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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!
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[personal profile] worldsaway 2017-12-19 01:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not much of anything here. [He corrects her, easily. He doesn't seem particularly bothered, but escape from rule is a guilty pleasure of his.]

You should trust me above others, I do know best. I've been here long enough to know how stuff works.
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[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2017-12-19 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
You know what I mean. I'm...I might not have been a Valkyrie for a long time, but duty is duty. But if you tell me to relax...

[She splits into a grin.]

Not gonna disobey orders, Your Majesty.

[Aaand her eyes are rolling.]

Experience has taught me otherwise.
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[personal profile] worldsaway 2017-12-20 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
You know, you'd think having so many people feel a sense of obligation toward you would be relaxing, but it's actually kind of stressful.

[#realshit.]

I order you to do what you want. I don't know. Is that too lenient?
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[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2017-12-20 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
You don't say.

[#sarcasm]

You're asking the wrong person, but...yeah, I think that'll do it.
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[personal profile] worldsaway 2017-12-24 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Thor exhales loudly, partly relieved but still a little exasperated.]

I've never been the most reliable person.
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[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2017-12-27 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
Being reliable's not all it's cracked up to be, y'know. Look at poor Banner. Look at what the fame did to him!
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[personal profile] worldsaway 2017-12-30 09:41 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know if that was fame or if he was always like that. [Thor shrugs.]

He was sort of the same at home. A little less lucid as the Hulk, though. That was new.
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[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2018-01-01 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, no, she made a joke and he didn't get it. Thor, honey.]

N-no, [she laughs] I meant on Sakaar. But...he didn't always talk?
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[personal profile] worldsaway 2018-01-01 11:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Thor blinks, slowly. If Valkyrie looks closely, she can see his hair shift in the breeze as her joke flies over his head.]

He did, it's just that it was mostly one word answers and not much else. He's eloquent in comparison, now, not sure I like the fact that he back talks so much.
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[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2018-01-01 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[how the fuck is he the king of asgard]

Weird. Almost like being around, say, me made him smarter.
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[personal profile] worldsaway 2018-01-02 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Nepotism and biceps.]

It made him more something. [He is simultaneously vague and pointed in his tone.] I think he has a crush on you.
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[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2018-01-02 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
He—

[She pulls a face, not one of disgust, but of extreme doubt.]

Don't be stupid.
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[personal profile] worldsaway 2018-01-11 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not being stupid. I know him, he has a type-- women he's scared of.
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[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2018-01-12 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, he should be scared of me.

[Is it stupid of her? To be flattered at the thought? Probably. But she is, a little.]

Anyway, it doesn't matter considering he's not here.
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[personal profile] worldsaway 2018-01-14 01:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, he's very timid for a man who turns into a giant, green beast of rage. [A smile plays on Thor's lips.] Does that mean it will matter when he gets here?
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[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2018-01-14 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[That smile is fucking irritating and even more so when accompanied by Thor's question. Val stares flatly up at him, and then turns to face the bonfire.]

Right. Good talk. I'm gonna go get drunker now.
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[personal profile] worldsaway 2018-01-21 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
Trying something different? [Thor remarks, dryly. Her reaction doesn't go unnoticed.]

I'm going to go flex my arms and look important, then.
Edited 2018-01-21 05:06 (UTC)
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[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2018-01-22 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Calling over her shoulder as she heads for the drinks:]

Sounds about right!