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

<3!

[kagenonadeshiko]

I do. It'll probably take lots of practice to get really good with them but they're light and easy to conceal and carry.

[Ayumu picks one up, testing its balance and weight. It's pretty light, just as she'd thought. After a moment, she turns it in her hand and holds it out to the girl handle first.]

Try holding it. It'll be hard to take down an opponent permanently with it unless there's something on it. But you could use it to distract them while you get away.

[slayvega]

[ Though it was by the handle, Chise took deliberate and slow care in accepting the knife held out to her. Holding it in a tight gripe she turned it this way and that to examine it. ]

... It really doesn't feel like it weighs much at all.

[kagenonadeshiko]

It doesn't. So if you want to take someone out, you'll need to poison it first.

[Ayumu smiles cheerfully and helpfully, like an older sister to a younger sibling and this is a perfectly natural conversation to have with someone she just met.]

Or like I said, you can just throw it and run!

[slayvega]

[ The thought of taking someone out is one that never really crossed her mind before, if the unsure look on her face was anything to go by.

But she did have a point. Hah. And Chise appreciated it. She passed the knife from one hand to the other as she examined it closely. ]

So, it could work as distraction of sorts... that would be useful...

[kagenonadeshiko]

It is.

[Just how Ayumu came by this knowledge is a mystery but she has it.]

I imagine there's other thing you could put on a blade, too. Stuff to cause dizziness or numbing which would make it easier to incapicitate them after closing in.

[She smiles a bit.]

I don't know how well they'd work against ayakashi but they're still useful tricks to know just in case.

[slayvega]

[ And Chise was soaking up all this information like a sponge, nodding her head all the while. All of the other weapons she had looked at were rather intimidating and she couldn't see herself using them.

But the knives in her hand, while she still remained unsure about them, the logic Ayumu was providing for her did make the most sense. ]

Maybe Zeno will know the answer to that. I'll have to ask him later.

[ After a beat she realized that, whoops-- where were her manners? ]

My name is Chise, by the way.

[kagenonadeshiko]

Ayumu.

[She gives the girl a polite half-bow in greeting, her smile widening.]

It's very nice to meet you, Chise-san.

[The girl seems highly receptive to learning. That's a good sign, she thinks. After all, Ayumu's a small woman, just a few inches taller than five feet, and doesn't look like much of a fighter herself. But that's part of what makes her so good at it - no one suspects a cheerful, diminutive young woman of how capable she is.]

Who's that? Is he your god?