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[entropyoptimism.livejournal.com]

When: April 1st, 4 am
Where: The lobby, bar and surrounding corridors.
Who: EVERYBODY DANCE NOW
Why: I emo'd up my own lj for april fools, but I kind of wanted to get something going here, too. Yes, I know it's april 2nd.

Water balloons - check. Thingies which make amusing noises when stepped/sat on - check. Bucket of jelly carefully balanced on every door (and windows propped open for use in circumnavigating said doors) - check. Variety of booby traps on the floor in the style of rakes to be stepped on and banana skins - check.

Destruction put the final finishing touches on the fake spiders hanging from the ceiling and grinned. All was set. Within a few hours, everybody was going to wake up, and most probably head down this way, where they would hopefully walk into his trap.

He made his way round to the stereo he'd hooked up with all those tripwires and selected a tape. It was Queen. In fact, looking through the box, it seemed that ALL the tapes were Queen. "Huh," Destruction muttered, wondering if someone else weren't playing April Fools jokes as well, then shrugged and put in the tape. Setting the volume to the loudest setting he climbed out onto a window ledge and settled down to wait...

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[allfather-odin.livejournal.com]

There were very few things that Wednesday liked less than getting up the morning after he had drank a little too much Jimmy Beam.

But as 'We Are the Champions' played loudly throughout the Manor, he relized that this was, indeed, worse.

Someone would pay for the indignity of playing 'And bad mistakes... I've made a few' after he has just woken up with the worst hangover since prohibition.

He walked into the bar and... Big Surprise, there was Destrution. He saw the red-head grinning at a girl and talking to the antichrist. The banana peels, jello, rollerskates, and waxed string reminded him of his last get-together with Freyja, but realizing that fertility godesses just weren't that kinky anymore, he figured it must have some other meaning.

He stepped gingerly into the room, (or as gingery as a 6'+ muscley old god can) only to have a rake flip up from the floor and whack him in the head. With unexpeted trajectory, his glass eyeball flew through the air, landing in, what else? but a glass full of anonymous liquor that must have been left out from the night before. Covering the empty socket he yelled at Destruction. "So what's the occaison, Kjöt Höfuð?"

[entropyoptimism.livejournal.com]

Destruction nodded with approval at the flight of the glass eyeball and waved cheerfully at Wednesday. "Happy April Fools, old friend! A bit of a newfangled tradition, but..." he shrugged and spread his arms as though to indicate that the surrounding chaos was worth it. "Come join us!"

[allfather-odin.livejournal.com]

One-eyed, Wednesday's depth perception was somewhat lacking, so he wasn't completely surprised when he practically fell on his ass via roller-skate. Somehow, though, he managed to stay vertical. He looked at Destruction, the entity was enjoying this.

"April Fools, eh?" Wednesday felt he had a good idea who the 'fool' in question was as he watched Destruction proudly indicate the mess.

"Alright, I think I will join you." He grinned the way Fenris wolf would right before he chomped down on his ragnorok snack*. Seeing the trip-wires attatched to the jukebox, he yanked on one- tipping the wirlitzer nearly on top of Destruction's head. The song abruptly changed to "Another One Bites the Dust.'

*which was to be Odin, as it turned out

[radishesncorks.livejournal.com]

Luna giggled when the rake whacked the old man on the head, and started laughing out loud when his eyeball flew through the air, only to land in a glass full of liquid. "That's... that's really funny!" said Luna, gasping, in between bursts of laughter.

[allfather-odin.livejournal.com]

Wednesday turned to Luna, then. "Oh, I didn't see you, young lady," Feeling suddenly Loki-like, he reached into his pocket, pulling out a bright, shiny coin. "You look like a wizard, my dear. Maybe I can offer you this rare and magical coin. I've had it for ages but have never had much use for it."

Slowly making his way to Luna, he offered her the coin. "You have to be careful, though. Are you familiar with Nordic spells? Sidr? Very powerful. Just repeat after me: 'ÉG munu Baulabaul eins og a kýr'and you'll learn the secret of the ages."

Of course, what he didn't tell her is that the secret of the ages was that the world began when Audumla, the cosmic cow, licked God and the giant Ymir from a huge block of salty ice. Therefore, the fact that this spell actually caused a person only to be able to 'moo' was more of a hint than an actual revelation.

[radishesncorks.livejournal.com]

"Hmm. Well, how much do you want for it? It looks pretty valuable, sir." said Luna.

"I've heard about Nordic spells, but I've never seen one in action, as yet. It would be interesting."

[allfather-odin.livejournal.com]

"Oh I think you'll find it very interesting, young lady. You look like just the type of person that could handle Nordic spells. Only very intellegent people can really handle them, so you should do just fine."
Wednesday smiled.

"Well, you're right, it is a very valuable coin... hmmm... perhaps you might be able to help me. Sometimes I need help for my magical spells. Maybe you could find time to help an old man with his magic?" Wednesday took the coin and placed it in her hand. "Just repeat after me, my dear. "ÉG munu Baulabaul eins og a kýr."'

[radishesncorks.livejournal.com]

"Hmm," said Luna, head to the side. "I think I could find the time. I'd love to learn more about other types of magic anyway." She smiled.

"ÉG munu Baulabaul eins og a kýr." repeated Luna. She felt the coin grow a little warmer, but nothing else seemed to change.

Well, that doesn't seemed to have worked. was what Luna was going to say. However, what came out was, "Moo?"

[allfather-odin.livejournal.com]

Wednesday smiled enigmtically at Luna as she gestured frantically and began to 'moo.' Oh, the old magical moo-ing coin trick. Old as the hills, that one. What was happening to the young people of the day?

"That was good pronounciation, my dear." He patter her on the back then calmly took the coin back. "I don't think you'll be needing this anymore. remember, you still owe me help in future magic."

[radishesncorks.livejournal.com]

Blink. "Moo?"* A deal was a deal afterall.

But waitaminute. Had she just been tricked again? Oh well. But didn't this mean that the deal was off? "Moo," said Luna, intending to convey this.

*But how am I supposed to help you when I can only Moo?

[allfather-odin.livejournal.com]

Having the ability to speak most langauges, including those of the bovine persuasion, Wednesday had no difficulty understanding Luna's concerned questions.

"Don't worry, dear girl, whenever I have use of your skills in magic, I'm sure your command of English will return," said Wednesday, smiling one eyed. He strolled over to the bar and grabbed his glass eye oout of the beer glass, rubbing it fastideously on his lapel.

In a moment of kindness quite unlike to old god, Wednesday turned back to Luna. "Do you like ice cream, dear?"

[radishesncorks.livejournal.com]

Luna put her head to the side, and wondered if he was trying to trick her again. Finally she figured that she had nothing to lose, and said, "Moo moooo. Moo-ooo.*"

*Ice-cream's nice. Especially vanilla.