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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!
trashvalkyrie: (02)

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[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2017-12-11 02:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[Val is bundled up, too; she seems to have found something a little more suitable for the weather than her Valkyrie armor, and she's grateful for it. She is, of course, drinking copiously, even if she too feels a little out of place after so many years away from such festivities.

She eyes Loki up and down rather dubiously.]


Only if you're that desperate to lose.
dothelokimotion: (There are no trees in the library)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2017-12-12 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ Loki weighs how much a trick would get him punched in the face and shrugs it off. ]

I've never been a sore loser.
trashvalkyrie: (53)

[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2017-12-12 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Somehow I doubt that.

[She wanders down the table, and pulls up two full, unmarked bottles of something strong and likely home-brewed. She hands one to Loki and uncorks the other.]

First one to finish owes the other a favor?
dothelokimotion: (I can’t find a trace of you anywhere)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2017-12-12 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He squints at her suspiciously. ]

What kind of favor?
trashvalkyrie: (06)

[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2017-12-13 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
[She waggles her eyebrows.]

Nothing untoward. Something easy.
dothelokimotion: (You will never go)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2017-12-13 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
Very well. I will wager a favor.

[ Why not? Loki is not the God of Good Decisions. ]
trashvalkyrie: (50)

[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2017-12-13 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Deal. And no cheating.

[She raises her bottle toward him and grins.]

Count of three?
dothelokimotion: (Immortality is stupid)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2017-12-14 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ He's totally going to cheat. ]

One . . . Three!

[ Loki immediately takes a swig. ]
trashvalkyrie: (53)

[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2017-12-14 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[Val swears under her breath, and then upends the bottle immediately. She...doesn't so much swig as pour the bottle's contents straight down her throat.]
dothelokimotion: (Why would it shine so clear above?)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2017-12-15 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ What even. Thor doesn't even drink like that. Volstagg doesn't drink like that. He stares at her. ]
trashvalkyrie: (50)

[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2017-12-15 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[This is why you don't fuck with Valkyrie where drinking is involved.

She sort of. Doesn't stop until the bottle is drained, and then she belches loudly.]


What, you just gave up?
dothelokimotion: (We can only prefer it to ignorance)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2017-12-16 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
I'm checking to see if you're going to die.
trashvalkyrie: (51)

[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2017-12-17 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
What, from that?

[She just goes ahead and tosses the empty bottle aside, accompanied by a crash as it breaks on impact.]

That'd be embarrassing.
dothelokimotion: (We live in a pattern)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2017-12-17 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
Did you even taste it?

[ Because it seemed like it went straight to the gullet. ]
trashvalkyrie: (04)

[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2017-12-17 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
[She grins.]

Tasting it wasn't the point. Winning was.
dothelokimotion: (The curtain is raised a few inches)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2017-12-17 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
I'm starting to pity the drink.

Well, cash in your favor then.
trashvalkyrie: (02)

[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2017-12-17 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, no. I'm holding onto it.

[There's more than a little mischief in her expression, now.]

A favor from Loki? That's valuable.
dothelokimotion: (Miscommunication leads to everything)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2017-12-17 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ He has a bad feeling. Still his lips curve. ]

Keep it for too long and I'll change my mind. I've been known to do that.
trashvalkyrie: (04)

[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2017-12-17 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think you'd really want to cross me like that. Best to keep your promises.
dothelokimotion: (We are happening now)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2017-12-17 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
Please. As if I'm known for making good decisions.
trashvalkyrie: (44)

[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2017-12-17 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
You and I are on even footing where good decisions are concerned.
dothelokimotion: (That is the self we imagined we were)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2017-12-17 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ Okay, he chuckles at that. Loki is oddly fond of her, all things considered. ]

Fair enough.
trashvalkyrie: (02)

[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2017-12-18 07:28 am (UTC)(link)
[She turns and gives him a smirk over her shoulder.]

I'll text you when I decide what that favor's gonna be.
dothelokimotion: (Truth takes us to dangerous places)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2017-12-18 10:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ Wryly. ]

I can't wait.