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

[kagenonadeshiko]

[That response sounds a little more natural, Ayumu thinks. Not terribly unlike herself on her first day before she'd met Hakkai. She'd been a lot more hopeful and trusting of her god back then.

Maybe she should warn her not to get her hopes too high. Or would that simply be spreading her own sourness on the issue?

Ayumu looks thoughtful as she mulls it over a moment before settling on a more neutral inquiry.]

Do you know who you've been assigned to yet?

[appealingdame]

I think their name is Kangiten, but the people I spoke to about it couldn't tell me anything more about them.

[She can't help the slight tinge of annoyance that comes through at that. If she's supposed to be working for someone, couldn't they at least come and greet her themselves? She doesn't even know where she's supposed to go. Charlotte quickly smiles again to suppress that.]

I'm so excited! I hope they're nice! [And rich- all this crap might be worth it if she gets to live in some fancy palace!]

[kagenonadeshiko]

[She notices the slip but her smile doesn't waver in the least, if anything, there's a slight flicker of amusement in her good eye. And Ayumu's certainly not going to fault for her being annoyed with the way Heaven handles matters like this.]

How very gracious of you! I wasn't so kind my first day. Another girl and I were quite cross about it all. But at least, you have a name.

[Ayumu sighs as if greatly put upon by the way all of this is handled. Really, this young lady doesn't have to try so hard to hide her annoyance, at least not around her.]

And I hope that whoever they are will be a good match for you! Some of us aren't so lucky.

[Siiiigh. But oh, she hasn't introduced herself yet, has she?]

I'm Ayumu, by the way.

[appealingdame]

I'm Charlotte! It's so nice to meet you!

[But Charlotte's grin is a little stiff and it falters a little there. She doesn't want to drop her act, not when this woman is holding her own up so well- she's not stupid, she can see when another woman is pretending to be polite and friendly- but something about all this...]

... What do you mean "aren't so lucky"?

[kagenonadeshiko]

Well... Sometimes we don't get assigned to gods who are easy to work and live with. Not every god that arrives here is suited for the role they're expected to lead.

[Really? Do they pair people together randomly without even an inkling of thought or foresight? Shove whoever they can find into godship whether they're suited to lead or not? Without realizing it, her brow furrows a bit into a dissatisfied frown just thinking about it. It's a sore point with her right now.

Her expression smooths out again quickly enough though and she gives Charlotte another gracious smile.]

I'm happy you're here though, dear! It's nice to meet you, too, Charlotte-san.