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

[moonlitknight]

[ The wooden sword breaks against the hand he used to shield, the pieces falling to the ground as the god grabs the enchanted figure before it has a chance to escape. ]

Yes, I did.

[freezetheheavens]

Thank you then.

[He relaxes his grip on his sword and allows his hand to drop to his side.]

[moonlitknight]

[ Before he can say anything, the wooden dummy suddenly twists in his grip which has him holding the thing more tightly without realizing that it's aim was to gain enough momentum to slam a foot into the other god. He yanks it back but it's a second too late.]

[freezetheheavens]

[Fortunately, his instincts are rather good, so he manages to avoid that altogether. Even if the method means his form flickering out of existence for the briefest moment before he reappears in midair, looking fairly unimpressed with the wooden dummy.]

[moonlitknight]

[ He slams the thing back down, his hold tightening, even as he catches the god's movement. He was fast. Faster than he could track with his eyes.... was that part of his god powers? ]

You should leave. It doesn't seem to like you.

[ Like at all because it's still struggling to go after him. ]

[freezetheheavens]

Somehow, I doubt that even if I leave, it won't stop so easily.

[He....sounds reasonably annoyed.][Honestly, what does this thing even have against him?]

[moonlitknight]

[ He's moving across the field, dragging the thing behind him as it struggles to go after him again, but Zero's picking up a piece of rope heading for a tree to tie it down with. He slams the thing down against the tree while slapping a hand over its head and suddenly it drops down with a crash making a hole in the ground as its density is increased dramatically making each movement a struggle. Zero lets go of it then and casually ties it down while it's incapacitated. Only when he's done, does he return its density and suddenly it's struggling like a wild animal again but this time it's tied down to a tree, freeing the Hunter.]

[freezetheheavens]

[...Ah.

Well, that's something.

Once Zero incapacitates it, Toushirou comes down for a landing, somewhat bemused.]

.....Is that your power as a god?

[moonlitknight]

[ He's looking at the dummy, wondering if its safe to leave it as it is. ]

Something like that.

[freezetheheavens]

[He unsheathes his sword.]

Mind if I help with keeping it incapacitated then?

[Freezing it should work.]

[moonlitknight]

[ A look toward the thing. ]

Go ahead.

[freezetheheavens]

[A nod and he swings his sword enough, just enough for a flow of ice to come out of the tip and freeze the damn thing.]

1/2

[moonlitknight]

[ A field of ice suddenly crashes forward and for a moment, he's struck by the memory of a certain blond aristocrat. The vampire shouldn't strike a chord within him and yet he's been away for so long... ]

2/2

[moonlitknight]

[ He catches himself and pulls his thoughts away from the memory. The ice... it was just deja-vu. He didn't care about Aidou enough to miss him, at least, that's what he told himself as he turned to face the other. ]

How long till it melts?

[freezetheheavens]

Not for a while.

[A pause.]

There's a chance of it breaking apart first before it melts.

[moonlitknight]

[ He looks back at the ice, at the wooden-doll trapped within. ]

So, it's a temporary solution.

[freezetheheavens]

Unless you have something else in mind.

[moonlitknight]

I can smash it into pieces.

[ Blunt. ]

[freezetheheavens]

[A shrug.]

Then go ahead.