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The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2018-03-16 07:00 pm

March Training

Who: Everyone
What: Information and Training
When: October 25th
Where: Outside the 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 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 what looks like an old, large warehouse behind the Meeting Hall for an informational meeting covering the basics of proper god behavior. Several chairs have been moved in, but they're squeezed together between packed shelves and boxes of old ritual clothing, scrolls and rusty or chipped household goods. 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.

    Back copies of the "From Ama" magazine, including puff pieces about new or rising gods or successful shinki, advice columns for resolving problems between gods and shinki, temple photographs and other articles of interest to gods and shinki, have been brought out in boxes and piled up next to a table holding a few remaining copies of the shinki questionnaire for any new shinki who want to keep one around until they can answer the included questions.

      What is your name?

      What is your god's name?

      How do you see your duties as a shinki?

      What is your favorite part of life with your god?

      What is your least favorite part of life with your god?

      What advice would you like to give your god?

      Do you wish to be assigned to a different god? []Y []N


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 white-robed shinki are still busy cleaning and preparing the Meeting Hall for the big annual meeting of the gods. They'll recruit anyone who looks as though they're not too busy in order to help scrub floors, weed, sweep paths and walkways, and shoo away any unwelcome little spirits that are hiding away in dark corners of the hall. Heavy lifting is good exercise... right?


Rest and Refreshments

    There are casks of fresh, cold water near the dojo to make sure no one gets dehydrated, but for those who've finished working, hot tea and enough seasonal treats are available to make it look as though the Heavens bought out an entire sweet shop. They're being distributed by a few shinki in indigo-blue and plain brown robes with the sleeves tied back, who aren't above teasing the newcomers a bit.

    Young shinki are playing in the nicely manicured garden, trying to catch crayfish at the lake edge, dashing around playing tag and hide-and-seek. Just be careful you don't get caught in the middle of a game of "Kagome"! If you do, you'll really be stuck until you guess someone's name.




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
  • Enjoy a traditional tea
  • Spectate if you want
  • Have fun~
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Watching)

R&R

[personal profile] unlucky7 2018-03-19 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ginia passes through the area with her own sweets, watching the children run by with mixed joy and sadness. Shinki are all dead, and it's a shape they're all so young. She looks past the children and sees the other child sitting in the shade. her head tilts slightly as she regards him sitting alone.

When was the last time you saw Ginia, Felix? Was it after you went to her for help and she brushed you off with the best of intentions? Did you see the text messages she sent apologizing and begging you to come back or did you already ditch your phone? How well do you remember what she looks like?

How well do you think you know her?

The jacket is the same comfortable leather motorcycle jacket she wears around the office, though have you ever seen the leather look so new, unbroken? Her posture is tense, a loaded spring through the shoulders, down the back, into her legs, ready to move, to take action, to run, to disappear. It's the way every generation was built to be, perfectly crafted mechanical soldiers designed to be replaced when their parts inevitable wear out.

Have you ever seen her so tightly wound before? Have you ever seen her on the defensive on the day to day?

Ginia looks Felix's way, stares at him with a slight tilt of her head, then past as she starts to walk on.]
iron59: (1)

Gamma

[personal profile] iron59 2018-03-19 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[While she is practicing a kata, a small figure stops to watch her for a moment. He chews on his lip for a moment before stepping forward a bit, thought still well back from her.]

You're pretty good. But you do it different, a bit. I don't think our instructor would have approved, but I like it.

[He offers her a smile.]
kokuyoyo: (Apparently I kept telling people I was)

physical

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-03-19 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[This kid isn't the only one looking over the knives. Chikusa is also expecting the weapons, although his focus lies more on the type not intended to be thrown. As the kid starts to reach out, his gaze flicks over to him.]

....Know how to use those?
iron59: (3)

I

[personal profile] iron59 2018-03-19 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[The voice catches the 10-year old as he is preparing to bolt for the exit. He pauses, looking over at the girl and frowning ever so slightly.]

Um. Made of...?

