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The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2017-06-16 06:30 pm

June Intro/Training Log

Who: Everyone
What: Information and Training
When: July 26
Where: Bishamon's temple, the Far Shore
Summary: Training and informational sessions for newly arrived gods 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.




Divine Bureaucracy

    Wasn't it the newly revamped Shinki Agency's job to assign shinki this time... They thought it was the original team of Amaterasu's shinki's job this one last time before Shinki Agency took over the responsibility. Needless to say, when the shinki wake up at the Meeting Hall, there's a lot of shouting. Eventually, one of the Shinki Agency representatives herds the new shinki together and instructs them to please all go to Bishamonten's temple for the time being and they will send a runner with the god-shinki assignments as soon as they can.

    New gods and old gods alike will not be notified that there is a mix-up unless they come to Bishamon's temple for Training, until the Shinki Agency can figure out what happened.

    Important addendum: For this round, gods still have a vision of how their shinki died, however they can't make out any details, particularly about who they saw die.
    Once a shinki of the Agency gives the god the name of their shinki, the god is then able to find them by name. Once they give their shinki a vessel name the god will have the full vision of how their shinki died.

    This addition comes in response to some questions and need for clarification. Apologies and thank you for your input.


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:
  • New characters are welcome to ask old characters if this mix-up is common (spoilers: it's not)
  • New Shinki: Get all the information you can handle from the pamphlets provided (links above and see FAQ)
  • New Gods: take what information you can from Amaterasu's shinki (see FAQ) while waiting to find out if you've been assigned a shinki
  • Veteran gods and shinki are welcome to volunteer showing the ropes
  • Get in some training
  • Don't get dehydrated
  • Spectate if you want
  • Have fun~
artificialrose: (yumis-icons) (I think I'm going to jail but either way)

[personal profile] artificialrose 2017-07-15 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, of course, of course! And the customer is always right.

[Laughing, he ducks away to the side for a moment, asking one of the shinki around if he can borrow a brush and comb. Soon enough, with them in hand, he nods over to the nearby chairs that have been set up.]

Shall we?
fullcowl: (101)

[personal profile] fullcowl 2017-07-15 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah... but shinki can disappear from this world too. I don't know what happens to them.
artificialrose: (ish) (Stay calm. I'm sure there's a)

[personal profile] artificialrose 2017-07-15 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well, they're not the warmest of praises, but... it's good to know that he's not in bad shape.]

Thank you. How long does it take most people to master the basics...?
oldblue: (( 7 ))

[personal profile] oldblue 2017-07-15 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He is also unfamiliar with cigarettes. The smell is foul. ]

Do you even fucking know how to do that? [ Swing a weapon to force enemies back, that is.

He swipes his arm and hand in front of him, says ‘Line’ and don’t feel anything. ]


I didn’t feel anything, that didn’t work.
fullcowl: (132)

[personal profile] fullcowl 2017-07-15 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[Izuku just gets embarrassed, that's all.] Oh-Um! It's not a secret.

[He's already told Lavi and Hajime. So he can't really call it a secret.]

Yeah. A lot of it is luck.
lovemguns: (Oo。(・。・*)y-~~ プハー)

[personal profile] lovemguns 2017-07-15 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Yep. ]

Yeah, somethin’ like that. Did ya want anythin’ beyond that, son?
bartenderizing: (Throw it away)

[personal profile] bartenderizing 2017-07-15 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Kind of. I used a bench instead of an actual weapon, but it's still a wide swing, yeah?

[ Shizuo doesn't know how to use actual weapons. He uses things that are usually connected to the ground, and weren't meant to be ripped up. ]

Well, I did say that you could do it right and not have it happen the first few times. I mean, some people yell 'line' when they do it, so maybe that'll help.
smilingbullet: (Karabinek wz. 91/98/23)

[personal profile] smilingbullet 2017-07-15 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I think so.

