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Riverview Moderator ([personal profile] riverviewmod) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2017-08-23 07:27 pm
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player-suggested mini-event: A STRANGER'S BED

who: everyone in Riverview!
what: Player-Suggested Mini-Event
when: August 26th - August 31st
warnings: please put any necessary warnings in the subject lines

a stranger's bed

As a lead in to September, Riverview's ♥ Month of Romance, this is a completely optional mingle that will cause affected characters to end up in each other's beds. There are various options for both established and new CR. While it's easiest for characters still living in Communal Housing, anyone who has moved to their own homes can be affected and end up finding their way to Communal Housing, or within their own housing.


Residents of the Quarantine may notice that various businesses selling food and drink - cafés, diners, bakeries, restaurants, and other such establishments - are heavily advertising a new flavor that's supposed to be the biggest thing since pumpkin spice. A flavor additive that's said to subtly change the flavor of whatever the diner is eating or drinking to optimize the dish, drink, dessert, or any other food item it is added to for each person's individual taste, it's been selling like wildfire and is the latest trend.

After the cause of the rash of amnesia was revealed to be plant-related, sellers are keeping the origin of the secret ingredient very close to their chests, since it is a derivative of a recently-discovered plant dubbed chameleonis. Depending on the method of ingestion, this additive can have a variety of unexpected side effects, but only once the person who has ingested it becomes sleepy. Methods of ingestion include:

● Ingestion: Beverage: When ingested as a flavor shot to drinks ranging from sodas to coffee to alcoholic beverages, it can cause a desire for closeness to a particular other person. Affected characters end up crawling into bed with that specific other character when they become sleepy.

● Ingestion: Food: When ingested as a flavoring added to a baked good or other meal, it can cause an intense desire for body heat when the character becomes drowsy. It won't matter to an affected character who is providing the body heat, so long as it's someone, and they will end up sleepily crawling into someone else's bed for warmth.

● Inhalation: When inhaled ether from a steaming hot beverage or soup, or as an essential oil or aroma from a bakery, it can cause disorientation when a character becomes sleepy. Affected characters either aren't sure which bed is theirs and simply crawl into the closest one, occupied or not, or become convinced that another character's bed is their own.

Feel free to post up a top-level for your own character either affected and invading a random bed or unaffected but open to having their bed invaded by affected characters, or tag around to other people's top-levels.


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ragnarsson: ([11.3] Lineface)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-09-12 09:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Ivar scowls a bit at Spike's (well-meaning?) advice, having just about had it with the bleached blonde vampire.]

Plenty of good came from loving my parents. Do you think I could have started a war to kill two kings for revenge if my father hadn't dragged me along just to watch him get tortured and handed over to die?

[He taps on the beer can thoughtfully.]

...Which now that I think about it might have been his intention all along.

[Ragnar always had been clever. He hadn't been king for nothing. He would have known his death would have been proper motivation to get his youngest to do something besides sit around and feel sorry for himself.]
idolpire: (Head On Arm - 1)

[personal profile] idolpire 2017-09-12 09:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Even when he wasn't trying to, Spike could grate on the nerves. It was just part of being an intentional asshole and shoving any cares he had way down where he couldn't feel them. Living for an exceptionally long time didn't help.]

Might be. Parents are funny birds that way. Some have the will to sacrifice. Others cling too hard. So look at you, then. You're all daddy'd up now. What kind of father do you plan to be?
ragnarsson: ([13.11] Count me in)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-09-12 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
The kind that doesn't try to kill their own child and doesn't leave, for starters.

[Two points in his favor on that regard, considering Ragnar had done both to him. Mercy killing or not, Ivar had held that and his abandonment of the family when Ivar was five against him. Of course, he'd promptly forgiven the man as soon as he'd come back again, but that had more to do with Ivar's subconscious desire and need for love in his life than any real desire to put the past behind him.]
idolpire: (Talking - Snark 1)

[personal profile] idolpire 2017-09-12 09:40 am (UTC)(link)
You so sure? You were planning to follow after its mum. You positive you can take it with you?

[Now he was just pushing to push, drinking his beer with a seemingly innocent look.]
ragnarsson: (I was joking)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-09-15 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sure. [Then he looks at Spike with a smirk.] Or maybe I'll just leave her here in your care. I'm sure you'd love being saddled with a kid.
idolpire: (Default)

[personal profile] idolpire 2017-09-15 08:12 am (UTC)(link)
Bad idea, mate. Thing that size is a bit of a juicebox. Might be too tempting if it keeps squalling.
ragnarsson: ([10.9] Through the crowd)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-09-15 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course not. I know better then to leave her in the care of a monster with big, sharp teeth.
idolpire: (Confused - 1)

[personal profile] idolpire 2017-09-15 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Which makes the threat of making me a daddy fall a little flat, mate.
ragnarsson: ([12.17] Can I keep it)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-09-16 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Have you ever been? A father, I mean.

[He's no idea how old Spike is, but he suspects it's much older than he appears.]
idolpire: (Laugh/Cry - 1)

[personal profile] idolpire 2017-09-16 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Me?

[The question was hilarious enough that Spike almost spit his beer out, laughing.]

God, no. I was too pathetic when I was alive to get a bird, and, well, once you're dead... doesn't really work that way.
ragnarsson: (Default)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-09-18 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Probably for the best. I can't see you being responsible enough to care for another human being and make sure they don't die on your watch.

[Does this make him more mature then a centuries-old monster? Maybe.]
idolpire: (Default)

[personal profile] idolpire 2017-09-18 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Maturity didn't equal responsibility, Ragnar. Nor vice versa. Buffy had been one of the more responsible people he'd met at seventeen. Saving the world seemed to beat that into you.]

