May Training

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone
What: Information and Training
When: July 15
Where: Bishamon's temple, the Far Shore
Summary: Training and informational sessions for newly arrived gods (although there's none this time) and shinki



The product of many meetings and recommendations, at last it has taken shape. On this day, in anticipation of the new arrivals who appear in a recognized pattern, Heaven has partnered with the new gods and shinki to organize a very helpful informational reception.

The shinki arriving at heaven's meeting hall are, should they allow it, guided kindly towards Bishamon's temple. And in that vast complex they are brought to a traditional-style dojo.
Here the newly arrived gods are gathered, so finding their partner is more simple. The gods and shinki are free to take their time during this day to learn about the aspects of their new life from Amaterasu's shinki, or from the many veteran new god and shinki volunteers.




God Training

Bishamon herself, as well as Amaterasu's ever-present shinki and any volunteering gods, will be the foremost source of information regarding being a god and what is expected of them, such as prayers. It is encouraged that gods group up together to practice what they've learned and discuss their ideologies.
Newly arrived gods are still expected to communicate to their shinki the information* they themselves get oriented with when they arrive.

Shinki Training

Various volunteers are stationed around the building, passing out helpful informational pamphlets. There are many shinki, including Bishamon's and Amaterasu's, who will be more than happy to train in using the borderline and some of the basics of what is expected of a shinki. It is encouraged that shinki group up together to practice what they've learned and discuss their ideologies.
Bishamon's lead shinki Kazuma offers a lecture to new arrivals that will thoroughly cover some essential points about teamwork with both shinki and other gods.

Physical Training

The dojo is stocked with a wide variety of practice weapons, traditional and modern. There are volunteers here as well, willing to assist in basic training. (Or even more advanced sparring, depending on the volunteer.) Essential for gods who, for example, find themselves with a sword shinki but are at risk of cutting off their own toes.
Also useful for veteran new gods wishing to train with their current partner shinki.

Rest and Refreshments

There is a garden off the dojo that is free to be used for rest and conversation.
Should anyone wander outside the designated area, some shinki of Bishamon's will attach themselves to them and not leave them be until they return to the dojo.

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 just taking a quick break to cool down. Even hand towels are provided by Bishamon's helpful shinki. The Heavens wants everyone to stay in good condition!

In Summary:

• Get all the information you can handle
• Veteran new gods and shinki are welcome to volunteer showing the ropes
• Get in some training
• Don't get dehydrated
• Spectate if you want
• Have fun~

Comments

shinki training - I'm sorry

[kagenonadeshiko]

[Taking a walk to clear her head helped quite a bit. At least, Ayumu seems more cognizant of where she is and her confused escape attempts have stopped for the time being. She's not recovered enough yet to focus too much on training but maybe participating in an activity until her god arrives would help keep her relaxed.

She notices a young man standing with a pamphlet matching the one in her hands. After skimming through it, Ayumu has a vague understanding that he's trying to follow the instructions given for a borderline whatevers is. Personally, she's been stuck trying to figure what a halberd's supposed to be and how she's supposed to make her fingers look like one so she approaches him, hoping that he might be able to answer.

Ayumu's not quite sure what just came flying at her but muscle memory kicks in to urge her to dodge with a quick sideways roll. She doesn't really know what she's doing but her instincts are driving her to counter something that in the heat of the moment appears to be some sort of attack. So she attempts to mimic what she's seen other shinki do with their hands and shouts.]

Line!

[But nothing happens on her end. Her fingers aren't in right shape. This would probably work much better if she had a clue what a halberd was.]

<3!

[solaris9]

[ Whatever attempt at a borderline he manages to produce instantly disappears when he's suddenly attacked (??) by a girl whipping out her own line. Or so he thinks at first, anyway. She sure makes it look good enough, like she knows what she's doing and everything. Goku moves out of instinct too, leaping backward defensively and skidding to a crouch, one knee to the ground.

His hand reaches back behind him and fwwwwip!! he feels something pole-like connect with his palm. It's a long staff. What the heck?? Where did that come from?

Goku quickly pulls himself up to his feet, holding the staff awkwardly and staring at the girl (his attacker?) and blinking. ]

Um. Are you okay?