[ Definitely using his leiomano form’s powers as a reference, so it’s not that hard to make the water move. It can move very quickly, apparently. ]

That’s easy enough, at least.

[ He wants to see how versatile it is, though. ]
kokuyoyo: (Tell him next time I'm going to be)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2017-07-15 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Chikusa Kakimoto.... Exemplar to Hestia.

Are you done?

[It's a bit abrupt, but why beat around the bushes?]
oldblue: (( 15 ))

[personal profile] oldblue 2017-07-15 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess so.

[ Why the hell a bench. ]

I'm not gonna fucking yell it, that just sounds desperate.

[ And he's not desperate. He can still beat someone up with a sword. ]
bartenderizing: (Bedhead is so 2016 and I'm 2018)

[personal profile] bartenderizing 2017-07-15 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Because it was there. ]

Well, how about trying to say it more forcefully?

[ It's not like your sword is gonna do much against an ayakashi. Yet Shizuo's going with the assumption that you already got that whole talk. ]
oldblue: (( 14 ))

[personal profile] oldblue 2017-07-15 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ HE huffs in annoyance. ]

Fuck. Fine.

[ He tries it again, with a little more force. He did feel a little, though he's not sure anything happened. ]
bartenderizing: (Try to be more careful)

[personal profile] bartenderizing 2017-07-15 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it looks like you're making progress. Hey, did you feel anything that time? I bet you're getting an idea of what I meant before.

[ Even if it's not an instant success. No matter how long Shizuo can maintain his, it's still pathetic in strength. So he figures that there would be some frustration through this whole thing. So he can keep his own temper in check, knowing that anyone would probably have to deal with this. ]
oldblue: (( 61 ))

[personal profile] oldblue 2017-07-15 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Making progress? That's mot a lot of progress though. ]

Just a little.

[ How annoying. ]
bartenderizing: (Throw it away)

[personal profile] bartenderizing 2017-07-15 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Is that how it's gonna be?

[ C'mon, he's trying to be good at this thing, despite the fact that he wasn't expecting to be some older guy's teacher. ]

Look, how many damn times am I gonna tell you that some people do it right and don't get shit out of it the first few times? Just keep doing it and you'll be fine. Just be glad you don't have powers that interfere or mix up with this shit.
artificialrose: (salamandroid) (Just found out I caught the bouquet)

I can't remember how old Ib is as a game which means spoilers are unnecessary

[personal profile] artificialrose 2017-07-16 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
[As befitting of their new stations and their importance, everything is... solemn. Heavy. Garry stays silent as the words are spoken, feeling his very skin tingle- from anticipation or whatever form of magic this is? It's hard to tell, to articulate.]

[When the name finally finishes, shimmering in the air, something about its ethereal nature seems to pass onto Garry, his body suddenly turning into a blur of light and energy that twists through the air to Komaeda's hand- ]

[A childish giggle rings through the air.]

["Yay! A pretty, pretty flower."]

[It's a girl, a child, long canary blond hair tumbling over her shoulders across a deep green dress. Mary's grin is almost pure in this moment, innocent, but nothing can stop the way Garry's insides are twisting, boiling, from inside of him. His hands are still partially outstretched, a brilliant red rose in one hand and the fingers of the other still curling emptily as Mary pulls his blue rose closer to her. In a heartbeat, however, that innocent laughter warps, and his feelings are proven right once again as her eyes turn dark and her grin malicious. Before he can do anything, she dashes off into the warped scribble of a world that makes up the toybox and disappears.]

[For a second, he can only glare into the darkness where she's disappeared, anxiety and fear and anger bubbling in his stomach... Before he takes a deep breath and banishes the expression from his face. Turning around, he strides over to another young girl- long brown hair framing a face whose large red eyes shine with her own fear and uncertainty. Garry keeps a gentle smile on his face as he kneels down before her, the small blossoming red rose held out to her. "Be careful with it..."]

["I'm sorry." Her voice quivers, soft and choked, and Garry makes himself huff out a few quiet laughs.]

