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

[appealingdame]

[Charlotte pauses. That doesn't sound right- but she doesn't have the memories of a lifetime of rejection to reinforce how wrong it is.]

... Really? You do?

[boneofsword]

[Archer just shrugs. He's not sure how to read her, but that sudden change into a perfectly proper girl is oddly familiar.]

Most of the new gods treat their shinki as partners, not as "perfect servants". [sarcasm is dripping from his words in such amount it could burn the floor. The way he quotes last two words is obvious.]

[appealingdame]

[Charlotte's stomach twists and she forces a smile.]

Oh, well, that's a relief! I'm sure I could never pass for perfect, after all! Tee hee!

[Maybe the gods don't want "perfect servants" but she'll bet that for "partners" they still want someone pretty and cute. Everyone would rather spend time with someone like that.]

[boneofsword]

[Archer notes how her smile seems a bit forced.]

The question is do you prefer to be like those shinki, [he gestures at the old gods' shinki in their official attire,] or the rest. [now his gesture sweeps the whole colorful crowd of new gods and shinki alike.]

There's no written rule saying shinki have to be all prim and proper. We can be as loudmouthed or apathetic as we want to, and no one's gonna judge.