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

[kokuyoyo]

....Right ahead... Two o'clock.

[He's not going to do any physical guiding. That's a bit more than he cares to do. Still- ]

God or shinki?

[recipeh]

[Ignis preferred to not be suddenly grabbed and pulled if it could be helped. The verbal instructions were just fine for him. He followed them and found the bottles of water.]

A shinki.

[There was a pause as he opened his bottle of water.]

Is there that little of a difference in appearance?

[He imagined gods to be...more...well...godlike in appearance.]

[kokuyoyo]

...They can be anything from human, to... talking ponies...

[So there's a lot of variety is what he's saying, although most fall on the humanoid side of things.]

...But shinki have their names.

[recipeh]

The names...that we are given by our god, yes? Is that the name that you are referring to?

[That puts him at a disadvantage of him telling the difference even if the name was on a visible portion of the skin.]

[kokuyoyo]

Right. But most keep theirs covered up...

[Which is sensible enough even discounting how vulnerable they make a shinki. Some are just in places that get covered up by clothing, after all.]

[recipeh]

Is there a particular reason? Or does it vary? I heard that they appear on random parts of the body, but say it appeared on the hands, neck, or face-- places that are not usually covered by modern clothing-- is there still an attempt to keep them hidden?

[kokuyoyo]

No reason as far as I can tell... But it should be covered if you know what's good for you.

[recipeh]

[He raises his eyebrows.]

And why is that, exactly?

[kokuyoyo]

Names have power...

[His shoe scuffs against the ground slightly as he steps a little closer.]

Need an example?

[recipeh]

[He hears the step coming closer in his direction.]

A verbal explanation would be more than sufficient.

[kokuyoyo]

...Figures...

[Yeah, it wasn't a serious attempt. Someone blind, he figures, is liable to being more cautious... unlike jackass teenagers who will just strip in public.]

There are other spells besides borderlines.

[recipeh]

[Sighted or blind, Ignis has always been a cautious person. His current situation has made him even more so.]

And they make use of the names we are given, correct? What such spells are they?

[kokuyoyo]

Spells against shinki.

[And not gods. Mortals, sometimes.]

To silence you... Or trap you in place.

[recipeh]

Hm. I see.

[He places a hand to his chin and rubs it in thought. That means that when he is named, he would have to take extra care into knowing where it is exactly and making sure it is properly concealed.]

That would be a good reason as any to keep them covered.

[kokuyoyo]

Most of the new shinki don't know spells... But the older ones do.

So.... Something to keep in mind.

[Gotta sow that paranoia early, u kno]