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Who: Everyone!
What: Training
When: Morning June 16
Where: Bishamon's temple
Summary: Training sessions for everyone to learn more about their abilities and jobs!

Many people have been wanting to know more about their abilities and what they are required to do here in the Far Shore. So, in conjunction with Bishamonten, the Heavens have seen fit to offer an open training session for everyone to participate in. Here you will be able to learn anything and everything about what you should be able to do and what is expected of you in your new positions.

Bishamon's temple is sweeping and gorgeous, having previously been home to hundreds of shinki. She has graciously offered to hold this training session and will be available to help anyone who needs it.

Equipment

Various kinds of mannequins and dummies have been provided for practice, as well as targets that are either stationary or move, depending on your will. Punching bags, jumping blocks, and a large pool area have also been provided for your use, so that you can find a tool for pretty much anything that you might need to practice. Plenty of practice weapons of various weights, sizes, and shapes are also available upon request from any of the many white-clad shinki that are also attending today.

God Training

Bishamon herself will be the foremost source of information regarding being a god and what is expected of you. It is also encouraged that gods group up together to practice what they've learned and discuss their ideologies. Random groupings can be provided by the mods or you may come up with your own groupings together.

Shinki Training

Various shinki are available to help with shinki training, including Kazuma and all of Bishamon's shinki. Additionally, the white-clad shinki will be more than happy to train you on using the borderline and some of the basics of what is expected of a shinki. It is also encouraged that shinki group up together to practice what they've learned and discuss their ideologies. Random groupings can be provided by the mods or you may come up with your own groupings together.

Refreshments

There is a refreshments table provided. It is covered with light snacks and various kinds of hydrating drinks. There is a little sitting area set up for people to relax in after they have finished their training or if they're even just taking a quick break to cool down. The Heavens want you to stay in good condition!

In Summary:

Use the state of the art equipment
Learn about your job
Form groups to practice
Don't get dehydrated
Spectate if you want
Have fun~

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[There's a somewhat knowing nod at that, like this absolutely isn't a new experience for Davesprite, and he flips himself over so he's facing her properly rather than looking at her past his tail.]

I've been here...fuck, two months now, I think. Starting to feel old with all these new people hanging around. Looks like you're handling it pretty well, considering.

[ ...Did he really have to use that kind of language? She does her best to be polite, but there's a subtle tug at her smile. ]

So I've been told.

[ On the outside. ]

It feels like there's so much I don't know, but I try not to think about it. It's enough for me to focus on the immediate, and to keep moving.

Although I imagine you're still adjusting as well.

[Unfortunately, Davesprite is all about that sort of language, to the point where even if he does notice that subtle shift in her smile, he accounts it to something other than the swearing.

She's not wrong about him still adjusting, though, even if Davesprite waves a talon a bit to downplay it.]

I'm settled in better than I ever expected to be just getting in, so I can't make much of a big deal out of it. I mean, half the shit we don't know is what we're not getting answers to anytime soon, so might as well enjoy what parts of the ride you can.

[ Note to self: Make sure to have a bar of soap on hand whenever speaking with this one. YOU HAVE A DIRTY MOUTH PLEASE STOP. ]

What do you mean, what we don't know?

[He will never stop. Unless forced, in which case he will continue at the first provided opportunity.

Despite his general lacking seriousness, something of that casual air drops from Davesprite at her question, and he rearranges himself a little.]

How we got here, mostly. Who the fuck's actually doing it, and who's pulling all these sudden heavenly attacks out of their collective ass. You came on a quiet day, by people-showing-up-day standards.

[ She noted the change in body language, sobering a bit as well. ]

I just assumed that we were here because we died. ...Although that only seems to apply to shinki.

[ A hand curling at her chin, her smile dropped somewhat abruptly. ]

What do you mean "a quiet day"?

Yeah, that's the raw shinki deal, though I haven't asked around about dead gods so I wouldn't assume some of them aren't just as dead. So it's kind of a big deal about how that's happening.

[And he has to question why exactly dead people from so many different worlds would be drawn to this specific other world's afterlife.

Davesprite's mouth twitches into a brief frown at her question, even if he covers the moment by trying to return things to a bit more casual again.]

