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

[lionhearrt]

[ He grins as Shun puts distance between them. He spreads his arms out, red gathering all around him, growing bigger and bigger as he issues a challenge. ]

Come at me.

[ This is what he wanted. A fight that lasted more than a single burst of power giving him the chance to give his power an outlet.]

[revolutionfalcon]

[While Shun knows well enough that going directly against someone with Mikoto's level of raw power is a bad idea, he's also not the sort to turn down a challenge. And maybe he can get some use out of his training with Hitsugaya in combat with people who have supernatural abilities.

Shun darts forward, looking for all the world like he's about to run a straightforward charge into Mikoto. But within about a foot of him, he disappears.

The slight sound of moving fabric should be audible when Shun reappears in the air just behind Mikoto instead, driving a flying roundhouse kick towards the side of his head.]

[lionhearrt]

[ The kick lands, snapping his head down and spilling a laugh from the King as he lets his power explode out like a volcano. ]

1/2

[revolutionfalcon]

[The explosive force knocks Shun back, and he barely has time to cross his arms against the heat. For better or worse, his world has given him ample experience in recovering from being thrown by explosions, and he lands hard on his feet before rebounding into a flip, still carried by the momentum until he lands a second time, skidding hard on his feet until it wears off.

He's faintly aware of the pain of a burn on his forearms, and he runs a hand up one, letting none of the pain show through on his face. Seems like Mikoto's yet another masochist, though he shouldn't be surprised by this point.]

2/2

[revolutionfalcon]

[What he's more surprised about is that being all it took to get a reaction out of Mikoto. Even after how many of his fights have been ones for his life, it's hard to keep a straight face when someone gets into it.

After a moment, a smile that runs the edges of unsettling crosses Shun's face.]

Is that all it takes to excite you? [He's barely on the second last word before he's launching himself back at Mikoto. This time, he doesn't leap to kick - doesn't really need to, because even with one foot planted firmly on the ground, he swings his other leg high enough for a clean kick towards the jaw.]