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Ivar "The Boneless" Ragnarsson ([personal profile] ragnarsson) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2017-12-10 12:20 pm

The Yule Log

who: The Norse and everyone else in the city!
what: The Norse celebrate Yule. Gods help everyone.
when: December 22nd, Winter Solstice
where: Somewhere outside
warnings: Alcohol, drugs, animal sacrifice, blood play, rough foreplay, sex. Will update if necessary.



The Yule celebration has gotten underway on the Winter Solstice and it promises to be a most interesting night. The Norse have gone all out with this affair to make sure it's going to be a success. First thing to be spotted is a bonfire, so big that you might want to be careful not to trip around it, because you'll fall right in. There's plenty of room for dancing too, if you feel like grooving to a beat that's a little more unusual than most.

The Yule celebration shares a lot of similarities with Christmas, so it's a good time for gift giving. There's little shoes on a table, mimicking the tradition where Odin would leave presents for good children by putting them in their shoes. Claim one as your own and maybe a friend will leave a gift inside one for you. Watch it though. Any grinches will be fed to the Yule Cat.

There's a table set up to the right of the bonfire with food, mostly of the hearty kind that the Norse seem to prefer, and of course, lots of alcohol. Please remember not to get into any drinking contests with the gods. They will observe no responsibility for what happens afterward.

There are also mushrooms for consumption, provided by everyone's favorite psychotic Viking, Ivar The Boneless. These ones are directly from his home world, which means they come with a variety of side effects. They have the ability to make a person hallucinate quite a bit. But they can also make people much more horny than usual. Lastly, there's the effect that hits some people in making them extremely violent. Sometimes one effect hits, sometimes more than one. In any case, anyone who consumes some is assured to have an...interesting time.

On a lighter note, there's mistletoe scattered around, hung from the trees and tent beams. Fun fact: the Vikings were the first one to use it for the tradition of kissing. Of course, they also believed it was a plant that was powerful enough to kill a god, so the kissing was ostensibly for protection.

At the height of the night, there will be an animal sacrifice done. A goat is slaughtered and the blood from it is gathered into a couple of bowls. If you'd really like to go all out like a Viking, paint your face in the still-warm blood, or drink a little bit of it. Otherwise, enjoy freshly seared chunks of goat as it bastes over the bonfire.

Have fun, drink, fight, and remember to make your ancestors proud!
fiercestwarrior: (giggle)

[personal profile] fiercestwarrior 2017-12-11 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ Sif is going all out during this ritual/celebration/feast/whatever you want to call it, eating and drinking and dancing like a wild thing.

But even she must take breaks every now and then, and during one such break she happens to be leaning against a tree that has a sprig of mistletoe hanging from one of its branches.
]
hevenly: (looking forward)

[personal profile] hevenly 2017-12-11 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ When Angela sees Lady Sif dancing, after having consumed some mushrooms, the first thing she thinks is that Sera is so very, very far away. The second thing she thinks is that Sif is beautiful, backlit by the fire light.

It takes Angela some time to work up the nerve (or drink enough to lower her inhibitions) to go over and talk to her, catching her alone by the tree. ]


Good evening.
fiercestwarrior: (Smile for Thor)

[personal profile] fiercestwarrior 2017-12-11 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
Well met.

[ Sif grins, the expression every bit as sharp as the edge of her sword. Her eyes are very dark in the shadows, reflections of the bonfire flickering in their depths. ]
hevenly: (Sera; coconspirator)

[personal profile] hevenly 2017-12-11 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ Angela is entranced by those dark eyes, drawn ever closer until she is all but crowding Sif against the tree. ]

I could not help but notice you dancing earlier.
fiercestwarrior: (you are going to get it)

[personal profile] fiercestwarrior 2017-12-11 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ There is a bit of a shift in Sif's stance then, a subtle readiness to spring into action. It's a reflex wired into her through centuries of battle training, brought on by the way Angela is closing in on her.

Her expression remains friendly, however.
]

Because you thought me a drunken fool?
hevenly: (temptress)

[personal profile] hevenly 2017-12-13 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ Angela, feeling emboldened by the mushrooms, moves to take Sif's hand in her own and brings it to her lips. ]

Because I thought it the most beautiful sight I have ever seen.
fiercestwarrior: (I did)

[personal profile] fiercestwarrior 2017-12-13 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh. Sif knows how to handle many things, but she has also not been spoken to quite like that for a long time so she ends up looking and sounded just a little flustered.

Angela is a formidable warrior after all, it is not unpleasant to receive her attention, especially not tonight when she is resolved to not hold back.
]

You flatter me.