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

[kuroi_taiyo]

Maybe if you're a beginner.

[ Which, without memories and having just woken up, he... Technically counted as. Which has him leaning with his head hanging. Despite that, however, his large bulbous braid is managing to curve in such a way that it's not actually on the ground, despite being more than long enough.

The things she'd see if he were analyzed would be interesting. ]

Dammit, this sucks. I know I don't know anything, but I should still be better than some beginner.

[all_seeing_eye]

I think we're all beginners here. At least at first.

[In true Futaba fashion, she's thinking of this like an RPG. Of course you start at Level 1.]

If you were powerful before you came here, just think of it like rebirth. You hit the level cap and now you have to start over, but when you get all your powers back they'll be even stronger than they were the first time.

[kuroi_taiyo]

Level cap...?

[ You say things in the weirdest way, girl. The only natural way to deal with confusion and frustration is to take it out on what's around. Which is this topic. ]

Only us shinki could be considered anything like that. All you gods get to keep what you had before and have some cool powers and a place to stay and followers. Shit, I just get to be dead, forget everything I can do and have to master some new shitty magic. All while being some god's tool. Which is really gonna suck if that guy turns out to be boring after all this.

[all_seeing_eye]

Yeah, that's great and everything, but they could've at least let me bring my laptop with me.

[Futaba just sighs, shaking her head.]

Plus, being a god sounds like a lot of work. What kind of prayers am I even supposed to answer for my followers, anyway? The original Yog-Sothoth was known for driving mortals mad and birthing horror terrors from beyond the stars.

[kuroi_taiyo]

... Yeah, no clue what a laptop is.

[ It doesn't sound interesting enough to ask about, either. What does is this original Yog-Sothoth person. He can get down and follow a god like that- it sounds fucking awesome. ]

Sounds like you should find a way to get on that. Hey, lemme watch when you go do that.

[all_seeing_eye]

[Futaba's about to correct him, but then he latches onto the other topic.]

What? No way, I'm not gonna do that! First off, I'm not interested in driving anyone mad, and second, I'm only fifteen!

[kuroi_taiyo]

It's not like they're expecting you to literally birth anything. Spawning something doesn't mean it's gotta be from your body.

[ Where even someone who has no idea what a laptop or rpg is understands spawn points... The world is a strange place. ]

[all_seeing_eye]

Wow, hey, let's talk about something that doesn't involve the word spawning.

[Futaba shivers a little, shaking her head.]

Maybe I'll just be a god of riddles and puzzles and forbidden knowledge and stuff like that instead.

[kuroi_taiyo]

Well that sounds boring.

[ Judar will remember this aversion to the word 'spawn' for the future. Because he's that kind of person. ]

Are you even allowed to change what it is that the god you're acting as is about? If you're gonna be something, you should go all in and do it proper.

[all_seeing_eye]

Hey, they could have had anyone they wanted as the new Yog-Sothoth, but they picked me. That means they have to deal with the way I'm gonna do this.