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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!
smokedout: But not me ♪ (14 ♪ Everybody out there on a leash)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-12-15 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a sick grin on Dodger's face as he leans back, pausing to run his tongue over the gash Ivar's opened on his arm. Tasting blood - both their blood, tasting the subtle differences between them - has his skin on fire, in such euphoric bliss he wouldn't be able to describe it if he tried. A moment later he shifts, grabbing Ivar's wrists and moving his body weigh to keep him from moving, and pressing harsh kisses to the kid's lips.

It's only once he's satisfied with tasting him that he rolls off entirely, panting from going so long without taking a breath, eyes still clouded with a mix of excitement and psychedelics.
]
smokedout: Not in the face, but in the head ♪ (7 ♪ Oh yeah I'm an ugly mess)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-12-15 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[The words mean nothing to him, but he grunts in appreciation as he takes the mug and mutters the one word he knows in norse:] Skol.

[Terribly pronounced, but the intention is what matters. What a strange relationship they've ended up with... one where Dodger has to admit to himself that actually killing the kid would leave an empty hole in his life. He could almost consider him a friend; someone who's always there with an offer of expending energy and getting that sick satisfaction of blood on his hands.]

Hey - I want you to promise you won't get yourself killed before I get the chance. Yeah?