godsoffortune: (sakura)
The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2018-02-16 06:51 pm

February Training

Who: Everyone
What: Information and Training
When: October 15th
Where: Meeting Hall, 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 the Meeting Hall, 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 traditional reception room within the Meeting Hall for an informational meeting covering the basics of proper god behavior. A minor deity is giving the speech, and none of the white-robed shinki enter. 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 in the white-and-gold of Amaterasu's hosuehold 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 explanation 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.

    A training game has been set up through a section of the Meeting Hall gardens, with little cut-outs of ayakashi hidden in the landscaping, tucked into bushes or taped under bridges. Prize ribbons are being offered for every ten "ayakashi" a shinki (or team) discovers.


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. Several magically animated straw-stuffed training dummies, many of which have been carefully mended and patched with neat black stitching, are set up on the lawn with a white-robed shinki hovering nearby to watch over them. They make good training partners, although anyone who comes too close risks being targeted for a sparring match whether they wanted one or not.

    The pond behind the dojo has had dozens wooden poles sunk in it, spaced a few feet apart, with a bunch of brightly colored ribbons tied around the pole in the very center. Some of the white-robed shinki are practicing scaling the poles and leaping from one to the next, until they get close enough that they can snatch a ribbon from the center pole, and several have fallen in and are being teased by their fellows.


Rest and Refreshments

    Instead of snacks being served at the training session, this week, white-robed shinki with little flags are conducting groups of newcomers and volunteers down to the Tokyo Daijingu shrine and into a street festival currently being held in Tokyo. Traditional dance troupes are performing on street corners, and vendors have every kind of fall street foods, from barbecue to takoyaki, chocolate-dipped bananas and red-bean pancakes. New arrivals will get a white-and-gold envelope with spending money for the fair, although gods and shinki who have had some time to settle in will have to handle their own lunch expenses.




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
  • Go to a festival
  • Spectate if you want
  • Have fun~
kagenonadeshiko: (the things I put up with)

[personal profile] kagenonadeshiko 2018-02-23 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I agree with you. The reality of ayakashi is different from simply hearing about it. If nothing else, these little cutouts could be animated like the dummies were. But I suppose they want to build skills one bit at a time. Still, experience is the best teacher and danger's the best motivator for learning.

[Spotting another 'ayakashi' between the branches of a nearby bush, she hurries over to fetch it. Kind of disappointing it was so easy to find.]

And there's the last one. Wanna go again or look for something else to do?
kokuyoyo: (Tell him next time I'm going to be)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-02-23 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
There are plenty of weak ayakashi as well... So long as people were careful, and they were annihilated at the end of the day, I think it would be fine.

[Staying behind as Ayumu runs ahead, Chikusa tilts his head to the side.]

...I thought you were interested in the prize...
kagenonadeshiko: (fond; amusement)

[personal profile] kagenonadeshiko 2018-02-23 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I am. We can redeem these along the way.

[Ayumu shrugs as she retrieves the cut out.]

Training with weak ayakashi isn't a bad idea, you know. And I've been curious how you managed to capture one.

[He had gotten through to her that day, even if it might not have seemed like it on the surface at the time. And she is trying to better herself and be open to new possibilities these days.]
kokuyoyo: (Tell him next time I'm going to be)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-02-23 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[...Oh. So she paid attention to that. Waiting for her to come back around with the cutout, Chikusa tilts his head to the side.]

...We can talk more about it... away from here.

[He doesn't really want to let too much slip about his ayakashi capturing and blight poison while around any of the old guard's shinki.]
kagenonadeshiko: (content to serve)

[personal profile] kagenonadeshiko 2018-02-23 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[She figured as much so she'd kept her tone hushed and waited until all the old guard shinki were preoccupied with other people before saying anything. Ayumu returns with her share of the prey, smiling.]

Well, I hear they're directing us toward a festival for breaks this time. It might be a good opportunity to slip away undetected.
kokuyoyo: (Woke up with a squirrel in my bed.)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-02-23 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm. I just hope no corpses show up this time...

[Sighing, he starts to shuffle towards where the prizes are apparently being distributed.]
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Guarded)

[personal profile] unlucky7 2018-02-24 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Ginia notes the entry, making a mental reminder to go back and read all the (visible) responses in full. So it doesn't often happen, but can happen. As loyal and devoted as she can be, the idea of gaining your freedom through murder isn't disagreeable.

A hint of worry runs through her. What kind of god is her own?]


Who do you serve?
boneofsword: (nothing but a mask)

[personal profile] boneofsword 2018-02-24 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Archer isn't going to judge, since he's True Neutral™.]

Cú Chulainn, also known as Caster.
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Observing)

[personal profile] unlucky7 2018-02-24 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Archer. Caster. Huh. Interesting naming convention.]

I met him earlier. We fought.
boneofsword: (listen to what I say)

[personal profile] boneofsword 2018-02-24 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[That's not surprising, Caster loves those days and finding new sparring partners.]

He's always up for a spar.
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Watching)

[personal profile] unlucky7 2018-02-24 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
[That was apparent. Hits like a damn truck. But good to know for the future too.]

How's he as a god?

[Not that Ginia's into gossip, but having a feel for the different gods around never hurt. All the easier to figure out who to seek as allies.]
kagenonadeshiko: (stepford smiler; suppression)

[personal profile] kagenonadeshiko 2018-02-24 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Ayumu marches up to the supervising shinki and hands out her cut outs, indicating that he do the same.]

