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

[bartenderizing]

I mean, I guess.

[ Some people had problems with shinki going nora, but there were plenty of reasons to do it. Everyone that did had their own. ]

Just make sure it's with people you trust, okay? You are putting your entire being into their hands.

[ Speaking of hands, his could easily be seen on the back of his right one. ]

[appealingdame]

Hm... Your entire being, huh?

[Charlotte takes Shizuo's right hand and starts tracing over the kanji with her finger. She has no clue what it fucking says.]

Isn't it just this?

[bartenderizing]

[ That's- that's an odd thing to do. Though he can't help but look down and watch as she did it. ]

That's the proof of having been named, sure. However when you're called, your entire body changes into something for your god to use against ayakashi. So when I said into their hands, in some cases that's meant literally.

[ Which is why Shizuo wouldn't suggest a shinki stay with their god if they didn't get along with or trust them. ]

[appealingdame]

[Keeps tracing that kanji. It's certainly an odd thing to do! She has to stand very close in order to do it properly, apparently.]

Oh, right, that weapon stuff... [Weird physical contact aside, Charlotte's actually more focused on getting info out of this schmuck. She can multitask.] It'd be so scary to have that happen with a bad god!

[It sounds pretty crappy with any god, but whatever.]

[bartenderizing]

[ The problem was that when you lacked a lot of social experience, it leaves you wondering on whether or not this was actually odd. Even if most people would recognize that right away.

It seemed weird, but he didn't want to be rude by pulling away. It's not like she was doing anything wrong. ]

Yeah, I guess it would be. Most of the gods are pretty okay. At worst, aside from one that was off attacking people, there are some gods who are questionable.

[appealingdame]

[Charlotte pauses in her tracing, suddenly pushing down rather hard on Shizuo's hand with her finger.]

... Wait, so there are actual creeps here too?

[bartenderizing]

[ He notices that her hand stopped moving, but doesn't seem to react to the sudden pressing. At least he has a sturdy hand, though. She could keep pressing harder and he still wouldn't know. ]

Yeah? I mean, I don't think anyone decides who gets pulled here, so it's not like everyone's good or anything like that. Then there's times that can affect people and make them... worse.