Video; Round-Trip Home

[ragnarsson]

[The video opens up with Ivar sitting on the edge of his bed, phone recording in one hand, and a knife being fiddled around with in the other. It's clear he's got something on his mind.]

So it turns out if you properly motivate people, they can get that portal fixed up to get you back home.

[It's best not to ask what motivation that was, but Ivar being Ivar, most everyone watching can probably figure it out.]

I'm going back home for a while to take care of some unfinished business. I left in the middle of a war and I need to see that through before I come back. [He pauses.] And don't bother trying to talk me out of this, I've already made up my mind. I'll see you all in two weeks.

[He waves goodbye with the knife and then cuts the video. Looks like the Quarantine has a reprieve from the crazy Viking for the next fourteen days. But he'll be back. Ivar's far too tough to do something as basic as dying back in his home world.]

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video; un: ghostking

[deathkid]

[ first ed disappearing and now ivar's going home. what is with his friends lately? ]

You better take care, Ivar. If I find out you died, I'll drag you back from the grave myself.

[ragnarsson]

I'll be fine.

[He hopes. Really, there's no way of knowing if he'll survive. But Ivar feels his fate hasn't yet been played out.]

But in the event of my untimely death, I give you full permission to do what you will.

[deathkid]

[ that's just ominous sounding, but nico smirks. ]

Oh, I don't need your permission, remember? Just stay as safe as a viking possibly can. By the way, have you got anyone to babysit?

text: un scavenger.rey

[talentedscavenger]

<[WHELP....all the shit going on in her life..she can only hope for the best for him.

And considering they haven't made up from their fight, she doesn't want him to go home and think she's still mad at him. She is, a little, but she wants to at least say goodbye.]

Be safe.

[ragnarsson]

[Ack. He was afraid he might get someone responding to this he's still on the outs with. Now he has to deal with feelings. Not his specialty. There's several things he thinks of saying, but he finally settles for just a simple message.]

I'll miss you.

[talentedscavenger]

[ ...well, she wasn’t expecting that. More feelings to deal with that...confuse her.

He confuses her. ]

I’ll miss you, too.

[ Still upset but...he deserved to know that. ]

@necromantica // video

[burntbridges]

Where will Winter be?

[It's her first question before anything else... but the concern is clear on her face, not just for her daughter but for Ivar's safety. He's going back to a war... she's now seen what wars can do to men, even if she's sure Ivar will survive. And even if he didn't, he would still return.]

[ragnarsson]

My father and uncle will be watching over her, so she'll be at my father's house.

[It's probably a slap in the face that he didn't go to her first thing to watch over their daughter, but Ivar's trust in Letha is still being rebuilt. But Letha shouldn't worry. There's no way he'll die. Ivar's far too stubborn for that.]

[burntbridges]

[Her lips immediately purse.]

You asked them and not me? [She pauses.] ...And since when was your uncle here? How much of your family is coming through that portal?

[There's something in her tone, like a storm brewing... he's about five seconds away from the nagging of a lifetime.]

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[wiccant]

Good luck, Ivar.

Which war were you in the middle of, if you don't mind me asking?

[ragnarsson]

Thanks. I'll need it.

[Wars always take a little bit of luck to win.]

A war in England with what they were calling the Great Heathen Army. We'd blood-eagled King Aelle and were going after King Ecbert next.

[wiccant]

( aelle's death matches up with what he can remember reading through, but he can't recall them killing off ecbert. . different sides of the multiverse could still count for that regardless, and the human brain really only stores so much. )

I'm sure the gods will be watching.

( audio; ) un: aeacinos

[illusionistic]

I wish you well in your war efforts. But I hardly doubt I need to say such things.

[ Still Aeacinos will keep him in mind. He's sort of warmed up to the Viking folk, Ivar and Ragnar in particular. So he doesn't feel the need to really hold back with his feelings. ]

Let us hope we cross paths in two weeks, hm? And perhaps a celebratory drink party will be in order as well.

[ragnarsson]

If I'm there to plan for my brothers, we're sure to succeed.

[Ivar was definitely the strategist of the group. The rest enjoyed smashing heads in too much to ever plan anything. He smiles at Aeacinos' offer of a drink.]

We definitely will. If everything goes according to plan, I'll have a lot to celebrate.

[illusionistic]

You are the wiser and wittier of them. [ He smirks. ] Always a good trait for a warrior to have. There's no good in having strength if you don't know how to use or apply it.

[ Aeacinos may enjoy fighting but he obviously does it with some finesse and not just in a barbaric way. He uses his skills and magic to his advantage as much as possible. ]

But I don't see how you will lose or not succeed. Unless someone decides to not listen to your plans. And even then they'll die knowing they were mistaken for not doing so.

@just.marco; text

[brightline]

you better not come back dead.

that's all I'm saying.

[ragnarsson]

I'm too stubborn and tough to die. You should know this by now.

[What he's not saying is that there is part of him is wondering if he will die at some point in the war. But what's he going to do, voice doubts just before leaving? No, better to show nothing but confidence.]

Video: un ragnarsdottir

[like_quicksilver]

[Gyda's sulking has eased by now, but she's still in a glum mood as she watches the video from her perch in the barn.] Who's watching over Winter when you're gone?

[She knows there's little point in convincing him to stay or for her to go with him: she's dead and it's only fair he'd see the end of the war. She just hopes that if he does get killed, he'll be sent back here instead of right away to Valhalla.]

[ragnarsson]

Father and Uncle Thor.

[He offers Gyda a small smile. He knows leaving is going to be hard on her, but she understands better than anyone that he feels he has a destiny to fulfill.]

Keep up your training with your weapons while I'm gone, alright?

video; gypsygirl

[likeacoupon]

Have fun. Hopefully I'll see you when you get back.

[Willa has no idea how fun a war could be but Ivar seems to like it.]

[ragnarsson]

It'll be glorious.

[He'll leave all of England in a state of chaos by the time he's done. Everyone will fear his name.]

[video] un: b1gbrother

[relieable]

Y-you're goin' back home? How'd you manage that?

[ragnarsson]

I was very persuasive.

[He winks and taps the camera lens with his knife, emphasizing just what kind of 'persuasion' he must have used.]

audio: sn: alexpnws

[11calls]

[For a moment, Alex is shocked, but this is the first she's hearing that the portal worked, so she sounds happy for him.]

Wow! I'm glad that you get to go home for a little while!

[ragnarsson]

It's about time. I've been here almost a year. I've been thinking of how to win the war I was in the whole time.

[When he gets back, he's going to rain hell down on all of England by the time he's done.]