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.]

Comments

[amongfriends]

No, my partner is from that planet. I only know its legends. [Kevin Bacon. <3]

[machinamentum]

Ohthankgod. Someone not from freaking earth. I swear, this place collects people from there like rakks on a rakkhive.

You ever dealt with a border planet?

[amongfriends]

That depends on what border you speak of. I have travelled to many in the galaxy. [She tacks on:] It is strange so many come from Earth.

[machinamentum]

Right, it's so weird?

[ But they're friends now, as far as Gaige's loneliness is concerned, with that mutual understanding. Run Gamora, run. ]

We call 'em border planets because they're barely civilised hell holes. That's where I come from, mostly.

[amongfriends]

[Lonely weirdos are literally all her friends so she won't even notice.] You must have lived an interesting life.

[machinamentum]

Soooomething like that. [ she coughs, trying to work out how to work this back around. ] But that's how I met Face McShooty. He uh, really wanted us to shoot him in the face.

[amongfriends]

[She's gonna regret asking this just like every other time, but....] Why would he want you to shoot him in the face?

[machinamentum]

You know, we never asked? After ten minutes of a guy singing badly about shooting him in the face, monologuing at you, and screaming the top of his lungs? You just, you know, shoot him in the face.

[amongfriends]

[Literally flashing back to Rocket as she speaks.....] That's one way to handle it.

[machinamentum]

[ She has that effect on people...... ] It's how most people deal with stuff where we come from. Human sacrifice or not. Lots of people like Face McShooty.

[amongfriends]

You must be very strong to have survived it. [It's not empty praise. It takes one to know one.]

[machinamentum]

I have my moments, and I have some strong friends, too.