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The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2017-12-17 07:07 pm

December Training

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~
stonebird: (❅ myself conjectured were they pearls)

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[personal profile] stonebird 2017-12-18 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
(Her ass, her back, her everything! She shakes her hair out of her face and scowls at the jeering. Really, she should be used to it after King's Landing, but that never quite seems to happen.)

I am learning. I was not raised to be a soldier.
kuroi_taiyo: (52)

[personal profile] kuroi_taiyo 2017-12-18 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ For as great and toned as his muscles are, she could probably tell that this was someone who wasn't raised to be that either. Not simply because of the length of hair, but for the way his clothes and accessories were. They may be as strange to her as hers were to Judar, but it was not meant for combat.

Oh, he can't stop laughing. He's trying to reign it in enough to talk, but there's tears at the corner of his red eyes that he's rubbing away. ]


So you're a god, huh? Then screw what you were raised as. Make an army of your followers and shinki and have them fight.
stonebird: (❅ at recess)

[personal profile] stonebird 2017-12-18 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
(His clothing doesn't perplex her as much as his eyes. Red eyes are not often seen...anywhere. Sansa rolls onto her side and pushes herself up. Then, with a wary glance at the dummy, she rises to her feet, dusting her skirt off.)

That isn't responsible. I must be able to fight beside them or I will be their weakness.
Edited 2017-12-18 05:29 (UTC)
kuroi_taiyo: (69)

[personal profile] kuroi_taiyo 2017-12-18 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, well being by them when you can't fight will be an even bigger weakness.

[ Trust him. He's got no memories to use as evidence, and no experience past the 15 minutes he's been awake in this place. ]
stonebird: (❅ and were you lost I would be)

[personal profile] stonebird 2017-12-18 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
Thus why I am training. (She answers stiffly, rubbing her arm and readjusting a gauntlet.) If you know better than I do, by all means...

(She motions at the dummies.) Or you and I can spar.
kuroi_taiyo: (90)

[personal profile] kuroi_taiyo 2017-12-18 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, because someone without shoes or an hour of memories is gonna be any good.

[ His feet started off really clean, too. Which made him wonder what the hell was going on, because it's not like it's comfortable walking around barefoot. ]

It's better to watch and give advice from the side.
stonebird: (❅ what then?)

[personal profile] stonebird 2017-12-18 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
You thought it acceptable to laugh at a god. I think this is a suitable punishment!

(She would have felt bad for him in other circumstances. She might have even poured him tea. But now her pride is involved. What is left of it anyway.)

No, that will not do.
kuroi_taiyo: (50)

[personal profile] kuroi_taiyo 2017-12-18 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
Tch. Nah, I figured it'd be fine laughing at someone that's temporarily acting as a god.

[ He doesn't seem to be looking for sympathy, so much as making excuses. He's not even really trying to get any weapons for trying this himself, or going in a spar against the redhead. ]

It'll do enough, old hag.

[ Judar w h y... ]
stonebird: (❅ baptized before without the choice)

[personal profile] stonebird 2017-12-18 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
(Semantics! Sansa doesn't really consider herself a goddess - she is not Dali - but she is proud of what she has accomplished. Her temple is a sanctuary and she has overcome her misgivings where handling a weapon or acting "unladylike" is concerned.

Speaking of which, she unsheathes her sword and points it at him.)


You are rude and someone should teach you manners.

kuroi_taiyo: (60)

[personal profile] kuroi_taiyo 2017-12-18 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, hey. Is she actually getting angry now? He should probably be concerned, but at the same time Judar guns this kind of amusing and fun. Ah, but he doesn't feel like fighting with some weapon and possibly getting hurt for real. ]

Yeah? So what if I'm rude! It's not like you're my god or anything.
stonebird: (❅ in the ring)

[personal profile] stonebird 2017-12-18 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
We work together. (For the most part. She grits her teeth, keeping her sword steady.) We do not poke fun at one another and I, as a god, do not support the poor treatment of shinki.
kuroi_taiyo: (71)

[personal profile] kuroi_taiyo 2017-12-18 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Y'know, you say that and yet you're pretty cruel in wanting to fight a shinki that doesn't even know anything. Which I'd find pretty awesome if you weren't trying to use that against me.

[ Yet with a breath after that, he takes a breath and glances away for a moment. The bravado seems to be gone. ]

Did you even think that I could just be having a hard time adjusting, and you're an amusing distraction right now? Have you never laughed at someone that got swept up and knocked on their ass like that?

[ Ah, whoops. He was going to play the sympathy card, but couldn't help but admit that it was still funny as shit. ]
stonebird: (❅ because you saturated light)

[personal profile] stonebird 2017-12-19 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
I said we would spar. I have no desire to harm you; I merely wish to see your skills.

(Out of curiosity. Sparring is another sort of "conversation" as it were.)

... (She is silenced by the second bit, her brow furrowing the slightest bit. The sword lowers a few inches until the last question.)

I would only do so if I knew they were unharmed.
kuroi_taiyo: (12)

[personal profile] kuroi_taiyo 2017-12-19 10:03 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I'll figure out what skills I've got another time.

[ No, he's definitely not someone that can back themselves up. Not as he currently is, at least. On the good side of all this, playing the sympathy card seems to be working. ]

Yeah, well you look pretty 'unharmed.' I bet you're just embarrassed that someone saw that happening.
stonebird: (❅ and finished knowing then)

[personal profile] stonebird 2017-12-27 11:01 am (UTC)(link)
Wouldn't you be embarrassed? (She gives a frustrated toss of her head, her auburn hair shining.) I will definitely be bruised!
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[personal profile] kuroi_taiyo 2017-12-27 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd be able to take it.

[ Look at him, and how much he's got exposed. He doesn't even have the luck of shoes right now. ]

C'mon, bruises are nothing. You're not bleeding or on fire or anything. Bruises are a pretty boring 'injury.'