I'm sure the festival will be safe enough. Isn't that right?

[Ayumu smiles a little too pleasantly at the old guard shinki in charge of handing out ribbons.]
letteropener: (excited)

[personal profile] letteropener 2018-02-24 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! A literal turntable! [Celestia finds that a little more amusing than maybe she ought to, lifting one hoof to hide her smile and keep a giggle tucked away.] No doubt the original one at that.
letteropener: (chatting away)

[personal profile] letteropener 2018-02-24 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
We ponies are herbivores, so we rely heavily on baked goods, grains, cheeses, sauces and marinades, and so forth. Fruit is incredibly popular in Equestria as well -- we have some of the finest orchards and farms in the world. And we have a number of holidays as well, many of them not unlike human ones, from what I've read.
kokuyoyo: (And the cops are back.)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-02-24 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Probably because everyone knows what clusterfucks can happen, the guard is quick to give an affirmative that it will be safe.]

[Chikusa doesn't believe it, but he at least stays quiet instead as Ayumu is handed.... a ribbon?]


....Girls like ribbons... right?
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Watching)

[personal profile] unlucky7 2018-02-24 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
What are holidays like? What do you celebrate?

[There's the vaguest understanding of what a holiday is, but all specifics and certainly all associated memories are gone. So let the wayward shinki live vicariously through your memories.]

What's your favorite one?
hedgehogsdilemma: (See things the right way up)

[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2018-02-24 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
[The fact that she seems to be taking the misstep on his part in stride is honestly pretty comforting, even if he still feels kind of bad over it.]

I just got here, yeah... [At least there's a feeling of newbie-solidarity in this interaction.] It's... a lot to get used to.
hedgehogsdilemma: (Come on try a little)

[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2018-02-24 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
[That sounds both a little far-fetched and annoying.

But, then again, is it more hard to believe when put next to the idea of dying and becoming some kind of literal sacred weapon for a god's use? Maybe not getting full is simply really inconvenient, in that case.]


I... guess that's one more thing to get used to. [Better to find it out before he decides to get a snack, rather than after.]
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Watching 3)

[personal profile] unlucky7 2018-02-24 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
Have people been filling you in on things? Are you a god or shinki?

[Though hold that thought because they're now the front of the line. Ginia gestures at him to go ahead and order.]
untodeath: (wink .)

[personal profile] untodeath 2018-02-24 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
r&r; with william!

[ It was no sooner than Grell heard of the street festival that she was dragging William along to it. She hadn't the slightest idea what was being celebrated, but such festivities were always worth a poke-- especially where there was food involved. ]

So, I found us this cute little fish cake... and this!

[ In one hand, she holds a takoyaki - in the other, a chocolate covered banana! What would William choose; something new and unusual, or terribly familiar and phallic?

There's a mighty grin on the redhead's face, as she raises one, then the other. ]


Your pick~♥


[ Feel free to find the couple wandering about, or perhaps wander across Grell as she's stepped away to grab their snacks! ]
death_glare: (asdfsf)

[personal profile] death_glare 2018-02-24 07:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ Considering the face William makes at the more traditional Japanese item, it's safe to assume he's opting for the banana. Plus, it's coated in chocolate. And William's always had quite the surprising sweet tooth.

He'll reach out and take his pick. Grell can enjoy figuring out what the heck that other thing is. ]
untodeath: (pose .)

[personal profile] untodeath 2018-02-24 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ In a win-win situation like this, Grell is WHOLLY pleased with his decision. It's with a chuckle that she hands over the banana, lashes batting. First, she'll need to see him put it in his mouth, before she can enjoy the experience of this new food. ]

I could have guessed.

[ Actually, that is precisely why she chose the banana; knowing William's preference for familiarity, and weakness for chocolate. And for her amusement. ]

This is a street food staple, it seems. I haven't tried it until now, but it looks interesting, doesn't it? [ Holding the little paper container up, she flicks at the toothpick protruding from the takoyaki. ]
death_glare: (bavewa)

[personal profile] death_glare 2018-02-24 08:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ Another peer at the takoyaki and he's shaking his head. ]

Interesting certainly does not guarantee tasting good.

[ And though he's been brave and tried some new things here, he's definitely more drawn to what he already knows he enjoys.

But, Grell will get her wish as William doesn't hesitate to partake in his snack. ]
untodeath: [ ★=liscened work / ✯=fan edit / ☆=fan art ] ; editor/artist (Default)

[personal profile] untodeath 2018-02-24 08:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ Score. Keep putting that banana in your mouth, William, yeees.

Grell giggles, now satisfied enough to dig in. Except, when she dares to take the first bite, it's still MUCH too fresh, so she'll be backing off of that real quick. ]


A-haaa, hot--!

[ With a pout, she's leering at the steam pouring out of the incisions her teeth have made, inflicted tongue just protruding enough to get some air. ]
death_glare: (sdf)

[personal profile] death_glare 2018-02-24 08:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ If only William knew what Grell was thinking right now, she'd get a bash to the face. Thankfully for her, William's mind isn't that lewd. Though, with that reaction to her own snack, it's almost like she got her punishment anyway. ]

Be careful.

[ Said as a reprimand, not a caring precaution. ]