You make it seem like having offspring is something I'd want.
ragnarsson: ([12.16] What is this)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-09-23 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
It tends to be something most normal people want. But I guess you're far from normal.

[Then again, so was Ivar. But he'd wanted children desperately. With the impotency he had, there was the distinct possibility he'd never get them normally. This might be the only chance he ever had to be a father.]
idolpire: (Head On Arm - 1)

[personal profile] idolpire 2017-09-23 09:58 am (UTC)(link)
Lots of people want things that are bad for them. Lots of people are shite parents. Doesn't seem that big of a deal to be able to squirt out a nibblet and then act like it's so bloody hard and you're owed something for it. I might have wanted it, way back when I was a sodding mess. But one has to have another party involved for that, and I... did not.

[Look at that, Ivar. A little open honesty from the loser vampire.]
ragnarsson: ([11.20] Lying down)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-09-24 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Spike's usually so flippant that he takes note when he turns honest for a moment.]

Didn't even need that much myself. Letha was already pregnant when I met her. [He takes a long swig of his beer, finishing it off.] You know, part of me is glad she's gone. I'm going to do a better job raising her then she ever would have.
idolpire: (Default)

[personal profile] idolpire 2017-09-24 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
And yet here you are, talking about running of after the bit's mum to do her in, threatening to leave her with me. Might want to sort out your priorities from your vengeance, mate. Both are good, of course, but one's a bit counterproductive to the other, if you ask me.
ragnarsson: ([12.14] What are you doing)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-09-24 07:23 am (UTC)(link)
Excuse me if my emotions are a bit all over the place right now. It's hard to sort out what I want to do.

[Having responsibilities did make it hard to do what he wanted. But he wouldn't give up Winter for anything. In a way, she was the only thing keeping him from going crazy.]
idolpire: (Drinking - Alone 1)

[personal profile] idolpire 2017-09-25 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Of course it is. You're right in the thick of it, ain't you? Right there, heart open and bleeding, all fresh wounds and bright pain. It burns, you know.

[He shuffled closer to the window, tugging open the curtain a bit, showing a single beam of light that blazed down to the carpet. He brushed his hand through it, flames licking over undead, unclean flesh before he smothered it, letting the curtain fall back into place.]

Sometimes that makes it better. Sometimes it doesn't. Pain helps get over pain, you know. So either wreak vengeance on the mother, or find something to distract yourself and try to be a father. Can't be both, mate. Not right yet.
ragnarsson: ([12.5] Fucker said what)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-09-25 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Ivar watches with intent interest as the flames erupt over Spike's skin. No matter how long he's been here, there's still the sight of some things in the Quarantine that can surprise him. Spike's words sink in, and despite everyone else's best attempts to get Ivar to listen, it's the sarcastic British vampire that's finally gotten through. Strange that.]

I can't leave Winter. That'd be just doing the exact same thing Letha did, even if the reasons for it were different. Guess I'm staying here. [He's not happy about it. More like resigned to something he can't escape.] Besides, she's not going anywhere. I know exactly where she is anytime I decide it's time to go after her.
idolpire: (Talking - 4)

[personal profile] idolpire 2017-09-25 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
So sod her and try to find yourself a little bit of peace. If it's love you want and she's not giving it, find someone else. Put it into the little bit--

[Wait, that came out wrong.]

Not that. Put that effort into it. Don't just be a dad. Be a good one. Far too few of those around. Or find something else to fill the hole. You're not going to get anywhere if you're torn on what you want, yeah?

[See? He was so helpful. This is why you let in stray vampires, Ivar. Best life teachers ever.]

And if you get a chance to, rip the bitch's throat out. Win-win.
ragnarsson: ([12.4] Pleased with himself)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-09-25 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Ivar picks up on that accidental innuendo immediately. Why? Because he's sixteen years old and already thinks about sex a lot anyway. A snort of laughter comes out.]

Guess you have a point. And I do intend to be a good father. [Trying is half the battle anyway.]

I dunno about finding someone else just yet. Maybe once it doesn't feel like my heart's been ripped out of my chest and stepped on. [Though he does think back to someone that's been on his mind an awful lot lately. Someone with dark eyes, messy hair, and who can shapeshift into different animals...but no matter. Fixating on Marco this early may not be healthy, but at least it's a type of coping mechanism.

He grins sharply at Spike's last comment.]


I intend to.
idolpire: (Default)

[personal profile] idolpire 2017-09-25 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
Knew I didn't hate you for a reason. I wasn't so nearly as vindictive as you when I was mortal. You might make a decent vampire.

[That was high praise coming from Spike. Ivar should feel happy.]
ragnarsson: ([11.6] Interested)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-09-25 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
Give it about ten more years and maybe I'll consider undeath.

[Ivar looks very pleased with himself. He always recognizes compliments when they come his way simply because he's so unused to them. Not much cause back home to give the poor cripple any praise.]

I'm glad I didn't leave you out on the porch. You're welcome back anytime.
idolpire: (Look - Side 1)

[personal profile] idolpire 2017-09-25 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
[He didn't correct him -- he was welcome back anytime now that the invitation had been given, but the boy was clearly going through a 'thing', and Spike was as well. He could be a little merciful at the moment. He had kept him from bursting into flame, after all.]

We'll have to see you in ten years, then. Live a little first. Go have your fun, sow your oats, kill a few hundred more people. Then we'll talk.
ragnarsson: (Smile)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-09-25 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
A few hundred? You flatter me. Consider it a standing promise then when I'm twenty-six. If I'm still alive by then.

[Always the chance someone would kill him before then, but Ivar liked to hope for the best. He wasn't planning to die, not until he'd conquered and become king, in that order.]

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