August Training

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone
What: Information and Training
When: August 15
Where: Bishamon's temple, the Far Shore
Summary: Training and informational sessions for newly arrived gods and shinki



In anticipation of the latest round of new arrivals, Heaven has partnered with the new gods and shinki to organize a very helpful informational reception.

Gods and shinki arriving at heaven's meeting hall are, should they allow it, guided kindly towards Bishamon's temple. In that vast complex they are brought to a traditional-style dojo. The gods and shinki are free to take their time during this day to learn about the details of their new life from Amaterasu's shinki or from the many veteran new god and shinki volunteers.




God Training

Unfortunately, Bishamon is away on business today, but her shinki as well as Amaterasu's ever-present shinki and any volunteering gods will offer 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 receive as orientation 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 as well as offering a lecture on the basics of what is expected of a shinki and the importance of teamwork with other shinki and with gods. It is encouraged that shinki group up together to practice what they've learned and discuss their ideologies.

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.) This is vital for gods who, for example, find themselves with a sword shinki but are at risk of cutting off their own toes.
It's 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

[challengesfate]

Arrival, Heaven's Meeting Hall: Closed to Prompto

[On top of everything Lucina has learned today, finding one person - one shinki, as the messenger explained - should not be difficult. She had woken up in a home not her own, nothing like anything that existed in Ylisse or any surrounding country, to find herself a God of all things, and in more ways than one; she highly doubted her mother picked her name because of a goddess of childbirth from a pantheon completely foreign to her world. She had been told it was her duty, now, to take on the prayers and wishes of humans, to fight malevolent spirits, that Falchion was not enough to cut them down, though it remained at her side. That only her shinki could give her the strength to fell them for good, and that the shinki must never be made to think of their past, lest calamity befall them.

It was a lot to take in, and a lot harder to believe, but...Ylisse's future was secured. Lucina did not have a destination in mind, beyond "somewhere", and though she is wary, a place with a home to call her own is not a bad one to stay in. So when she is told to come and find her shinki at heaven's meeting hall with the promise of training afterward, she wastes no time.

But...would she just know who this mysterious partner of hers is once she saw them? Would they know her? What should she say, what did they know of this world that was not told to her? As it happens, when she arrives at the meeting hall, Lucina sort of...sticks to the wall, glancing at the people who mill about, hands behind her back and at rest. Though her stoic demeanor is sincere, there is also a nervousness to it in the way she shifts her weight and looks, and looks...]

Where could they be...

God Training

[Eventually, Lucina does come to the temple of Bishamon, somewhat more relaxed now that she has found Prompto. It is an incredible relief to at least know who her partner in this unusual world is, though she would have preferred if they could have stayed together for training...but perhaps they could work on something later. They did seem to have plenty of time, after all, and for now, it was important she understand her new, unusual powers.

It's very likely that you'll be approached by this young woman with blue hair, clearing her throat to catch your attention.]

Pardon the intrusion, but might I ask...if you would be willing to help me. I am new here, and I've been given a power that I cannot make use of on myself.

[That's...kind of a vague proposition. Maybe you want to ask what she means? Or maybe you're definitely down to take a chance on this stranger's powers.]

Physical Training

[Oh, good! Something Lucina understands: fighting with swords. She's shed her cape, armor, and outer tunic to practice unencumbered, and her sheathed sword has been set aside in favor of one of the wooden practice ones. She seems fairly focused on practicing her forms and movements, but she will stop if asked, and may even take up offers to spar if you're interested.]

Rest and Refreshments

[Well, this has certainly been a day, hasn't it? When Lucina finally feels worn out, she retires to the garden, grateful for the shade of a tree and a cup of cold water. She sits quietly, cheeks somewhat pink, eyes tired yet alert as she watches the other gods and shinki about. She doesn't seem...against the idea of company, if you feel like chatting it up with a random stranger.]

