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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~
cloak: (thought)

[personal profile] cloak 2018-03-31 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, so... I'm more like armor?

[It's a curious thing to consider, but at the same time, he finds the thought encouraging. If he can keep someone safe, even if he can't damage an enemy, he can see the functional utility in it.

And he does, at least, seem to cover a lot]


That'd be okay.
cloak: (say)

[personal profile] cloak 2018-03-31 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
What makes it different for them?

[Are there different sets of rules? Everything is new enough, strange enough, that this seems like a needless complication.

But people here seem to think that, too]
cloak: (Default)

[personal profile] cloak 2018-03-31 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[He speaks so emphatically about his value that Roxas can only wonder whether it's a kindness or every god views shinki in such a way. After all, it's unclear what all he can do, so how can his value already be determined? For what little he knows of himself he might not even be capable of much.

But these are thoughts he can concern himself with on his own time. Gods are probably pretty busy, or there wouldn't be so many of them, so he nods in understanding when Add says he has other matters to attend to]


Okay. I'll go train then.

[Better that he works on doing what he should now than wait until later, surely]
cloak: (Default)

[personal profile] cloak 2018-03-31 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
That's good.

[And his shoulders relax with that confirmation. Sure it's clear that this guy is okay now, but the thought of people hurting is a troubling one, even if it's in the past.

People don't forget that sort of thing, surely]


I'm Roxas. What's yours?
cloak: (say)

[personal profile] cloak 2018-03-31 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
They must want you to keep it.

[Maybe they don't want to be responsible for the possessions of other shinki, or something like that]

Do you want me to carry it for you?

[They're going to the same place, so he doesn't doubt he can easily return it to him]
cloak: (Default)

[personal profile] cloak 2018-03-31 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Roxas follows his line of sight, watching the dummies]

If I broke one, would it be bad?

[Not knowing what all he can do, Roxas is aware that he runs the risk of using some excessive force when trying to reign in his abilities. Better to be sure of what's acceptable now than cause trouble later.

It seems obvious they are expected to do damage, but how much is too much?]
royaltyloyalty: (thinking)

[personal profile] royaltyloyalty 2018-04-01 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
You don't think I wish it was that easy?

[He does summon his sword, but only because he's convinced she may start shooting.]

I'm here looking for answers and that's why I stayed talking to you this long. I know I died and that's about all I know.

[He holds his sword just a little bit higher, defensively, not realizing the second implication of her words to consider his choice in the past.]

So if you don't want anything to do with me, that's fine, I'll get out of your way until I'm gone for good from this place, but you won't change my mind.
royaltyloyalty: (considering)

[personal profile] royaltyloyalty 2018-04-01 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
Gojyo? But as a...

[He thinks back to that memory of his. Upset or more upset? Because last he remembers...]

Losing your arm will do that to a guy.

[He's had some time to deal with that, but still not thrilled.]

Unless this really is Heaven and he got that miracle'd back somehow?
priforprince: (bangflip)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-04-01 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
The brightest fish in a puddle has dull scales compared to those of the sea.

[ Or, in less celebrity terms, your puniverse

is a puny 'verse. ]
royaltyloyalty: (nice one)

[personal profile] royaltyloyalty 2018-04-01 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ When his attack doesn't work, Dokugakuji jumps backwards out of the way to try and reset his efforts. ]

Caster? He found me earlier.

[ Which of course begs a question he doesn't want to think about too hard before getting another attack in. This time he holds the sword low because, by the time gets close, he's trying to get the sword locked around the spear and grabbing the top of his sword - blunt side - with his own hand. Maybe he can wrench the weapon away? It's worth a shot. ]
pure_radiantics: (convo] friendly smile)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2018-04-01 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
Well, yeah I think that you'd trip in robes like that, but when I arrived I was just in those white robes. So I'm not sure what happened since then.

[She shrugs.]

It's not like I can figure it out by coming back a second time or anything. That's a super-bad idea! But exercise clothes sounds like a great thing to keep around for our next training session!

[The first pri didn't bother her. The second one caught her attention. By the third one she was confused.]

Also ... can I ask what "pri" means?
pure_radiantics: (convo] confused darkness)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2018-04-01 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
[She covers her face in embarrassment.]

I'm sorry, I can't tell you. It's too risky to talk to shinki about things that happened in their past.

