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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~
iron59: (8)

[personal profile] iron59 2018-04-14 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. It's why I'm so good at sweeping.

[Sidestepping the comment seems like the easiest way to handle it. He steps back and brandishes the sword at Suzaku.]

Because it looks cool? Or because if you carry a big sword, everybody is afraid of you? What do you think, am I a little scary?

[He holds the sword for a moment longer, and the lets the point rest on the ground.]

It's pretty heavy, isn't it?
reformedsinner: (genuine laughter)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2018-04-14 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[Laughing easily, Hakkai inclines his head to the boy, and turns to go.]

That's all I could ask.
swordofzero: (pic#732312)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2018-04-14 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
She didn't. [He shook her head] Are they complicated?
swordofzero: (I'm not crazy ALL the time)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2018-04-14 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
We will get it done in no time. [He picks up his bucket and smiles at her.] I guess I'll see you around.
purr_ince: (Adrien | Calm and content)

[personal profile] purr_ince 2018-04-14 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Not a lot but then again I know how they work so.. [He's taking out his own phone and smiling before he leans down - scrolling through his own phone to show him.] Gods are listed by their god names - Fortuna, Hades, Kali... Like that. Shinki are listed by their names - Mine would be in here under Adrien Agreste.
swordofzero: (smile!)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2018-04-14 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I seem to be [It feels a little odd, but he definitely seems familiar enough. He dodged out of the way of the spear, bringing his own down to block] Have you been here long? [He strikes again, this time going high towards Lancers shoulder]
swordofzero: (pic#732312)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2018-04-14 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Of course it's why he's good at sweeping. Suzaku doesn't want to push though so he just raises an eyebrow as the sword is brandished at him.] I think if you carry a big sword around you will be challenged, knowing how to use it is vital.

[He doesn't look scary at all but Suzaku isn't going to dampen his spirit so he just smiles] It is pretty heavy, do you think you want to learn how to use one?
swordofzero: (determiny)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2018-04-14 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[He looks over Adrien's shoulder and nods, it doesn't look too complicated. Gods by god name, Shinki by their name.] Are the numbers all in there already or do we have to add them?

[Seems he knows how to use a phone at least]
deniles: (Default)

[personal profile] deniles 2018-04-14 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmmm... [He picks up the blue box and opens it up so they can look at it. A big puff pastry with what looks like meat in it.] It looks like it... almost like a pie... I don't think I've tried it before.

[He takes it though.]

Anything else you see?
purr_ince: (Adrien & Plagg | Let's go lil buddy)

[personal profile] purr_ince 2018-04-15 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
'That?'

Plagg...Don't be rude. This is my little buddy Plagg.
'I'm a Kwami which is a magical being created with a singular kind of power. In my case, Destruction.' [Said kwami is just floating along before flopping himself down on Adrien's head.]

Not all of it. I can use swords well to an extent. I can definitely use the staffs and rods.
risingdarkness: (Default)

[personal profile] risingdarkness 2018-04-15 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
Is that so?

[He cracks his knuckles.]

Are you try to start something? Or would it be better for me to deal with the problem by burning this place down?
purr_ince: (Adrien | You got this.)

[personal profile] purr_ince 2018-04-15 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Adrien smiles faintly.] It's automatically updated when anyone comes or goes their names will appear or disappear in your phone. But I like to edit them here and there give people nicknames and things.
cloak: (Default)

[personal profile] cloak 2018-04-15 07:45 am (UTC)(link)
[He nods, just a small bob of his hood]

Right, since then you'd question how you didn't notice, or maybe if anyone else isn't what they look like. At least, that's what I think.
cloak: (thought)

[personal profile] cloak 2018-04-15 07:47 am (UTC)(link)
But wouldn't it be bad to do something that bothered them on purpose?

[Roxas isn't quite sure he follows, but he's fully aware of his own newness. If he's blind to how things are done here, then that's something that he needs to correct.

And options seem limited besides, requiring a target that it's okay to damage and only having so many resources onhand. Are there times it's acceptable to do something, if it will trouble another person?

He doesn't know whether he's thought about such a thing before]
cloak: (thought)

[personal profile] cloak 2018-04-15 07:48 am (UTC)(link)
If that was the case, it must be to their benefit.

[Roxas isn't sure why he's sure of that, but it only makes logical sense.

There was no reason to withhold information unless it was advantageous]


Guess there's not much to do about it, either way.
cloak: (Default)

[personal profile] cloak 2018-04-15 07:56 am (UTC)(link)
...Dancing?

[Roxas echoes the word, testing its syllables out for himself curiously]

I don't know anything about that. [A pause, and he amends] I think I don't.
Edited 2018-04-15 07:56 (UTC)
cloak: (say)

[personal profile] cloak 2018-04-15 07:59 am (UTC)(link)
There's different kinds?

[Roxas wonders if he was supposed to know that. Maybe he was, and he's even further behind on all of this than he originally thought. The idea that he might not be useful at all grasps at him again, but he dutifully pushes it aside.

He was sent to ask her for information, and she is providing it. So all that remains is to focus on that]


If you think it'll help, I'll try it.
revolutionfalcon: (about time)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-04-15 01:28 pm (UTC)(link)
He made the dummies for combat training. If he didn't expect them to be destroyed, then that's on him, considering they're being fought by gods and shinki.

[It's certainly not just shinki using them for borderline training - he makes use of them pretty frequently himself, especially if he wants to freshen up on fighting large groups of enemies. And plenty of people have powers at their disposal that would immediately wreck something as fragile as a straw effigy.]

It seems like he fixes them easily enough, anyway. They're usually patched up by the next training meet.
swordofzero: (aderp derr derp?)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2018-04-15 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
That's useful then. [He smiles] Thank you.
safecage: (04)

[personal profile] safecage 2018-04-15 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you for this info, I'm gonna rack in the cash from showing off if all of that is true.
safecage: (09)

[personal profile] safecage 2018-04-15 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Honestly I have no idea at this point, this place kinda runs like what I used to do but it's different in certain ways.
irishfriskey: (Default)

[personal profile] irishfriskey 2018-04-15 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Not too long, I don't think. [It's a bit hard to think as he continues to fight. He has to move away from the strike on his shoulder, which causes him to stumble for a moment before he raises his spear to strike back against him.]
reformedsinner: (from the wreckage)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2018-04-16 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
You're the one who's been trying to start something. You should really stop. At this rate, you'll offend someone.

[He raises his eyebrows, and adds:]

I don't think trying to burn this place down would end well for you.
reformedsinner: (elementary my dear dragon)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2018-04-16 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
I suspect if this were your world, you'd probably know.

[He doesn't have any evidence to back that up, but none of the actual old gods around here have seemed nearly so uncertain of their ground.

He also hasn't talked to very many of them. But still. It's a bit of a relief, and a bit of a disappointment, to realize that she won't be able to tell him anything else about this place.]
purr_ince: (Adrien | That's... something.)

[personal profile] purr_ince 2018-04-16 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
You're welcome? [If he sounds confused? It's because he is.] I mean I'm always happy to be helpful.