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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~
letteropener: (huh)

Sparring

[personal profile] letteropener 2018-03-17 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh goodness.

[Celestia now has a cloak across her face, and though her expression of surprise isn't visible, the entire rest of her body shows it clearly -- one hoof raised, wings spread and feathers fluffed out, and otherwise totally still as she tries to comprehend just what in Equestria has abruptly happened.]

[After a comedic second, her horn and the cloak both glow with a golden light, and the latter lifts off her face.]
I do believe somepony lost something.
welcome_home: (018)

Physical Training

[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-03-17 03:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Nanako had been all prepared to come help the stranger when the dummy attacked him, worried about him, because she'd never seen them do that before.

Of course, then he turns into a giant blue cat and she gets distracted from all of it to stop and stare with wide eyes until he's shredded the thing. Her mouth has dropped open as the disembodied head of the dummy rolls to a stop at her feet and she leans down to pick it up without thinking, especially since it.... doesn't seem so dangerous anymore.

She ventures a little closer with a fascinated expression, still clutching the dummy's head. ]


Are you.... okay?
skybluelaguz: (Clever)

[personal profile] skybluelaguz 2018-03-17 03:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ranulf had just started to take a cat nap when a small, familiar scent, tickled his nose and he woke up. It doesn't take him long before he's on a journey to finding out just who it was that he knew that was here.

It doesn't take too long at all when he spots the sea-foam hair, and blue armour he knew all too well. He jogs over to her, a large smile on his face. ]


I thought I smelled a familiar face.
skybluelaguz: (Wink)

[personal profile] skybluelaguz 2018-03-17 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He flicks some straw off of his tunic before he spots a little beorc coming towards him, the dummy head in her arms. She looked a little shocked at the whole thing. Whoops.

He kneels down, smiling at her, his tail slowly swaying. ]


I'm quite alright, little one. Sorry if I startled you.
welcome_home: (036)

R&R

[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-03-17 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Yoon!

[ Considering she hasn't left her own temple in some time, either, Nanako might have missed the fact that he hasn't been around much. But she looks happy to see him as she slips over, one hand lifted in a little wave of greeting. ]

Hi! Are you working here today? I thought just the old gods' shinki did that?
redstray: (Biku)

[personal profile] redstray 2018-03-17 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Eric watched as a flock of birds slowly surrounded themselves around Shun as he continued to feed them. He couldn't help but wander over, because it was a bit mesmerizing, and he's never seen Shun look so relaxed before.

He tenses when he hears Shun speak, surprised by the sudden noise. He fiddles with his sleeves before he goes just a bit closer, sitting down as quietly and slowly as he could. Though a couple of birds moved away from him, none of them left. ]


I won't.
redstray: (No...)

Rest and Refreshment

[personal profile] redstray 2018-03-17 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Intervene? More like enable. Eric's also looking over the sweets table. There were so many choices...but when he spots Nanako he goes over to him. She also seemed to be thinking the same thing. If that was the case. ]

If...we get two different boxes each, we can try four different sweets.

[ And that way it doesn't look so suspicious that they're eating a whole bunch of candy. ]
foxrightsactivist: (roses are red violets are blue)

[personal profile] foxrightsactivist 2018-03-17 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, and so do you! Everyone deserves to be taken care of.

[There's a somewhat irritated voice coming from further up the path, and Kaden's ears twitch for just a moment before he quickly gets back to sweeping. Someone noticed he wasn't keeping up with his chores. But he can sweep and talk at the same time, right?]

I don't remember anything about who I am or where I come from... But you seem like a nice person. I wouldn't be so sure about this if you weren't! And there are things out there that can seriously hurt gods like you, right? That's what one of those robed shinki told me. So, let me help!
foxrightsactivist: (I owe you one!)

[personal profile] foxrightsactivist 2018-03-17 04:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Kaden continues his sweeping for a long moment, seemingly unaware of the presence nearby as he does his best to get as much dust and dirt off of the walkway as possible.

But, eventually, something almost instinctual is prickling the hairs on the back of his neck. Ears twitching, he looks up and around, nose subconsciously seeking out new scents until finally--

Oh! It's a kid. Setting aside his broom for a moment, he gives her a bright smile.]


Hey! Are you lost?
foxrightsactivist: (something smells like bacon)

[personal profile] foxrightsactivist 2018-03-17 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, well, they can keep it. Training doesn't really sound like much fun to me...

[But there seems to be some sort of recognition in this stranger's eyes, and for a brief moment it makes Kaden feel... uneasy. But that quickly passes as Ranulf shows his own confusion, and Kaden looks over his shoulder at his own tail, which wiggles just a bit.]

