February Training

[godsoffortune]

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~

Comments

[shiitan]

I don't mind if you conquer the Far Shore. [Um. He was going to get struck down by the heavens someday with that kind of thinking.]

But... My jokes being made obsolete is something I won't tolerate! [ROSS.]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Hyaaaha ha ha ha! Then you better hurry up and get the good ones out now! Because it's a lot harder to make a good joke about the most badass freaking Overlord in the entire cosmos when he's NOT a book!

[shiitan]

So not impossible then... I should get to work.

[After napping, but no one else had to know that.]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

No, not impossible. If you're going to try, I expect you to accomplish a feat worthy of a vassal!

[Zetta is... yes, actually encouraging Ross to successfully mock him as evidence that he's a worthy retainer. Demons are weird, man.]

[shiitan]

A vassal? [He held his chin, as if he was considering the possibility.]

Alright. Maybe I'll try overthrowing you while I'm at it.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Overthrowing me, huh?

[The Overlord stares down at Ross... then smirks.]

Huh. A proper attitude for an underling at last. Maybe you have some potential.

[shiitan]

[Wait, that was a proper attitude? Demons sure were something...]

Oh, by the way. I think someone stuck a note to your back.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

[What good is a vassal who let the Overlord get complacent? A challenge like that helps a leader grow and gain power.]

Wait, what?

[The book spins in midair to try to see if this is true. And then again. Obviously, this is less than effectual.]

[shiitan]

[He could help Zetta out with that...or he could just let him spin around and around for no reason. The answer was obvious.]

Keep spinning around, you'll see it eventually.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

...Hey, wait a minute!

[The jig is up! Zetta turns to glare at Ross.]

YOU put the paper there, didn't you!?

[shiitan]

Can I take credit for it even if I didn't?

[Because he was more than happy to do that.]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Not if you ask first!!

[But the question had the Overlord even more agitated than a straight admission of guilt would, so mission accomplished there!]

[shiitan]

Alright, I won't ask next time. [That statement was not a good sign, but Ross did at least remove the note for him.]

It says, "Tome of Far Shore Secrets" and "I'm lost! Please take me back to the library." [He turned the note around for Zetta to see.]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

The one is technically true but I obviously don't belong in the library! What the hell do I look like, a book from the Restricted Section?!

[Zetta is not above a pop culture reference.]

[shiitan]

You don't belong in the library?! [He was oh so shocked by this!]

I thought for sure that you'd fit right in with that kind of scenario...

[badassfreakingoverlord]

I'm literally incapable of being quiet enough for a library!

[Truer words were never spoken, let's be real here.]

[shiitan]

Zetta. [Oh man, he actually used his name. This had to be very important.]

That's what a quitter says. Are you a quitter? [Or not.]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

What -- I'm the most badass freaking Overlord in the entire cosmos! How could I be a quitter?!

[shiitan]

Exactly. So don't go around saying you're incapable of things so quickly. [Oh. That was almost a nice thing to say.]

Now, go to that library and be quiet in a badass way!

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Yeah! Damn straight! I'll go show that library that it's underestimated the power of an Overlord! Hyaaha ha ha ha ha!

[The minion carrying Zetta promptly turns and hauls the smug-looking book down the hallway.]

[shiitan]

[While the thought of following was tempting, instead he let out a large sigh and sat down. Just how would this turn out?

...He'd just have to find out after taking a short nap. Or a long one.]