[kagenonadeshiko]

[At the sudden materialization of a staff out of nowhere, Ayumu had hopped backwards immediately to get out of its range in case he tried to swing at her. She's a little confused where her sudden fighting prowess came from or how she'd known just how to land on her feet without stumbling. But she did and that's where they are at the moment.

No attack comes, however, and with a question like that, it doesn't seem like one's going to come so Ayumu takes a deep breath and relaxes, letting the adrenalin flow back to where it belongs.]

Yes. I'm fine. Sorry about that. I was a little... startled.

[Understatement but Ayumu's a little embarrassed by both her overreaction and abysmal failure to create that borderline.]

[solaris9]

[ (Not that Goku realizes this, but) this is the kind of guy who makes friends with his mortal enemies back in his previous life, so she's definitely in no danger here. Unless she wants to spar, which is a different thing altogether. By the way she moves, he can tell at least she must have some kind of training. Goku hasn't really discovered his own strength yet, but the thought of fighting bad monsters does excite him. ]

That's okay! I was just trying this thing out, with lines and stuff.

[ She looks embarrassed, so he gives her a bright and reassuring smile. ]

I'm Goku, by the way.

[kagenonadeshiko]

[The smile certainly helps put her at ease. She returns it with one of her own.]

I'm Ayumu.

[She bends down to pick the pamphlet she'd dropped during the scuffle (??).]

I was hoping you might be able to help me with something. I don't know if you can but there's a word in this that I don't understand. I've been trying to figure it out on my own but I just don't know what it means.

[solaris9]

[ It's funny how you don't remember anything else about yourself except for your name. But Goku's glad enough he remembers that. And also things like how to read, or apparently how to materialize staffs. He wonders if he can materialize some sweet buns...all this moving around has made him hungry. ]

A word?

[ He tilts his head curiously. ]

Which one?

[kagenonadeshiko]

Halberd.

[Ayumu doesn't pronounce it quite right, it coming out sounding closer to 'hair-bird' but she's trying, at least?]

I don't know what it is.

[She laughs a little sheepishly. Ayumu's thankful for these pamphlets but a picture would have been helpful.]

[solaris9]

Oh. Yeah, it's like a little axe on a long stick. Like ...

[ And with the tip of his staff, he draws a line in the dirt, followed by something vaguely resembling a curved axe-like blade on one end. It's a very basic picture, but he's trying. ]

I dunno what they mean about making your fingers look like it, though.

[kagenonadeshiko]

Thanks.

[As basic as it is, Ayumu thinks she gets it now. As for how to make her fingers look like that, she's at a bit of a loss. It's such a strange, specific shape to mimic.]

Maybe something like this?

[Ayumu holds out her hand, fingers curling in toward her palm a bit as she tries to imitate the shape drawn in the dirt.]

[solaris9]

Hmmm. Maybe? Why don't you give it a try?

[ If it's something totally dangerous, then the people in charge wouldn't just throw shinki out there to experiment by themselves, right? ]

[kagenonadeshiko]

'Kay. I'll see if that's it.

[Ayumu swipes her hand through the air. This time her voice is quieter.]

Line!

[And nothing happens. She sighs.]

So that's not it either.

[solaris9]

Hmmm okay. I guess not. [ Unless you gotta do something else aside from just the finger swipe. Or maybe it's like regular fighting, where you just get better at it when you keep doing it over and over. ]

We can probably ask someone? But I dunno anyone yet.

[ Which makes you one of his first friends! ]

I know we're supposed to get partners and stuff.

[kagenonadeshiko]

I've met a couple of shinki but they're new, too. I'm not sure they'd be of much help.

[Then she remembers the shinki who gave her his tunic and went for a walk with her. But after a quick glance around the training area, she doesn't see him now. Maybe Souji had taken a break?]

Well, I met a couple who've been here for a while but I don't see them anywhere now... Maybe they left already.

[Ayumu takes another look at the drawing in the dirt, studying it intently while she continues to speak.]

Oh, have you met your god yet, Goku-san?

[solaris9]

Hmm, yeah...

[ Maybe they'll eventually find someone who can teach them stuff. Goku's not especially anxious about it. (Something must give him the confidence? Besides, he can materialize a weapon. Must mean he can fight, too. He squats close to the ground, holding his staff with one hand while studying his doodle on the ground. ]

I haven't met my god, yet. Guess they're suppose to find me, cuz they didn't tell me who they were.