Oh, yeah! I'm a fox. Or it seems like it, anyway. What's a laguz?
welcome_home: (006)

[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-03-17 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She's quick to shake her head, not wanting him to worry about her. Nanako offers him a shy smile before uncertainly holding the dummy head back to him in offering. ]

You didn't. I mean. Not much? Here, uh. I think you lost this.
foxrightsactivist: (I am the sand guardian)

[personal profile] foxrightsactivist 2018-03-17 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooone sec--

[Stretching up on his toes - because this man seems a lot taller with his hair sticking up like this - Kaden reaches up and plucks the weed from Ryoma's hair.]

Here! You must have been helping those other shinki clean up the dojo, right?

[There had been weeds everywhere. So many weeds. Which is what's in his hand now, half-wilted and sagging sadly in Ryoma's direction.]
welcome_home: (006)

[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-03-17 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Nanako gives a quiet squeak of surprise at being caught, quickly ducking out of sight behind the wall once more. But when he calls out to her, she peeks back out once more, taking in the sight of his smile. He looks nice, so she steps into sight, casting him an apologetic glance. ]

No, I'm not lost. Sorry, I didn't mean to stare.
welcome_home: (046)

[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-03-17 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She sees him coming, her expression brightening in happiness to see him. His offer has her giggling and glancing around covertly as if she's instinctively expecting an Adult to arrive and scold them disapprovingly for even considering such a thing. ]

Would that be okay?
foxrightsactivist: (let's go get some TATER TOTS!)

[personal profile] foxrightsactivist 2018-03-17 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh no, she's cute. Kaden quickly realizes that he must seem a little intimidating, towering over her like this, so he squats down to be more on her level.]

Don't worry about it! It's probably not every day you see a tail as silky and fluffy as this, huh? Do you want to touch it? I don't mind if you do!
lightninglobster: (hmm)

[personal profile] lightninglobster 2018-03-17 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ryoma's hair is vast and ever-bound heavensward, but he stays still so that Kaden can weed him--and ah, what an irony, for the weeder to become the weeded. There's a joke to be made about Ryoma and a vegetable bed, but whatever it is, he doesn't quite have the frame of mind to make it at this time.]

Indeed. I was told if I had time to stand around, I had time to help, so help I did.

[The weed deserved what it got. Ryoma's hair was not fertile new land waiting to be colonized--only death awaited the foolish in that terrifying and wildly out of control frontier.]

Did you have a run in with the very helpful organizers as well?
skybluelaguz: (Wink)

[personal profile] skybluelaguz 2018-03-17 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I've had my fair share of training, I think I can take it easy.

[ Considering those dummies aren't even a challenge. But, he would take those than the Goddess of Order any day...

His face falls a little as he hears that, but he quickly covers up. Oh...right he had to be careful explaining things, if this fox was a shinki he didn't know anything. But he asked what a laguz was...that would be fine to explain, right? ]


Oh, my apologies. Laguz are like me, we can transform into our animal forms. There are beast laguz, bird, dragon. I've never heard of a fox laguz though, so it was my mistake. Pay it no mind.
safecage: (05)

[personal profile] safecage 2018-03-17 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I already had to do that once before and no one believed anything I said.
safecage: (13)

[personal profile] safecage 2018-03-17 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
You say something?

[ Have more crumbs flying. ]
welcome_home: (058)

[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-03-17 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Her mouth drops open, but she looks delighted by the offer, clutching her hands in front of her still. ]

I've never seen anyone with a tail like yours! It does look really soft! Can I really? You don't mind?
skybluelaguz: (Smile)

[personal profile] skybluelaguz 2018-03-17 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ah, he did, even if it was just a little. At least she wasn't screaming for her parents to come and take care of him, so that was a bonus. ]

Why thank you.

[ He takes the head from her and examines it before he holds it up in front of his face, making little motions like it's talking. ]

I'm only scary to enemies, other times I'm just a regular old lap cat.

[ He lifts the head and puts it on top of his own, his ears flicking at the new presence. ]

My name's Ranulf, and who might you be?
redstray: (Happy)

[personal profile] redstray 2018-03-17 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He gives her a small smile in return as she giggles.

He gives a nod, like he knows what he's talking about.]


Anymore and we might get caught. And if we're still good to go, we can grab a second round later.
welcome_home: (058)

[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-03-17 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
That's a lot, though! [ Her mouth drops open. ] Will there be enough for the others still?
welcome_home: (001)

[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-03-17 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She stares for a moment with wide eyes before abruptly doubling over in a fit of giggles, arms wrapped around her stomach. ]

It's okay, I don't think you're scary. You're really good at fighting, though.

I'm Nanako. It's nice to meet you, Ranulf. Did you just get here?
tacomeme: (Eh?)

training

[personal profile] tacomeme 2018-03-17 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Takumi was at training every month- of course he was. But it always came with a bit of dread and hope. New people showed up around that time, and while he was always eager to see if his family or friends might arrive there was always the fear they would be shinki. After Elise he wasn't sure he could manage that again.

And yet here he was, using a practice sword on a dummy, when he spotted that familiar hair and froze. He wanted to call out, greet his brother. But...]