["Why are you apologizing? You didn't do anything wrong, Ib, right?" It's the truth, too. Neither of them could have helped being shoved into this place. She's only a child in a skirt, no pockets- maybe it's more amazing that she was able to keep a hold of her rose for so long. "So don't look so down. And my rose, well..." Taking another breath, he grins widely. "We'll just catch Mary and get it back!" Pushing himself up to his feet, he offers his hand to her. "Let's do our best! We're almost there!"]

[It's true. He tells himself that with all the conviction he can muster. They can catch her. They can get back his rose. They can escape. Say a thing enough times and it becomes true. Yet even as his mind thinks, he feels his heart curl up tight.]

[There's no more time for them to talk. Around them, in the surrealist landscape of the toybox, the various pitch black mannequins and the warped leering toy dolls suddenly jerk to life as the lighting grows strange, and Garry yelps as Ib presses into his side. "What's with these guys-!?" Tugging her along, he glances down to the girl whose hand is wrapped tight around his. "Ib, be careful!"]

[It's a blur, making their way through the room- running and stumbling out of the way of scurrying dolls, ducking from beneath the grasping arms of the mannequins. Garry barely knows how they end up through it all, up a set of crayon scribbled stairs that he has to tell his mind and body exist. Together, the two of them make their way up them, a corridor with white lines awaiting them at the top- ]

[Loves me...]

[It's like having a thorn pushed through his chest and straight into his heart.]

[Garry takes in a sharp breath, straight between his teeth, and they don't have to reach the top of the stairs for him to know what they'll find: a pair of brilliant blue rose petals, abandoned on the floor. Clenching his jaw, trying not to let Ib worry, he guides them past it. In the distance, that drawling childish voice. Loves me not... Another sting that robs his breath away, and he tries, he tries to take another step forward, but then his knees give out and he bends over with his hands braced against them. His chest trembles, matching his hands, and a burst of fear pierces through him. This is it, isn't it?]

[They're not going to be able to catch Mary.]

[Movement, before him- the rustle of clothing- Garry looks up as Ib reaches for one of his arms with a look of concern spread across her face. His own fear ends up forgotten, drowned by the dread and uncertainty of what he's faced with. Not only his own death, but- ]

["Ib... Um..." What does he say? How do you tell a child about this kind of thing? She's held up so bravely in the face of all the horrors they've felt, but this- "Sorry, but... could you go ahead? I'm, uh..." Somehow, he manages a breathless laugh, a smile. "I don't really know what to say... I don't want to lie to you..." The smile fades from his face, and he can't meet her eyes. "But I... don't want to tell the truth, either." Reaching up, he carefully sets his hand on her much smaller one and forces himself to look at her again with a smile. "If you need help... I'll come running."]

[Even if he can't truly run... Somehow, some way, he wants to believe he can help her. He wants to help her escape this nightmare, if nothing else.]

[It takes some encouraging to have her go ahead, her heels muffled against the ground- and it's a good thing. His legs soon go out completely beneath him. The void black of the floor doesn't seem real to him, but has any of this? Disappearing into a painting, being chased by women crawling out from frames, the strange logic this world possesses- it's been like a fever dream. If he closes his eyes, sprawled against the floor, will he wake up back in his college dorm safe and sound...? Somehow, he manages to push himself up onto quivering arms. It feels as though there's a hand wrapped around his heart, his lungs, and just crawling his way to a wall to prop himself up against it feels as if it's taken a monumental effort. Breathing hard and heavy, he lets his head thunk back against the wall.]

[Loves me not.]

[That little monster.... Garry's eyes fall shut. Was there anything he could have done to avoid this? Maybe if he'd been faster, maybe if he'd learned more sooner, if he had kept from being separated from Ib... Loves me. But it's too late.]