[He glances around; best to make sure she was actually talking to him.]

It, uh, seems kind of...silly?
swordofzero: (happy smiles)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2018-03-19 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[She is fast Suzaku will have to work harder to catch up, Suzaku reaches the end and spins round going faster]

Not bad yourself. [He calls back to her.

He's not sure they are cleaning this floor at all. He will probably end up going over it again when they are done racing.]
nopixiedust: (insovereign) (He bought me an oreo ice cream)

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[personal profile] nopixiedust 2018-03-19 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Among the group of children is what appears to be a young girl, her hair wrapped around her head in intricate braids. She's laughing along with everyone else as they run about, singing with one another. She's also apparently very good at redirecting the flow of children, because soon enough the small group starts making its way towards Ryoma like a tumbleweed.]

Hey! Mister, you should come play too.
nopixiedust: (sillica) (Forget about socially acceptable.)

ii

[personal profile] nopixiedust 2018-03-19 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, it's not the tea which had gotten Wendy's attention, but that girl with the kitty hair! So when she turns towards the seemingly young girl, Wendy immediately brightens.]

Yeah! I'm working to do idol songs and dances! [And because there's no mistaking that kind of fashion-] Do you do that, too?

[Another idol type in the Far Shore! A pity about the sentence ender thing...]
swordofzero: (polite and friendly)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2018-03-19 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[Suzaku shook his head] No. No name. [Just the leaflet and instructions on what was expected, on the importance of team work.

He looked down again and nodded, he would be careful.]
Have you been here long? [He seemed to know more about what was going on that Suzaku at least.] Did it take you a while to find your god?



nopixiedust: (sassybird) (If I hid at school to avoid the cops)

rnr

[personal profile] nopixiedust 2018-03-19 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
It's Kagome, Hibiki!

[And, blending right in with the group of child shinki, is Wendy. Hey, she gets along with the kid shinki under Amaterasu!]

Do you know how to play~?
swordofzero: (pic#732312)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2018-03-19 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[Suzaku blinked. It was not really reassuring. That meant that things going wrong were disastrous. Suzaku made note of that.] I took the bullets out [As it had already made someone uncomfortable]

I had it when I arrived and I don't have any where to put it. [He's wearing a skin tight suit, with no pockets. He's trying to hold it in a non threatening manner.]
nopixiedust: (sillica) ("Maybe I'll see you again later. :)")

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[personal profile] nopixiedust 2018-03-19 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[And as he's in the middle of trying to find a place to throw the questionnaire away?]

[A pair of small hands suddenly lunge up to dig into the chains near the base of his hood and pull with the full weight of a small child.]

[Because that's who's harassing him right now, apparently. It's a young girl, pre-adolescent, and with some sure intensity burning in her eyes as she tries to stare a fire straight into that hood.]


Do not say that.
swordofzero: (I'm not crazy ALL the time)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2018-03-19 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Suzaku smiled at the boy though he didn't pause in his own scrubbing. The boy was young but seemed a hard worker even if it was clear he would probably prefer to be somewhere else.]

Yes, they said there was to be an important meeting of gods. It looks like they got a lot of people to help out.

[Helping out, being press ganged into scrubbing floors. It all seems to be one and the same in Suzaku's mind]
nopixiedust: (sassybird) (You are the patron saint)

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[personal profile] nopixiedust 2018-03-19 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Jeez, don't you have any faith in me...?

[She'd been approaching slowly and quietly, after all!]
iron59: (3)

R&R

[personal profile] iron59 2018-03-19 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[He notices her before her eyes move to him; the other children catch her attention more than his. Even as he starts to his feet, he wonders if that meant something in particular, but it doesn't matter. He's not about to let her...

When their eyes meet, he freezes; it's Erika all over again. But this time, he doesn't know the terrain. He doesn't know if she does. He doesn't know anything, today. Half standing, he drops back to the ground, body as tense as hers. Even as he focuses on her, fumbling to link with her network, he prepares to dodge to the side. He can't see anything on her that might be dangerous, but that means nothing.

