December Training

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone
What: Information and Training
When: September 25th
Where: Bishamon's temple, the Far Shore
Summary: Training and informational sessions for newly arrived gods and shinki



Gods and shinki arriving at heaven's meeting hall are, should they allow it, guided to Bishamon's temple, where a reception area and a traditionally styled dojo and training ground have been made available for the day. 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

Newly arrived gods are escorted into a Western-styled reception hall within Bishamon's temple for an informational meeting covering the basics of proper god behavior, although the minor deity conducting the meeting is in too much of a rush to take questions afterwards. They are encouraged to discuss the information with each other and ask questions of more experienced gods, as well as instructed to guide their new shinki appropriately.

Shinki Training

Various shinki volunteers, both in the white-and-gold of Amaterasu's shinki and in Bishamon's red-piped black uniforms, are stationed around the dojo, passing out helpful informational pamphlets. They will be happy to instruct the newcomers in the use of the borderline as well as offering an explanantion on the basics of what is expected of a shinki and the importance of teamwork with other shinki and with gods. Shinki are encouraged to work together to practice what they've learned and discuss their perspectives.

Someone has brought two overflowing boxes of back issues of From Ama, the Heavenly magazine, which includes profiles of successful shinki and gods, historical tidbits, and the occasional magazine quiz to help shinki determine how well they're currently working with their god or what their greatest strength might be.

Physical Training

The dojo is stocked with a wide variety of practice weapons, traditional and modern, to offer some practice opportunity to 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.

This month, a clever shinki magician has created a dozen straw-stuffed training dummies, some with sword-length sticks and some with polearm-length sticks, that have been enchanted to really fight back. Unfortunately, the spell isn't perfect yet! They're good training partners, but sometimes they might go a little haywire and try to smack passersby.

Rest and Refreshments

Along with bottled water, there are several large boxes of energy drinks and vitamin drinks in small amber glass bottles, and an array of protein bars and meal bars. One particular shinki in white, a bespectacled twentysomething man, is explaining the health benefits of everything on the table (even the water!) with great enthusiasm to any guest who looks even a little confused. It takes great tact to discourage him.

Party games have been set up on the lawn near the refreshments table: Twister, Kubb, lawn Jenga, and more.

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
• Play some games
• Spectate if you want
• Have fun~

Comments

[alchemists]

I don't really like it, but given that it's provided for training it's clearly important to eat it.

[futhark]

That one soon might become three, who knows.

"Who made these?" he blocks the two incoming attacks, and then counters with the heavy top of the staff, scattering the united front of the dummies. They're going back here anyway but that gives him a moment to glance at Alex.

"Try hitting it overhead-" That's always a good way to get a strong hit - gravity is being helpful.

[frankensteins_moe]

Oooooh...

[She hadn't considered that. Berserker takes the phone back for a minute or so, clicking through various options and eventually finding what she needs. A slightly processed sounding female voice with a British accent speaks next.]

Like this?

Re: Shinki Training

[frankensteins_moe]

[Berserker gives an approving nod punctuated by a happy little humming noise, staring at Lann's hand for a moment before slowly raising her own in the same way.]

[boneofsword]

[Archer notes that determination and it earns her a hint of respect under the typical smugness in his voice.]

Good.

Re: Shinki Training

[trapperkeeper]

Yeah!

[High five!!]

Thanks, Ber. So are you practicing borderlines too?

[trapperkeeper]

See? This stuff's gross. The food they had last time was way better, right?

[clothes_make_the_man]

Ah...

[Forrest blushes awkwardly, taking a small step back.]

Th-thank you. I certainly try my best.

[all_seeing_eye]

Wait, what? Arson attack? Who would attack a goddess?

Re: God Training

[all_seeing_eye]

I'm really into open world titles lately. The kind of game where you can just do your own thing, you know?

[This is much more familiar and comfortable conversational territory.]

[all_seeing_eye]

Wow, hey, let's talk about something that doesn't involve the word spawning.

[Futaba shivers a little, shaking her head.]

Maybe I'll just be a god of riddles and puzzles and forbidden knowledge and stuff like that instead.

[all_seeing_eye]

Only if you don't know how to brew it.

[She looks almost proud at this assertion as she holds up a finger.]

[all_seeing_eye]

...Kurosaki, then.

[Sure, she doesn't mind.]

Obscure and bizarre is right. Look him up sometime.

[all_seeing_eye]

First: I'd like to see you try. Second: you still haven't proven anything.

[all_seeing_eye]

A temple, huh... they did say I'm supposed to have one of those. But I guess here works too. So do we just think about where we want to go?

[all_seeing_eye]

Futaba Sakura.

[She tilts her head.]

...So were we dating or something before? Because you don't really seem like my type.

[all_seeing_eye]

[The training dummy is just wood at the end of the day, so it falls apart easily from a slash like that. And in the meantime, Futaba stands up, dusting herself off.]

...Cool helmet, too!

[all_seeing_eye]

Yeah... shinki, right? And the rest of us are gods. Which is weird to begin with, really. I mean, where are the actual gods they're having us take the place of? Just on vacation or something? Did they quit their jobs and we're some bargain bin replacements? There's a lot they didn't answer in that meeting I just got out of.

[all_seeing_eye]

I guess that question is small talk around here.

[Considering the number of times she's heard it.]

...But, god. Yog-Sothoth.

[boneofsword]

More or less. Gods have several advantages above shinki, main being intact memories, additional powers and ability to teleport.

[Archer raises a brow when she mentions her god name.]

I don't think I've heard about that god before.

[alchemists]

It tasted better, but the nutritional values were the same.

[shiitan]

"Sure, I'll take the easiest one first."

Ross studied the stack of blocks for a moment before going for one near the middle. It wobbled about halfway through and his hand shot back in response. Ugh. He furrowed his brow and frowned. With everything that had been going on, he was more on edge that he realized. As he tried to ignore those thoughts, he nudged the block out of place and set it on top.

"...There."

[priforprince]

[ Dating...

Ah. Hibiki smiles, putting the Prince back on display. ]

You don't need that sort of relationship to appreciate my charms.

[ She might have that backwards. ]

[trapperkeeper]

Tasting better is what you want food to do. Why would they change it?

[alchemists]

Maybe someone complained?

[ That's one logical answer at least. ]