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

Rest and Refreshment

[frankensteins_moe]

[Unfortunately, Ignis has picked a rather unfortunate person to ask. He can't see the water, and Berserker can't vocalize its location. The only indication that she's standing there and answering his question at all is a short little 'mm, mm' of assent as she nods her head and points toward the refreshment table.]

[recipeh]

[Ignis can hear the verbalized reply to his question, but unfortunately it's of no help to him. Perhaps he had missed something. He doesn't make a motion when she points at the refreshment table.]

Excuse me?

[frankensteins_moe]

[Berserker blinks for a moment at the relative non-response, tilting her head and peering a little closer at those dark glasses Ignis is wearing.]

...Ah. Ah.

[And this time she gently tugs at his sleeve in the direction of the water.]

[recipeh]

[It doesn't take Ignis long to put two and two together to figure out that this person has a speech impairment.

He allows her to tug at his sleeve and pull it into the direction of the water. Once his hand hits the cool bottle, he picks it up.]

You have my thanks.

[He takes a drink of it before pulling his glove off and sticking it into his jacket pocket.]

Do you have other means of communication? Tap onto my palm once for yes or twice for no. You may also draw a question mark for further inquiry.

[He holds his palm out for her to respond.]

[frankensteins_moe]

Mm.

[She nods, watching his hand as he holds it out for her. There's a humming sound as she thinks to herself for a moment, followed by a single tap on his palm. Which in turn is followed by a question mark. After all, her usual fallback for communicating with people won't work here since he can't read what she types on her phone.]

[recipeh]

[He thinks about the meaning of that for a moment. An easy alternative method of communication is writing--which would be lost on him.]

Textual then...

Is it on some sort of device? Like a smartphone perhaps?

[frankensteins_moe]

Mmm...

[The tone is quietly frustrated, but she nods back all the same.]

Ah, ah.

[Taking out her phone, she places it in his hand. For all the good that will do.]

[recipeh]

[Ignis's thumb runs over the smooth flat surface of the smartphone which confirms the level of technology that they have in order for him to communicate through a non-visual or non-verbal means.

He hands it back to her.]

There should be a button for settings. Through that, there should be a language and input portion. Once you press that, you can configure it to translate text to speech. I'm sure there are more apps designed for the same function that have more voice selections.

[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?

[recipeh]

Yes! Exactly like that. Very good. I thank you for accommodating me.

[There is a brief smile before his face resumes its normal hardend setting.]

Now then, might I ask your name?



((ooc: These two are an oddly cute duo. XD ))

[frankensteins_moe]

[Berserker smiles too, even though he can't see. She hadn't expected someone to work so hard to be able to talk to her. After typing her response, the voice once again speaks.]

Thank you for showing me this. My name is Berserker.