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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!
thisisamazing: (a shy viking)

[personal profile] thisisamazing 2018-01-27 12:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah... It does. [Hiccup smiles a little, smaller and more thoughtful. It's nice to hear, coming from Thor, that everyone in a leadership position worries about those sorts of things.]

It's hard to imagine Odin making mistakes or disappointing anyone. [Then again, what does he know about Odin besides the old stories?] Do you ever feel like that? Worried about... you know.
worldsaway: (pic#12049842)

[personal profile] worldsaway 2018-02-04 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
It is, but it happens. I don't think I've ever met a perfect person, and if I did? [Thor shrugs.] I don't think I'd like him.

[He smiles, faintly.]

I feel like that all the time.
thisisamazing: (sheepish)

[personal profile] thisisamazing 2018-02-04 10:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Hiccup laughs quietly.] Well, if someone was perfect, and you didn't like him, that would make him unlikable, and then not perfect?

[It's a relief to hear, though, and he admits, a little softer,] It's nice to know it's not just me.
worldsaway: (pic#12050706)

[personal profile] worldsaway 2018-02-05 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
Touche. [Thor says, contemplative.]

Maybe a perfect person doesn't exist, then. I don't know anyone that everyone finds likable. Tolerable, maybe. Not always likable. Not even Steve Rogers. [He pauses.]

Sorry, I'm a little drunk. [Which he punctuates by drinking a little more.]

Yes, you're in good company. I think you might have an advantage on me, though. When I was your age, I thought it would be easy.
thisisamazing: (sadhappy)

[personal profile] thisisamazing 2018-02-19 12:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hiccup just laughs at that, shaking his head slightly.] Everyone on Berk is a little bit drunk most of the time, I think. That's just the viking way. I guess we get it from somewhere. [Not him, though, he's barely touched his beer. He will wind up trying the mushrooms later but he will regret it.]

You have every reason to be more confident than me, though. Even my name basically means 'village runt'.