[She wouldn't have been so upfront about it if not for how quickly they'd hit that point, and she's not had as much experience with gods coming back as shinki.]

But, uhm, I can... at least tell you my name. Uhm...

[She pulls her hands away while wiping her eyes and can't quite summon a smile just then.]

My name is Kairi. It's nice to meet you, Tadashi.
pure_radiantics: (convo] how nice.)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2018-04-01 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly.

[She lets that one disappear. Next...]

LINE!

[And this time she holds her hand tucked at her side, a little bit of energy building there.]

This one I call Dagger form, since you can hold it in your hand and attack close range.

[Maybe that one will also make sense to him?]
pure_radiantics: (convo] giggle)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2018-04-01 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
Well, thanks for paying attention when I make mistakes, Lucky! That's the only way I'll know how to do better.

[She relaxes her pose into a casual stretch just to let loose for a bit.]

I've gotten pretty good at watching what someone else does and copying them, at least. It's how shinki have to learn all of their spells, after all.
pure_radiantics: (convo] how nice.)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2018-04-01 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ She shakes her head slowly. ]

No, I'm not. That's why I said 'try'. I'd be lying if I said I was friends with everyone.

[ She tilts her head in reverie. ]

There's about... a handful of people I haven't really managed to befriend, and another 3 or 4 that I somehow missed early on and I've only just now become friends with, so I have to assume there's more of them!
irishfriskey: (Default)

[personal profile] irishfriskey 2018-04-01 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
My name is Lancer. [He gives a small bow.] It's a pleasure to meet you.

[He gets back into position, gripping his spear tight in his fingers.]

I'll let you have the first strike.
pure_radiantics: (convo] giggle)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2018-04-01 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
Kaden? Okay, cool, I can remember that easy.

[ She... was honestly expecting something much longer and harder to pronounce, if gorgeous. He's not some meandering temple creature or someone like Orihime, but a shinki! ]

I'm a shinki too! I'm over at Neith's temple. I've been here much longer, five months, so you can absolutely ask me any questions you have but...

[ She smiles back at him. ]

You seem to be taking it better than most, actually!
irishfriskey: (pic#12149503)

[personal profile] irishfriskey 2018-04-01 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
...Oh! I didn't think of that.

[He wouldn't mind Caster communicating more. He does write that down really quickly.]

I think that's a good start.
pure_radiantics: (convo] uhhh ohhh...)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2018-04-01 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
That's... kind of different I thought? Followers believing in you changes how the Gods of Fortune here see you, it gives you additional strength as a god I thought? Whereas if I believe in myself or don't believe in myself, my power stays the same.

[She... thinks.]
irishfriskey: (Default)

[personal profile] irishfriskey 2018-04-01 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
...I enjoy it, yes. But I have nothing to compare it to. [He thinks carefully.]

...But I really have nothing to complain about.
untodeath: (crooked.)

[personal profile] untodeath 2018-04-01 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ Biting at her lip with a chuckle, Grell follows his lead in taking a step back. ]

Fine, then; to be continued . . .

[ Sword poised, she continues her pace backward, smirking with a tick of her brow. ]

I do believe it's your move, Will♥.
untodeath: (kiss mark .)

[personal profile] untodeath 2018-04-01 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ The redhead yelps - but not without sweetened undertones! In fact, she may be flushing moreso than before, as she reaches up to caress the side of her head. She attempts to make a show of pouting, but she simply can't resist the smile that twinges at the corners of her lips. ]

How cruel♥.
death_glare: (bwera)

[personal profile] death_glare 2018-04-01 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
You certainly have odd interests.

[ Stated as if he didn't already know that. ]

That was a helpful training session. Though hopefully I will be assigned a new shinki when the next group arrives.
irishfriskey: (Default)

[personal profile] irishfriskey 2018-04-01 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
Well... there's always an end to combat. Combat can't continue forever.
death_glare: (afsd)

[personal profile] death_glare 2018-04-01 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps. If you fight fairly.

[ William just might be learning what flirting is all about!

Sword at the ready, he uses his other hand to make sure his glasses are perfectly in place. They've come off in too many fights, already! Perhaps he should invest in a chain like Grell's.

But he doesn't linger on the thought long, as he's quick to push up from the ground, giving himself a bit of momentum before lunging back towards his opponent. ]