What about you?

[kagenonadeshiko]

Not yet. But I'm curious about who I'm here to serve.

[For all her anxiety over being in a place she doesn't know with no memories to guide her, she's taken great comfort in knowing her role's only that of a servant. It must be tough to come to this place in a position of command with subordinates to be responsible for.]

It's pretty exciting, in a way. I hope we'll get along well.

[solaris9]

[ Serve isn't really how Goku sees it, but he's totally okay with letting someone else call the shots. Maybe that's the same thing? ]

Everyone I've met so far have been real nice, at least. [ Including you! He grins. ]

I was a little sad about not knowing anyone at first, but it's lots better now.

[kagenonadeshiko]

That's good. I'm glad.

[She smiles sincerely. Goku seems like such a nice boy. Not everyone would forgive an attack so quickly, even if it had been both a failure and a misunderstanding.]

Not knowing anyone doesn't bother me quite as much as not recognizing anything or knowing exactly what resources I have at my disposal. I'm not sure why.

[It makes her feel a little helpless on her own and that's a feeling she doesn't care much for at all.]

[solaris9]

Resources?

[ Hmm...Goku ponders on that word. ]

You mean like the kinds of weapons or food you might have here?

[ Weapons, because he knows they're supposed to be fighters here and that's the first thing that comes to mind as being a handy resource to have for such a situation. And food because...well. It's always important to be well fed. You can't fight on an empty stomach. ]

[kagenonadeshiko]

More like skills and knowledge, I suppose. Weapons and food can be acquired easily enough. Those two things are a bit harder...

[She sighs.]

And not knowing what foundations I have... It's a little bothersome. But at least, I know for sure I don't know much about magic! That's a start.

[Knowing one's limits is important and now she doesn't and she's a bit at a loss with guidance.]

Does that makes sense?

[solaris9]

Ooh. Yeah, I guess. I don't think I know lots about magic either. But I think I know how to fight. Or at least, I'm pretty sure.

[ He hasn't really fought anyone yet, as far as he remembers, so it's hard to really tell how good or bad he is at it.

He pulls the staff in front of him and looks at it curiously. ]

And you're right, at least about the weapons. Hehe. [ It just appeared out of no where. Doesn't get much easier than that! ]

Maybe if I think real hard about beef with noodles, it'll just show up.

[kagenonadeshiko]

I guess it's worth a try! Maybe it'll work that way. I don't think I've ever seen a staff just appear like that before.

[Not that she can really say for sure, given that her history's gone. But it feels like that might be the case.]

Are you hungry, Goku-san? There's food in the garden.

[solaris9]

Maybe! [ That would be really amazing, thinking about food and just making it appear. But for now, he can smell actual food, now that Ayumu mentions it. And it's a lot easier to just go and eat some that's already there than try to imagine something into reality.

He grins. ]

Starving! Let's go.

[kagenonadeshiko]

[Ayumu giggles a bit, all too happy to lead the way to the refreshment area with a hostess's ease. It's a small thing but it still feels good to do something nice and helpful for someone. Hopefully, there's still plenty of snacks and drinks left.]

What's there might not be as filling as a full meal but it's something to tide you over, at least, until your god finds you. If you're thirsty, too, there's water.

[solaris9]

[ Goku nods. He's fine with just about anything, really. ]

I guess we're supposed to go live with our gods from now on. What kind of a god do you think yours will be like?

[ They approach the food tables and he already likes what he sees. Sandwiches of all different sorts. Piles of fruit, like apples, strawberries, grapes, and oranges. Not the mention the desserts... ]

[kagenonadeshiko]

I don't know. I haven't really thought about it much. But I hope whoever it is will be nice.

[Someone who could take care of her a little, at least, until things stop being so overwhelming and confusing would be nice. A god who could guide her until she's able to guide herself, maybe. But all of that is embarrassing to even think about much less admit out loud.]

Someone who's not hard to live with, hopefully! And who doesn't make me do all the cooking and cleaning. How about you?

[She picks up an apple off the table herself, biting into it with a crunch.]