It takes a moment before his observations catch up with his reactions. She hasn't responded to him, not really. She's too far to make out all of the details, but a few stick out, like how her coat doesn't have the tear that she got when he blew up the microwave, the one they'd patched up with the wrong colour leather.

And though he expected her to be on edge after he locked down Erika's everything to get away, he's not ready for the almost blank dismissal he receives, instead. She looks at him, yes, but she doesn't even see him.

He pushes up from the ground, quickly, dropping the half-eaten pastry he'd been working at onto the ground.]


Wait.
welcome_home: (002)

[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-03-19 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She might fall over before she gets that far, but she's still tipping back towards him anyway. ]

What if I don't know what I want?
welcome_home: (006)

[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-03-19 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ahhh, it's someone she hasn't met yet. Which has her looking a little shy at being spoken to, but she peeks up at him, fingers twisting a little uncertainly before her as she offers him a little smile. ]

Umm... I don't know? There's so many...
iron59: (10)

Re: physical

[personal profile] iron59 2018-03-19 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[He lifts the blade, weighing in his hand for a moment before turning around. He give the other a blank appraisal, then looks at the blade. He sighs, and looks up again.]

I'm not as good as I'd like. My sister was always better with them than the rest of us.

But...it's easier to hide than a pistol, and you don't have to throw it, either.

[With a flick, he tosses the knife up and catches it again, fingertips tight against the flat of the blade.]

Plus, it's a lot lighter. Easier to juggle.
welcome_home: (068)

[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-03-19 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Nanako pauses as she turns at the sound of the voice, glancing up at the man.

...Oddly enough, her scarf keeps moving, hovering around her like it (he, really) has a mind of its own.

But Nanako offers Caster a warm smile all the same. ]


Ummm..... Maybe, but I don't know how anyone else can help. I think we just need to practice more.
welcome_home: (058)

[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-03-19 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She'd been coming to say hello, but she stops in surprise at his words of greeting as she blinks up at him with wide eyes. ]

I didn't leave?
welcome_home: (029)

[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-03-19 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Nanako is glancing between the unhappy cat and Shun (although really, their expressions are eerily similar at the moment, Shun you can also be a hissy cat sometimes) before settling her attention on the youkai. ]

Where would you like to go, Mister Nekomata? I bet we could find you somewhere nicer and more comfortable than a spear. Would you like me to help?
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Watching 2)

[personal profile] unlucky7 2018-03-19 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[How do you recognize what you can't remember? How do you recognize who you don't know?

Simple: you don't.

There's no feeling of nostalgia, no Hollywood movie moment as the world slows down to a crawl and recognition dawns on her. Ginia doesn't stop walking, not because she's ignoring him, but because his words don't register as anything related to her. The "wait" could be for anyone.

So she walks on, long strides with purpose, with power, moving fast even as she doesn't know where she's going. Ginia stops again, considers her surroundings with the slightest turn of her head. It's the prefect chance to catch up.]
kokuyoyo: (I mean I don't even call it a hangover)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-03-19 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
....You weren't showing up. When people don't show up.... it's often because they've left.

[Especially when they're known for being so social before.]
cloak: (thought)

[personal profile] cloak 2018-03-19 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
So...work with what I can do, first.

[It makes about as much sense as anything else. If he can control when he uses whatever this ability is, he can avoid misfiring when he's trying to do what he's supposed to. There's only one difficulty in this however, and he puffs out a clipped breath]

Which means figuring out how I'm doing it.

[That'll...keep him occupied for sure]
iron59: (9)

[personal profile] iron59 2018-03-19 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. That's what they said to me, too. It's kind of like Jack when the Director's coming down.

[He leans on the broom a little.]

How'd they catch you? I was trying to climb the wall to see what's on the roof.
welcome_home: (001)

[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-03-19 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She giggles, a happy sound as she leans up on her tiptoes to reach, carefully leaning in to brush her fingers tentatively against the soft points of his ears. ]

I'm Nanako! It's nice to meet you, Kaden!