The Yule Log

[ragnarsson]

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!

Comments

[worldsaway]

That is interesting. [Thor muses. He has a hard time imagining being married to Sif, let alone raising children with her.

Children in general are a while off, particularly with the state of Asgard now. He makes a face, as if in consideration, then shrugs.]

I feel like you're deliberately ignoring the fact that she's not interested in me like that. [He cocks his head to the side.]

You are wise, I'll give you that, but I've known Sif for centuries. She's forthcoming, if she thinks something, she'll say it. It got her in trouble more than a few times.

[storradr]

[At the accusation, Ragnar glanced from Sif, to Thor, to Sif, and then back at Thor before taking a long drink. He didn't know either individual well enough to say whether Sif was just particularly good at hiding her feelings around Thor, or if Thor was simply that oblivious. Maybe a bit of both?]

If... you say so.

More ale?

[worldsaway]

[Thor, in many ways, is more perceptive than he lets on. In some cases, like this, he is extremely oblivious.]

I do say so. [Firmly. There will be no more shenanigans.]

That's the best idea you've had all night.