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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!
storradr: (10)

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[personal profile] storradr 2017-12-12 09:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Ragnar knew better than to overdo it on the mushrooms. He'd learned that lesson the hard way in his youth.

Tonight, he'd only popped two or three into his mouth, swallowing them down right before the sacrifice. He found it made the whole affair that much more intense. A vision of a dark, cloaked figure stood behind the goat and the sounds of ravens echoed in his ears despite there not being any at the party.

By the time he reached for the blood in the bowl, his eyes looked uncharacteristically dark with just a bright icy blue halo around the black of his dilated pupils. He dipped two fingers into the blood and drew two lines from his forehead to his chin and down his neck, the blood trickling down past the neck of his tunic.]


Sif. [He tilted his head, peering at her face a moment and then dipped both hands into the blood before reaching out to drawn fierce lines running from the corners of her eyes down the outside contour of her face like wings made of blood. He drew along her cheekbones and then down the sides of her jaw and neck, looking memorized by the contrast of her skin and dark blood.]
fiercestwarrior: (eyebrow raise)

[personal profile] fiercestwarrior 2017-12-12 12:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Ragnar.

[ It was no surprise that he had come to join the ritual, even less of one that he had found her. His fascination had been quite apparent when they first met, so if anything it was a little unexpected that it took him until this point to approach her.

Her eyes were dark as well, but Ragnar was leaning close enough that he might still be able to catch what little could be seen of their usual hazel hue.

She dipped her fingers into the blood as well, even though he was already marked, and trailed her fingertips over his bearded cheeks.
]
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[personal profile] storradr 2017-12-12 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Simply hearing her say his name made his heart beat a little faster. In his inebriated state, her voice seemed to hold immense power.

He stepped closer, cupping her face and smearing the blood he'd just painted there across his palms. Tilting his head forward, he pressed their foreheads together, closing his eyes. He stayed there a moment, basking in her presence.

When he finally did move, it was to slide a hand through her hair, guiding her closer to kiss her without hesitation, tasting the blood on her lips.]
fiercestwarrior: (what is that in the distance?)

[personal profile] fiercestwarrior 2017-12-12 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She knew what he wanted to do, what he was going to do, and on any other night it might well have gotten him tossed into the bonfire.

Her heart yearned for another, his yearned for his wife, but beneath that a spark had still ignited. A spark of something that couldn't be given a name because it was too faint, but it had been real. Or perhaps that was just the mushrooms. Whatever the case may be, she couldn't find it in herself to care about any of the reasons why she shouldn't let Ragnar kiss her, and so he did.

A quiet moan was muffled against his lips as hers parted in welcome, and she wrapped her arms around him to clutch the fabric of his clothing in her hands.
]
Edited 2017-12-12 19:51 (UTC)
storradr: (578)

[personal profile] storradr 2017-12-12 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[He stepped in closer, closing the slight gap that he'd left between them, advancing like he was claiming her. He deepened the kiss, cupping the back of her head. His other hand had found its way to her hip and slid around to the small of her back, bringing her even closer.

The mushrooms were making the kiss some kind of otherworldly experience and he couldn't say for sure where he was, the feeling of being displaced in time and place that much more intense. And the many people talking and enjoying themselves all around them? What people? The only thing Ragnar could hear was the faint echoing call of ravens.]
fiercestwarrior: (Smile for Thor)

[personal profile] fiercestwarrior 2017-12-12 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Time was folding in on itself, and as everything around them faded away Sif felt as if in one moment she received every kiss she had ever shared with anyone, as well as every kiss that would ever be offered to her. It was all happening simultaneously, and while some small part of her mind knew that this was the doing of the mushrooms, that really did nothing to make the experience less intense.

It had been centuries since Sif allowed herself to act upon it, and Ragnar was getting the full force of all of that pent up energy crashing over him like a wave as the goddess of war kissed him until she was completely breathless, only taking her lips from his when it became absolutely necessary. As a parting gift, her teeth sunk sharply into his lower lip, drawing fresh blood for her to lick off with a laugh.
]
storradr: (1005)

[personal profile] storradr 2017-12-12 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[When their lips parted, it simultaneously felt like whatever strange place his mind had constructed also crumbled down, tossing him back into reality. The bite was a small consolation though.

He ran his tongue along the inside of his lip, the copper taste only slightly stronger than the blood from the sacrifice on her lips.

Parting was not where his mind was at however and he gave her a heated smirk, stepping closer, unprepared to stop at just a kiss.]
fiercestwarrior: (more sass)

[personal profile] fiercestwarrior 2017-12-12 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She wound her arms around his neck, but leaned back ever so slightly to keep her lips out of reach for him. ]

What do you want?

[ If he wished to gain the favor of a goddess, it was only proper that he ask for it, was it not? ]
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[personal profile] storradr 2017-12-12 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[He tried to step closer and lean in to kiss her again, but was thwarted. He wasn't about to force her, but he wasn't going to not try either.]

Isn't it obvious? [His voice was a low rumble. His blood felt like it was molten inside of his body.] You.

[He glanced around quickly before his dilated eyes moved back to her. He was trying to find reasons for her to object and overcome them. Maybe it was all the people around. Right? Right.] Let's leave.
fiercestwarrior: (really now)

[personal profile] fiercestwarrior 2017-12-13 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
Sometimes it is pleasant to hear the obvious be stated.

[ And so she rewarded him with another kiss, shorter and softer than her first but no less passionate. ]

Where should we go?
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[personal profile] storradr 2017-12-13 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
[He stumbled forward slightly, chasing after the brief kiss. Instead, she was asking him questions.]

Anywhere. I don't care. [He paused to trail a few kisses along her neck.] There are cabins? By the beach. For anyone. [He shifted just enough to see her reaction and gauge her opinion of his suggested location.]