Video; Where's The Laughter in Slaughter?

[ragnarsson]

[When the camera gets turned on, the first thing to note is that Ivar's face is streaked in blood that has only just started to dry in places. Someone's been out worshiping with the natives in a fashion very familiar to a Viking. If y'all hadn't gotten the impression Ivar was a bloodthirsty barbarian from a bygone era, the imagery is definitely reinforced with the dripping red streaks on his face. Also is that some around his lips as well? Has he been drinking the stuff too? Honestly, though, he seems quite pleased by what's been going on even if everyone else might be disturbed by the casual slaughter of the cows. His tone starts off very serious, since worship is important where he's from.]

About time this place started getting some proper worship going. I know most of you all are from soft places-- [The scorn in his tone is obvious.] --but blood sacrifices are always the best when giving due diligence to these gods where I am from. Blood demands blood, especially if you want them to be on your side in battle, or to favor you at all. It's really not all that different then slaughtering animals for food, just with more rituals and rites to it.

[Then he switches back to his usual tone that ranges somewhere between insanity and half-truths end tends to indulge in.]

It's a good thing we finally got the right sort of animals around here. Otherwise, I might have had to resort to sacrificing one of you. [He muses for a moment before laughing.] I'm joking of course! [Beat.] Human sacrifices only work if they're willing participants.

[OOC: This post is for a general discussion, so feel free to have threads amongst all the characters and thread-jacking rather then just talking with Ivar. Do let me know if you do want a specific thread with him! He has rather...strong opinions about this.]

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[thequitecontrary]

[ The sarcastic use of her title earns him an eye roll in return and nothing more. Even that much is more than enough of a reaction. ]

Vikings? No. Bathing in blood has rather fallen out of favor, I'm afraid.

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[diamondhack]

"too used to sacrifices being a bad thing"

love i hate to break it to you

but they are a bad thing when it comes to blood sacrifices

being used to something or not

[imahealerbut]

And the ones that dare, what do you think they're like aside from that?

o o p s

[enflame]

( The look on Emil's face betrays the fact that no, he did not realize this at all. )

Uh...hi?

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[theprezident]

Yeah, we're, uh. A bit further out than that. Where on Earth were you from, exactly?

[theprezident]

Dude. You're the one going around publicly threatening to murder people. What did you expect? People are scared of you. Are you telling me that's not what you wanted?

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[theprezident]

What? Nothing. I don't care about this place. I just want to get out of it.

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[machinamentum]

Yeah, well, you probably should. First rule of Vault Hunting, bub. You gotta know what the fuck is going on around you in a real way, find your people, and have some investment or go figure, someone betrays you and leaves you in a ditch 'cause you're being a jerk.

[machinamentum]

God, no. The only fashion style on Pandora is shot with bullet holes, not... whatever that is.

Kinda. I mean. It's weird. You get used to one set of rules for the galaxy, and bam gotta adjust to a new one. So iunno if it's better here, or just different. Seems like the stakes are the same, though.

[asgardsflight]

Yay, that's perfect! How much do you need for a house?

[ Oh, but then a thought hits him. ]

Although I don't know if I'm allowed to give away someone else's cow. Do you want mine?

[ An… entire cow…. ]

[asgardsflight]

[ He will pet all of them. ]

Well, I don't know if this will improve our powers or make things better. No one's ever tried before, at least not like this. And Ivar says they want to do it, so is that a good reason?

[ It's like he's spelling out every thought as it comes to him, genuinely going block by block here. Honir's not great at understanding mortals under the best of circumstances, but he's Trying His Best. ]

Oh no, I don't want them to scare you. And I don't want them to hurt you either, so it's good they didn't. How do we make what they can potentially do less scary?

[enflame]

( It's a good thing that there's a limitation put forth, otherwise Emil would try and take a mile.

Well, maybe a cow is a mile. )

A cow is fine. The perfect amount for a house, truly. ( *The perfect amount for a house to eat for quite a few months, but who's counting? )

[asgardsflight]

Hurray!

[ It may be an obvious win for Emil & Co. but Honir seems rather victorious and excited about it himself. ]

Are you there already? Do you want it now?

[draumstafir]

I'd rather be considered weak-hearted than cruel.

[enflame]

( With such a big gift, maybe he'll be invited over for dinner...if Honir cares to actually taste what he just gave away. )

Yes! As soon as you can, if possible!

( This excitement means Emil has nowhere to store said meat, or any actual plans for what to do with it at all -- outside of eating some of it immediately, of course. )

[asgardsflight]

[ Honir seems enchanted by Ivar's explanation as he tries to follow along. Mortal logic is so strange! ]

Okay, I think I get it. It's like a big party for the Mother! She gave you enough, so you're giving some back because you're happy to be alive for more? Something like that?

[asgardsheart]

( Perhaps it's because she's young and headstrong, more apt to see things as black and white at times...but this display sparks of a certain cruelty to her, whether or not that's how it was meant to come off.

The dimmed look on her face at once livens as she sees the movement on the screen. Some of it is secondary, slightly moving in and out of frame in the background. The foreground, however, )

Ah--! See, that's much better. Alive, wiggling. So spotted. I'd pet one, if I could. ( Then it hits her that ah, yes...she could pet as many pink and white and wiggling creatures as she wanted, right in her own domain. )

Peter, my resources are your resources. What you need, I will provide.

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[theprezident]

Sure, that's great, except I'm not a Vault Hunter. I don't see how I'm a jerk for not caring if the Asgardians don't like us butting in, either.

[tealeafs]

Aside from just brave? [ Apparently Chizuru didn't expect the question, since she grows quiet for a moment to consider it. ]

.. Strong? I guess maybe a little stubborn sometimes? [ But that's mostly since-- ] I knew someone back home very well who was just like that. People called him stubborn all the time too, but I think that's a good thing in cases where it means those people can go stand up for what's right even when others can't or won't.

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[thequitecontrary]

Yorkshire, England. Have you heard of it?

[skittering]

guess so. daggers are easier to carry

[madcuriosity]

I didn't say they don't eat them just because they haven't permission. I still eat food like cow and chicken and eggs even if I've not asked permission or they didn't wish to be eaten.

In their roots, of course.

[asgardswisdom]

This city isn't for me.

[ An unmoved statement of fact, said it in a flat deadpan as much as the second: ]

You really shouldn't.

[ Tyr. 8| ]

[asgardswisdom]

[ He openly sighs at that point, just a second's exhale. ]

It has nothing to do with any rules. You are our charges, and you are not meant to die here. That's the entire point of all of... this.

[ All this Wanderer business. Does he seem like the type of person to be keen on putting effort into nothing? ]

If it's between all or nothing, it will be all.

[ Again said plainly, not to be cruel but to state fact. ]

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[machinamentum]

[ She crosses her arms. ]

Yeah, you are. Vault Hunter and Jerk. You are.