ragnarsson: ([12.12] Sacrifice)
Ivar "The Boneless" Ragnarsson ([personal profile] ragnarsson) wrote in [community profile] asgardgenesis2019-09-14 02:17 pm

Video; Where's The Laughter in Slaughter?

[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.]
imahealerbut: (flippant)

[personal profile] imahealerbut 2019-09-17 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
Looks like no one agrees with you on the sacrifices.
asgardsflight: (pic#13440433)

[personal profile] asgardsflight 2019-09-17 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
But they did it for us.

[ Doesn't that mean they should say thank you? :( ]

I don't know about blood, but all of creation is powered by the constant cycle of life and death. That includes us too, and all of your worlds. I'm not sure how that lead them to this, though.

[ That's the part he's still puzzled about. Thank you, I guess??? ]
momsboy: (Oh shit eeeek)

[ Not here ]

[personal profile] momsboy 2019-09-17 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh no: No,no, no...!!! Ivar, buddy, please don't go there.

It only takes Peter a minute to send Ivar a private message after he sees the start of the conversation with Gamora.

:C Please don't fight you two. ]

machinamentum: (( ☠ ) » so dance alone)

[personal profile] machinamentum 2019-09-17 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ The world is simple like that sometimes, really.

Gaige just grins and gives a little nod.
]

Uh, right, yeah okay. Is there anything I need to wear? Or do or say? Don't wanna mess it up for ya.

[ The rules were different, that's what Odin said. So if the rules were no longer of physics, but that she need to wear, ugh, a girly dress or something then sure, if it got her one step closer to figuring this place out. ]
machinamentum: (( ☠ ) » so dance alone)

[personal profile] machinamentum 2019-09-17 08:40 am (UTC)(link)
A diadem?

[ that out of anything just makes her squirm a little. This sounds fancy. She doesn't do fancy. ]

Uhhhh, maybe I'm not the best for this?
momsboy: (Smirk | Ey babe)

[personal profile] momsboy 2019-09-17 09:57 am (UTC)(link)
Isn't she? [ Peter looks so very proud and reaches out to scratch Sandy between her ears. ]

I think it's because she's an extension of me, not the real thing. Raccoons are vicious, Rocket could claw and maul you then steal all your valuables if you offended him. As for the teeth...[ He doesn't have to talk to Sandy to get her to lift her head and bare her very pointy, very sharp teeth. The wonders of having a telepathic bond. ]

Considering her size, those can cause quite the damage. I should know, Rocket has bitten me in the past.
imahealerbut: (angry)

[personal profile] imahealerbut 2019-09-17 10:09 am (UTC)(link)
You're not king here, so you'd best shut up either way.
machinamentum: (( ☠ ) » try to get out but)

[personal profile] machinamentum 2019-09-17 10:10 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah guess that's true. Just don't expect anything like, super fancy or whatever, got it?

[ She knows what she is, and it's not fancy. There are sleek and powerful people in the galaxy, she knew some of the best of them.

But her? Yeah. No. No illusion lost there.
] Okay give me like, a minute. You got chickens and whatever? And where do you want me? There a temple or something?
momsboy: (Well fuck me with a chainsaw)

permavideo

[personal profile] momsboy 2019-09-17 10:23 am (UTC)(link)
Oink beast...that's cute. [ He figures she means the pigs but the wording is adorable. And he's still pretty grossed out about the idea of drinking blood, safe or not. ] How about we don't drink blood at all? on principle?

I don't know, seems like a pretty wild jump from point A- 'we have animals' to point B- 'clearly we must murder them in the grosses way possible to honor the gods'.

My main concern is if it involves our heads chopped off.
demonicbeauty: (Playful)

[personal profile] demonicbeauty 2019-09-17 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I can see how that would get very confusing!

Do you think they're doing that now?

...are you a god in disguise?
momsboy: (My patience is wearing thin)

[personal profile] momsboy 2019-09-17 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Cats also bring dead animals to their master's bed as an offering, it doesn't mean you have to like it. Because killing things without reason is not right.

[ Killing things for a reason is usually also shitty but Peter understands the cows and chickens being around now means they have actual decent food. ]

Do the sacrifices increase your power then? Do you feel any different? And is...Is this why we are keep in this city? My best guess is that the locals thought it would make you all happy, somehow.
theprezident: (→27)

[Video]

[personal profile] theprezident 2019-09-17 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Look--

[ FIRST OF ALL ]

I'm comparing it to Pandora, okay? You can't possibly claim this is getting Pandora levels insane yet.
353: (pic#13370036)

video;

[personal profile] 353 2019-09-17 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's one thing to be aware of Ivar's Viking nature but to actually see it all over his face... ]

You did this back home? Human sacrifices?
tealeafs: (shedding your petals graciously)

[personal profile] tealeafs 2019-09-17 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, you can. [ And honestly, even the food offerings Chizuru is used too usually aren't quite so.. bloody. It's more just about making a regular meal for them, as if you were cooking for family or something. ]

As long as it's something of importance. Some people offer money, or important belongings. It's a lot about the thought behind it, which is why what happened seems so.. cruel to me.

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