[Slowly, unsteadily, he reaches into his pockets. If he's going to die, can't it at least be with one last smoke? Yet there's nothing but the soft cloth of a handkerchief and metal that his knuckles bump into again and again. Blinking and dazed, Garry pulls out his lighter and stares blankly at it for a moment. Down the hall, Mary's voice carries on, a sting accompanying each phrase, and darkness starts to encroach upon his vision. Unable to stop himself, Garry lets out one last quiet defeated laugh...]

[A final sting straight into his heart, and his head falls forward limply.]


Oh my! This is.... definitely a strange experience...

[Garry isn't sure how to explain the sensation of being a- a lighter? Huh! Not exactly the choice he would have pictured for himself, but he guesses he can't complain. He was warned about shinki that weren't weapons. Still, with his whole view changed, and somehow being able to feel how Komaeda's fingers wrap around the metal of the lighter- himself- ]

[It's not as disorienting as he though it would be, on the bright side. Maybe it's just because he's a shinki and so his mind is already adjusted? Hm.]
Edited 2017-07-16 00:03 (UTC)
kokuyoyo: (Woke up with a squirrel in my bed.)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2017-07-16 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
Or you have someone who's so honest that it's hard to tell if it's the spell or just them...
asterflower: (71)

[personal profile] asterflower 2017-07-16 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Of course, I won't keep you Ryuji-san. I'll see what I can find out as well.

[Yes, he likes the ability to buy food and clothing and shelter. later shion will find out that gods and shinki don't need to use a toilet so just how human are they really?]

Other partner? [There's another!]
noli_oblivisci: (neutral)

[personal profile] noli_oblivisci 2017-07-16 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. I guess the only way you'd be able to get around that is to either come up with a list of obvious 'truths' ahead of time for one person to try and draw out and the other to try and lie around.

[But then again, the problem then was what if someone just gave up the answers anyway? She frowned a little before shaking her head, saying a little wryly]

Though I guess, in a best case scenario, you wouldn't have to force someone to give you answers.

[Such as, "did you take something" or "are you secretly a traitor?"]
asterflower: (48)

[personal profile] asterflower 2017-07-16 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
[He nods and clenches his teeth with some renewed determination. He takes a few steps away from her for safety and then pauses to take a deep breath into his lungs.

Just... Picture what is in your mind and make it reality.

He swipes his hand in the usual motion but this time he tries to keep the image of the line in his head. Tries to feel confident that it would produce the energy he wants. He suddenly feels some strange fear and anxiety. From a lost memory, perhaps.]


Line!

[Out erupts a string of red, coiling and wavy as it snakes across the ground. It glows with a reddish wall.]

Ahh-!
artificialrose: (yumis-icons) (How do you politely bring up)

[personal profile] artificialrose 2017-07-16 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
....Do people really say that?
nopixiedust: (insovereign) (I'll always be here to give you)

[personal profile] nopixiedust 2017-07-16 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Landing on her feet, Wendy takes a second to catch her breath and slowly start wrapping up her wire again. She actually did it.... Whistling out a breath, she grins.]

That was tough! I didn't know if that would work- and that shadow stuff really surprised me! You're tricky. That wasn't a shinki spell, right?
nopixiedust: (insovereign) (I'll always be here to give you)

[personal profile] nopixiedust 2017-07-16 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
I make things bigger! And smaller, too. There are limits, but we're working on figuring them out.

....Unless you mean while fighting, in which case it's a little trickier.
revolutionfalcon: (about time)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2017-07-16 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
It's still not my business to spread. [If Shun ever actually told anyone about his own relationship, he knows he'd kick their ass if they passed it on.

It seems like they're running out of things to discuss, though, so Shun makes a faint sound of agreement and starts to turn away.]
Don't waste that. And don't go too hard today when you're still looking like that.
redotiertwo: (bird senses tingling)

[personal profile] redotiertwo 2017-07-16 02:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Apparently it's a thing. It's also total fucking bullshit, but that's unrelated.

[Because even total bullshit can be a thing, as the world likes to prove on a regular basis.]