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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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Don't tell me you're giving up already.

[She's not that bad at this!

Also, he can't possibly be tired, he hasn't done anything.]

I'm going to head over there and drill this for a while first. You can join me if you want.

[On the other hand... there's the buffet. It's probably more enticing than watching Dana try and fail to cast a magic spell.]

[ He waves his hands back and forth in front of him. ] I'm not giving up on you! No way! But we shinki need our rest just like everyone else, right?

[ Not that they've done anything to warrant it, or even tire themselves out... But Demyx can always go for a break, even so. It beats working hands-down, ten-fold.

But, welp. Scully's not buying it. That leaves the Nobody trotting after her. ] H-hey! Dana, wait up!

[She can't resist a slightly smug smile as she slows back down to let him catch up.]

Oh, you're joining me after all? All right.

So, what can these borderlines do? They're supposed to act as a shield, aren't they?

[ Of course he is! Even if they wind up practicing some more, he’d still rather be with her than alone. If he wanted to be alone, he’d go back to the temple. ]

Yeah, I guess. They separate the bad guys from the good guys, that I know for sure!

Though, the guy who taught me about them was attacking a tree with one. [ He makes an emphatic motion with his hand. ] Like an invisible sword or something.

Really?

[She'd thought they were just about protecting yourself -- like a temporary, magical blast shield. In a way.]

You mean these things can cut, too?

[And cut through solid objects like trees? Now that's really interesting.]

Yep! [ He shrugs some. ] He was leaving marks on the tree with them, I know that for sure.

I'll have to give it a try. [In a mutter, she adds:] But it doesn't cut the ground--

[Why not? What's the difference? Soil isn't tougher than wood....],/small>

Ah... huh. Right.

[ Demyx blinks. She just brought up a very good point. His head tilts to the side. ]

Yeah, that's kinda weird... but I definitely, totally saw what I saw! He was cutting a tree branch with it, for sure!

I believe you. I just wonder how it works.

[She eyes one of the targets, abandoned nearby, and tilts her chin up toward it. Her own borderline casting isn't reliable yet, even if she can sometimes get it to manifest, and she's not sure if that would interfere with cutting anything.]

... Can you try cutting that with one?

[ Seeing where she's gesturing, Demyx shrugs sidewardly. Try? Sure! Do? Uhhh...

He squares up some, readying himself. ]

Line!

[ ...

...Like the best of Storm Troopers, he completely misses the target. The line is somewhere several inches away from it. He looks markedly embarrassed. ]

Hang on, lemme try again...

[You're making her feel a little better, here, Demyx. Scully stifles a snort of laughter -- she's not going to actually make fun of him, or anything, though: besides being mean he's still doing better than she can -- and waves him on.]

[ He catches that stifled snort, and his face falls before forming into a wet kitten-esque pout. Let’s try this again... ]

Line!

[ And another miss, this time on the other side of the target entirely. Good grief.

Okay, so he’s not the most precise with borderlines yet and not nearly the greatest teacher. So what? He’s still new here, and everyone’s gotta start somewhere!

Once more, for the road -- and this time, Demyx sounds determined. ]

Line!

[ The line doesn’t form this time, but guess what’s wobbling back and forth as though it’s been struck? ]

Bingo! [ He's pointing at it now. ] See? [ He can do the thing! ]

You got it. [She still sounds amused, but: look, he's charming when he's actually trying hard. She tosses him a smile, and steps forward, lifting her hand as she focuses on the bottles. If she can hit them with it -- she's thought about the barrier as a way to protect herself or others, but it's also possible to protect by striking down a threat, isn't it?

Especially a monster, that can't be reasoned with or warned.

She frowns at the target, lifts one hand, and brings it down fast.]

Line!

[... She feels the faint spark, but nothing forms. She's pretty sure she had the aim right, though.]

[ Sure, charming in that "first-date-ever-and-trying-too-hard" sense, right? Right. But she's still smiling at him, so he can't be doing that bad.

He watches her intently as she takes aim, squaring up with a serious face. To his relatively-untrained eyes, she definitely looks as though she's got what it takes to make it happen, but...

Nope.

Huh. How weird! Oh well. ]

Try again! You can do it!

[Scully'd really like to say: no, we'll trade, one try apiece.

On the other hand, he'd kept trying until he'd actually hit the bottle, and she can't just back down in the face of that kind of effort. She needs to come up with some kind of image that's visceral the way protecting someone had been. Like -- she scowls, trying to think of something terrible, something she'd automatically want to strike out against.

A bright light...

She has no idea where the image comes from, but she clings to it, and lashes her hand down.]

Line!

[This time, the borderline manifests, with surprising strength, slashing the bottle in half and disappearing in the same breath. Scully stumbles a step back, looks down at her hands, and then glances over at Demyx with wide eyes.]

... Your turn?

Whoa!!

[ Demyx stumbles back a couple steps himself, naturally, gaping at that line like it’s something new and exciting when really, he -- as her teacher, most especially -- should be able to best that, shouldn’t he?

Yet, all his lines as of yet had been flimsy things, stomped out or kicked into nonexistence with the slightest effort. Hers, meanwhile... ]

You totally just cut that thing in half, man! [ He’s as proud as a teacher could be, that’s for sure. He pats her on the back heartily. ] Dana, you’re awesome!

[ Then it’s--... his turn?! Wait a second! His face falls, and he recoils as though he’s just been told he needs to one-up that. Which is the truth, isn’t it? But... he can’t. ]

Uhh... how ‘bout we just call it a day, instead?

[She's still staring at her hand when Demyx claps her on the back, and she stumbles forward a step. Hesitantly, she smiles.

She hadn't expected that. She definitely hadn't expected it to be a real, physical thing, summoned with the force to really cut. Magic was supposed to be crystals, cheap black velvet and cold reading patter. Magic wasn't supposed to be something real and tangible. But there it was, and there's the bottle sliced in two on the ground.

And there was that thought. The light....

She flinches away from the mental image, senselessly repulsed, and glances up at Demyx.]

I don't think I can beat that. All right, I think we can call it a day.

[She's done it once. Now she knows.

Maybe with some practice, she'll even be able to do it again.]

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