Before this and the beach party before that, we had the unrestful dead attacking a festival, a relief effort, the demon summoning that made the relief effort a thing in the first place, and a picnic getting set on fire by someone really fucking pissed at Amaterasu. So basically you're not in active danger of getting double-murdered or dealing with the aftershocks.

[ Her god died, he said, although he was vague about the details. It was clear that something about his death weighed heavily on his mind, from the way he looked when she found him, and the haunted look on his face when she finally broke him from that reverie.

But that wasn't something she needed to share. Quite the opposite, she felt. ]

You mean that the gods are coming here, to the after life. Or, rather, their replacements are.

[ The Far Shore. She spoke to a few, and while it wasn't explicitly said, it was certainly implied. To replace the gods who had come up missing--how? And why were they--

Questions for another time, but the gears were in motion, albeit turning slowly. ]

Then... things like that are more commonplace? Have they always been, or is this a relatively new occurrence?

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Yeah, pretty much. Nobody really seems to know what the fuck is going on, least of all the Heavens themselves.

[It's kind of galling, in all honesty, even if Davesprite has no trouble remaining casual on the topic. But the fact of the matter is that there's more and more people turning up every other week, and they still don't even know the basic reason why they're here other than the positions the Heavens shunt them into.

When it comes to the topic of attacks, Davesprite just shrugs.]

I can't say shit on what happened before I got here, but before that picnic the other two big things I saw happen were someone setting loose a bunch of mutant ayakashi and the Heavens deciding cleaning up the place made a good welcome wagon. It's pretty fucking common nowadays even if it wasn't before.

[ That was promising, the thought of arriving here and suddenly being told that those she expected to be in charge ("the Heavens," he called them) didn't have everything in order. Quite the opposite in fact.

Where Davesprite was able to keep his expression relatively neutral, Lux wore her feelings on her sleeve. Lips drawing together into a fine line, she stood in pensive silence for a moment, processing what he said. ]

Do you know anyone who can, then? Have any of the gods been keeping records? Or any of the shinki for that matter?

[Though Davesprite appears to think about that for a moment or two, he knows he doesn't have anyone he's spoken to personally who's been recording that sort of thing. Hajime seems to have been around long enough that she could probably rattle it off, though, and he's seen enough insinuation that he might be able to point her right.]

I've seen maybe one or two gods mention setting up a record of that sort of thing. Don't think it ever happened, but it might be worth running back through the BBS and hitting up whoever it was that suggested it. Other than that, usually if you ask someone who's been here long enough they'll drop the infoload on you. My god's been here a pretty long time and basically falls over her shit to help other people, so she might have what you're looking for.

A record, huh?

[ She spoke slowly, obviously in thought, one hand curled at her lips and the other rested in the crook of her elbow. Head bowed slightly as she considered this, she frowned. ]

I doubt everyone would want to cooperate with something like that. Honestly, I don't blame them, a possible invasion of privacy like that. But something on the books like that would be useful. Do you know who had been working on that project beforehand?

Yeah, we've had a couple of people who were way less subtle about it and probably got a torch put to their asses by some people, but one guy was more looking at just the shit that had happened since we got here, common knowledge stuff anyone who'd been here that long could tell you.

[Given Davesprite's passive remark on it, it's hard to tell whether he himself is that concerned about the privacy issue, but he moves on soon enough to the question of who was doing it.]

...Don't quote me, but I'm pretty sure Aidos was one of the ones who brought it up. Scroll back through the BBS far enough and you should find the post anyway.

[ She could make some educated guesses, but not knowing the other as well made that difficult and admittedly quite rude. So lux kept her theories to herself for now, focusing instead on the information given. ]

Aidos.

[ Committing that name to memory, she nodded simply. ]

I suppose I'll start my search there. Thank you for your help.

[ A beat, and then a smile. ]

And for the wit earlier. It was fun.

Yeah, but that's the god name, so if they don't introduce themselves with it you might have a time finding them.

[In Davesprite's experience, that's one of the more annoying things about the network. Shinki could at least recognise each other by the names they use online, but if a god doesn't choose to introduce themselves by god name then they might as well be anonymous.

At the remark on wit, the corner of Davesprite's mouth turns very faintly upwards.]

Don't mention it. I offer the juiciest of wit to any thirsty followers who can actually keep up with a conversation with me for more than two sentences.

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