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

[saiyanhybrid]

[Gohan watches him closely, not missing the little signs.]

Yeah, I am. But what about you?

[A pause.]

My name is Gohan.

[recipeh]

[He faces the man he's speaking to now, a little more at ease as the conversation picks up.]

As well as anyone can be in these circumstances. I could use the phrase "at least I'm not dead" but not without the glaring irony.

[He nods to him.]

I'm Ignis.

[saiyanhybrid]

It can be a little odd when you first arrive here.

[He smiles.]

It's nice to meet you, Ignis.

[recipeh]

[It's an interesting thing to be able to hear someone's facial expressions. The way their voice raises or falls or becomes harsh with a certain emotion that surely reflects on their face. He can hear the smile by the friendly inflection of Gohan's voice.]

It's nice to meet you as well.

You seem as if you know this place well enough. How long have you been here, if I may ask.

[saiyanhybrid]

Not too long actually.

[Rubbing the back of his neck, his tone turns sheepish.]

Roughly a month, I believe, but it feels longer than that.

[recipeh]

Hm...That's certainly enough time to get a feel for a place in the very least, isn't it?

[He pauses for a moment.]

Heaven... I would assume that it is quite a vast place, correct? How is the navigation? Surely we're not traversing among clouds or prismatic walkways.

[Or whatever lofty idea that people generally have about "heaven".]

[saiyanhybrid]

Well, you're right about that.

[Gohan eyes him for a moment.]

Nope, not at all. It's divided into districts, so they're a bit different from one another. But we're not walking on clouds or any sort of prismatic walkways at all.

[recipeh]

Hm...How exactly is it divided? How does one travel?

[A beat]

Please excuse me for imposing questions upon you. There are a lot of things that are a bit lost on me.

[saiyanhybrid]

[He laughs.]

No problem.

Generally, gods have the ability to teleport as a form of travel, but everyone has their own way of traveling, too. Walking is one of the easier methods, though. But the western district is usually the district where all of the new gods are assigned to. The central district would be where the older gods are located.

[recipeh]

Teleportation must be convenient.

However, if walking is the most convenient method, then that makes it a lot easier for me.

[He can trust his other senses to guide him around and map out where he is. If vehicles were the method of transportation, well, he would have had a harder time.]

...The setting doesn't shift too often, does it?

[saiyanhybrid]

[Judging from the wording alone, it's enough to confirm Gohan's own suspicions.

But he can't ask.]

No, it doesn't. It's pretty straightforward.