained for, it's been all he's done for decades.
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[personal profile] advanced 2017-08-14 01:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Bucky knew that this might all be a recipe for disaster - a headstrong and volatile Viking teenager with a barely functioning ex-assassin who barely remembered his own name, it was surely a powder keg just waiting for a match to be lit near the paper. But he was honoured that Ivar had chosen to try and achieve his trust, and so he would do his best to keep the keg unlit for as long as possible.

"Good. I believe you."

He made sure to say that firmly, to leave no doubt, but it might be spoiled a bit by the way he abruptly turned and began to walk away almost immediately after. This whole situation had got under his skin and he needed to leave.