God Training

[freezetheheavens]

[He always does like to linger around Bishamon's temple whenever the newcomers arrive, though while he's always in the act of observing someone, he doesn't miss the sound of Lucina's approach.

It has him looking over at her.]

I don't mind, but have you managed to figure out what your power is?

[challengesfate]

I have been told it is a bestowal of some sort of power.

[The messenger did not specify that it's a temporary gift of enhanced strength.]

[freezetheheavens]

[....That's vague.

He raises an eyebrow.]

I suppose one way of trying to figure out what power you've been granted is through the means of training. However, I know that some gods' powers activates only through certain means.

Hay gurl

[photoshooter]

['Wait, and they'll find you.'

Prompto's reading and re-reading the pamphlet they gave him, last three fingers drumming nervously against the back of the paper. He's been waiting, but it doesn't say how long he has to wait, or who this 'god' is going to be, or what they'll be like. It also doesn't say who he is. All he has is a name and the knowledge that whatever he used to be, that's all over now. In a way, it's almost a relief--but actually, mostly it just makes him feel lost and anxious. He rocks on his feet, watching visitors come and go, other ghosts like him finding the gods they're going to serve.

It's warm enough that he's set his jacket aside, and the character on the inside of his wrist--just opposite the other mark, the one that's so disquieting to look at--tingles a little as he hears a voice.

Prompto looks, and it's a girl.

He blinks, dumbfounded for a moment, and then looks at the brochure again, as if looking for some kind of confirmation one way or the other that She Is the One. Finally, he gulps, shoves the brochure in his back pocket, picks up his jacket and makes himself approach her.]

Hey--um. Aaare you looking for someone?

haaaaaaaaaay

[challengesfate]

"Hey--um. Aaare you looking for someone?"

[There's a spark of something in the unfamiliar voice that makes Lucina turn, and-

-Oh.

In retrospect, it feels so silly to have been nervous. Her eyes meet with the young man that approaches and something clicks inside, like it's fallen into a space Lucina hadn't realized was empty. She starts slightly, in mid-shift, before nodding.]

Ah...yes. I am. Or...perhaps I was? But...

[Okay how do you say "I'm not anymore because I've found you" in a way that isn't creepy]

...No - yes, this...feels right. Yes. [She holds her hand out.] My name is Lucina. I believe...we're to work together from here on out.

[photoshooter]

Oh, wow. Uh, hi! I'm Prompto. Prompto Argentum.

[He's wearing fingerless gloves, but as he shakes her hand, there it is again against what skin's left exposed: the tingle of something right. He laughs a little, startled and bewildered, but for all his nerves, his grip is strong and his hand warm.

When he retrieves his hand, it goes straight up to the back of his head to sheepishly ruffle the shorter hair there.]

Haha, um, I don't really get what's going on, like, at all, but I'm happy to help with any prayers you need answering, ah... Lady Lucina.

[How the hell do you address a goddess?!]

God Training

[trademark_skull]

[That is a very suspicious proposal, though somewhat intriguing. But so is finding a free drink on the side of a road. Emizel really felt the need to actually ask first.]

Um, what sort of power?

[challengesfate]

I'm not completely sure. All I was told was that it can bestow power onto someone else.

[Temporary strength boost - but no one thought to give her that much information.]

[trademark_skull]

Seriously?!

Wait, what kind of power boost though? I-is it physical or mental power?

[Then again that's the reason why it had to be tested, now wouldn't it...]

rest and stuff

[nolittlesecret]

[Nari doesn't like training time, but he sure loves refreshment time. So he's wandering around with a can of brought from home soda and spies someone under a tree. Huh. Someone new.

Interesting. She looks like a kid almost.

So he heads over and stops, popping the top of the can.]

Are you a cosplayer?

[challengesfate]

[Excuse, she's twenty, okay. Lucina looks up at the sound of the can opening, eyes flickering to it first (what an unusual container, it's not like any sort of jar or tin she's seen before), then to the face of the young man who spoke.]

