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

[asgardsflight]

[ Sorry, Emil. There are probably very few things Honir won't take more-or-less in stride. :(b ]

Well, it's kind of messy and we don't really need it for anything. Do you want it? Will you eat it?

[enflame]

( ...Disappointment? Who is she, he doesn't know her, suddenly. )

Yes? Yes! ( It's better than leaving it all to waste. Better someone eat it who can appreciate the taste...it's logical! ) As much as I can have, for the whole house!

[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…. ]

[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?

[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]

Okay, done!

[ And... there will be a large amount of bloodied, pre-butchered cow meat that just appears on and around the table Honir knows they have somewhere in the house. Sorry friends, Emil didn't specify and he wouldn't think about the staining... ]

I hope it's delicious, thank you for eating it!

[enflame]

( The smell comes with the meat as immediately as it appeared. Emil is currently in one of the bedrooms, but steps backwards out into the hall to see a large hunk of meat fall and hit the floor with a sloppy splat, blood and liquid droplets showering the surrounding area.

Ah. There's not a response back, as he's thankful for the food, but looking at the mountain of meat on the table he just finished, gross moisture absorbing into the surface continuously...Emil may have bitten off more than he can chew with this request. )