ragnarsson: ([17.20] Axe time)
Ivar "The Boneless" Ragnarsson ([personal profile] ragnarsson) wrote in [community profile] riverview2017-11-16 06:57 pm

Video; 1-800-MURDERS

[The video starts off with some cheesy infomercial music, the kind usually found on a device that will cut your hair better or replace all your kitchen devices with one. The narrator, one Jamie Dodger, accompanies a series of drawings.]

Has this ever happened to you?

[A piece of paper is held in front of the camera, showing a crude drawing of someone being violently stabbed to death. Or maybe it's a plate of spaghetti; regardless of which of them drew it, the truth is that their art skills are crap.]

Well, with the help of this eight-step training process, it won't have to. [Dodger's voice lacks every ounce of enthusiasm these infomercials are known for, which is probably why his own video back in the day had been text-only.] Just follow your instructor's guidance and one day you could look like this.

[And again, this drawing is either... someone standing over a pile of corpses, or maybe just a sack of potatoes and some of them have faces? Who knows.]

Time to meet your instructor - Phil Swift himself.

[The video pans over to Ivar, who has the usual somewhat grumpy expression on his face. It’s clear he doesn’t really get this whole idea, but he’s been talked into it. He’ll humor everyone...for now.]

Say something.

Like what?

Sell the product. [Dodger turns the music off with a frustrated huff.] We're not shooting another take.

Fine. [Ivar gives the camera only the most dramatic of all eyerolls.] You all are idiots. I don't care if you have powers, powers don't stop a knife stabbed in your throat. I will teach you to stab people before they stab you. [He looks off to the side of the camera.] Was that good?

...Sure.

[There's an awkward pause here as the boys stare each other down with silent and mutual distaste, before Dodger switches the music back on and resumes his narration.]]

With our teachings you'll be able to stab unaware enemies - [Ivar slices his axe across a dummy's back that they had set up] - slice moving targets - [Dodger throws a pillow from off-screen, and Ivar catches it with his axe and slams it down into the floor] - and even counter fireballs, all from the comfort of your broken leg throne.

[There's another long moment of silence, as Ivar slowly looks up with a cold fire in his eyes.]

And now, ladies and gentleman, for the finale, you get to see a live demonstration. [He yanks his axe back out and there’s a psychotic grin on his face.] Start running, Dodger.

[The video concludes with the device that music is coming from knocking over and warping the sound of the tune with an eerie lilt, and cuts out with a flash of sparks and a loud pop as Dodger dodges an incoming throwing axe.]

[OOC: Know that there will be a lot of threadjacking going on in this post. Dodger and he are horrible human beings.]
smokedout: Not in the face, but in the head ♪ (7 ♪ Oh yeah I'm an ugly mess)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-11-19 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Dodger is far from impressed.]

The ad's put together by a sixteen year old and a drug addict, how legit can it be.
bastardofipswich: NICKY'S (TheCovenant0990)

[personal profile] bastardofipswich 2017-11-19 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ To the eighteen-year-old addict? SUPER LEGIT. ]

I mean... It looks pretty legit from here. [ He points to the screen to gesture at Dodger's injury. ] He managed to do that, right?
smokedout: Every good thing, I kill it dead ♪ (1 ♪ Oh yeah I'm a reaper man)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-11-26 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I let him do that. It won't happen again.

[It will. Because they're idiots.]

So, what's got you after the lessons? Trying to kill someone, or just know you'll piss someone off?
bastardofipswich: DORMS (131)

[personal profile] bastardofipswich 2017-11-27 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, okay. [ S K E P T I C A L. ]

I don't need an axe or whatever to kill anyone. [ Not when he's got ~magic~ ] Can't a guy just be interested in learning this stuff for the sake of it?
smokedout: When I go to the store I go undressed ♪ (3 ♪ Fuck yeah I'm a deviant)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-11-28 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
[He raises a brow slowly. A man after his own heart.]

Sure. [He shrugs.] But it begs the question - if you had a good reason to use what you learn from the kid, would you?
bastardofipswich: NICKY'S (heeeeeey)

[personal profile] bastardofipswich 2017-11-28 12:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah, sure. [ WAIT CHASE, don't admit it too easily. ] Like, if it was self defense, obviously!