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

[artificialrose]

A - Shinki Training

[Listen... Don't judge him that he's gotten so engrossed in this magazine. There's something like this? He had no idea...]

So my greatest strength is.... my self sacrificial nature?

[He tilts his head at the magazine in his hands. Well, it's not as if he can really argue... but for some reason that comes off really badly in the magazine and he can't explain why...]

B - Physical Training

[Garry is feeling pretty good about his sparring session against one of the dummies. He's getting a lot better at using a staff, he thinks! Still, now's the time for a break, or at least that's what he's thinking as he passes around the training area to go to the refreshments...]

[Only for another dummy, apparently on the fritz, to spring forward and start swinging wildly with its own staff. Yelping, Garry hastily blocks... and then tries to beat a hasty retreat.]

H-Hey! Quit that! Someone help get this thing off of me!

C - Refreshments

[At first, he thought it would be alright to entertain this guy while he went to get something to drink but... Judging by how wary Garry looks, with his shoulders slumping, it's clearly been taking too long for the bespectacled shinki chatting at him to just stop.]

[But he's not sure how being blunt will work for him either, so as he looks around.... Garry hastily waves his arm at whoever gets near enough to the refreshments table.]

Oh! Hey, there you are! [Has he never met this person? Sssshhh don't spill the secret.] I was wondering when- oh, won't you excuse me? I really have to go.

[TIME TO BEAT FEET. Hopefully this other person won't spill the beans and just stay quiet until they're far enough from Sir Explains a Lot.]

C

[boneofsword]

[Archer's just passing by, trying to ignore the bespectacled chatterbox he can hear from afar, to grab some water. Garry's reaction surprises him, but he can think fast. With a shrug he replies, reaching for one of those sport drinks.] My apologies I'm late, it took longer than intended.

[He'd most likely do the same if he was in Garry's shoes.]

[artificialrose]

Oh, it's fine-

[A side glance shows the oblivious but cheerful shinki opening his mouth, no doubt to give the same spiel Garry has heard by now, and Garry speaks up quickly.]

Thank you for everything you told me! I'll be sure to pass it along to my friend here. Now we really should go to meet up with the others?

[Yes, he is in full bullshit mode, but hopefully he gets a pass as he tries to hurry Archer along.]

[boneofsword]

[Archer can speak fluent bullshit, so he doesn't even hesitate.]

They're most likely wondering what's taking us so long, or have started already.

[Someone else is passing in the earshot and the bespectacled chatterbox happily latches on the new victim, launching into lengthy explanation.]

[artificialrose]

[Even with a new victim having been found, Garry waits until they're at leas out of earshot before he lets out a breath of relief.]

Finally.... Ah, sorry about dragging you into that out of nowhere.

[boneofsword]

[Archer snorts. He's heard enough on his way to grab some water to know how bad the situation is.]

Don't sweat it. Looks like they tossed him at us to get rid of him at least for one day.

[artificialrose]

Ah... That probably sounds right. You'd think someone would have been upfront with him about this...

[Garry pauses, thinking over his words.]

...Although I guess it's not as though I can talk.

[boneofsword]

You'd have to make him shut up for long enough to say more than a few words.

[Archer points out with amusement.]

[artificialrose]

Pfft- [Garry raises a hand up to hide his smile.] True.

Anyway, I'm Garry. I guess I should have introduced myself a little sooner.