I...beg your pardon?

[nolittlesecret]

[That makes her four years younger so she's a kid :D If she can read English, the label might be confusing. It simply says "Mt. Dew" on it, but at least Nari seems to like drinking it.]

Because of your hair. That is so not a natural shade of blue. And your clothes look like you stepped out of some kind of medieval Dynasty Warriors game.

physical training

[minogame]

( There's a small pile of armor and clothes and Urashima looks around to see if someone's... misplaced them? Wow, this sure is a weird place to just lost your clothes, though. Of course, he doesn't have to look very far to find who he thinks (might?) be the owner. It's a different sword style than he's used to seeing and he watches curiously, studying her movements. He's quiet! He won't disturb someone in the middle of their training but he definitely looks like he has some questions to ask. )

[challengesfate]

[There's a lot of lunging and fluid movement in her style, swiping, turning, blocking her imaginary opponent. It's how she finally ends up seeing her audience; mid-turn, wooden blade up in a guarding stance, she spies this unfamiliar face...watching her.]

Ah-

[And of course, she stumbles, caught off-guard, and has to take a few steps before she can right herself, letting the practice sword fall to her side.]

May I help you...?

God Training

[sweetdeath]

[Tsuzuki'd just been passing by the gods' training area, but at the question, he stops and turns with a blink.]

Sure, I can help.

... What kind of power is it?

[Maybe he should've asked that before he agreed....]

[challengesfate]

Thank you - as to that, I'm not quite sure. All I was told was that I can transfer power to others.

[It's a temporary strength boost.]

Though, it has been mentioned that it may not activate under normal circumstances. I'm not sure if that's the case.

RnR

[mersunary]

[For Soleil, training days with the new arrivals are always a good excuse to test out her own god powers, though she's also very quick to get distracted in simply meeting new people, rather than offering to help ease their fatigue. And, of course, there's an element that gets her distracted further and faster - heaven bringing in such cute residents...]

Pardon me.

[Hello.]

You look like you could use a little company. It would be a pleasure and an honor if you would let me take up a bit of space with you.

[challengesfate]

Hm?

[Lucina looks up, and - it takes her a second to realize what this girl has asked, because the color of her hair and that hairband spark something familiar in her memory, but...no, perhaps she's just imagining it. Lucina blinks and then nods.]

Oh - yes, of course. Please, make yourself comfortable.

Physical Training

[artificialrose]

[Garry always feels a little silly practicing with his very much not (immediately) fatal weapon of a staff when someone nearby is clearly a skilled warrior and, inevitably, finds himself watching the other person.]

[Such is the case now as Lucina goes against the practice dummy, and he politely waits until there's a lull before speaking.]

You must have been doing this kind of thing for some time, huh?

[challengesfate]

[Correction: she was going against a practice dummy. Lucina freezes in place when her sideways swing sends the poor thing toppling to the floor.

Oh. Oh boy. Uh. This...isn't like back home, this is some unfamiliar God's training dummy. She glances over at Garry when he speaks, a slight tinge of red to her cheeks.]

Um. Y...yes. [A beat.] I did not mean to knock the dummy over...

God Training

[kokuyoyo]

[Chikusa is only passing by to take a look at what new gods that have arrived. He's not expecting to be approached, and he pauses warily when he is.]

...What kind of power?

[challengesfate]

I'm not entirely sure yet. I was told I can bestow power unto others...but I don't know if it changes for the person, or how long it lasts.

God Training

[fullcowl]

[Honestly he knows that feeling pretty well. Izuku's power is specifically made to be used between two people.]

What kind of power is it?

[challengesfate]

[Hey, having a support power is awesome. Rally skills are sometimes just the boost you need to overcome an enemy - or to bless humans with, if they need a push. It can totally work.]

I am not completely certain! So far, it has given a young man a burst of physical strength for a short time, but I would not suggest...tossing things while in that state, if it occurs again.