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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~
nopixiedust: (sassybird) (This is so stupid.)

[personal profile] nopixiedust 2018-06-08 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd like to meet them, especially to see if they've met someone as stubborn as you.

[Because Shun is pretty darn stubborn.]

I'm just trying to make the situation not as bad for both of you. I don't get how that's a bad thing.
irishfriskey: (pic#)

[personal profile] irishfriskey 2018-06-08 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you.

[Smiling, he moves closer to him.]

I appreciated the challenge.
revolutionfalcon: (derisive)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-06-09 11:45 am (UTC)(link)
Letting her off easy so she can go and do something stupid again the next day isn't making it not as bad for me. The only thing that's making her think twice at this point is her being afraid of me.

[And from his tone, it's pretty obvious he's not planning to change that anytime soon. As long as it's useful to him for her to be afraid of him, then he'll keep it that way.]
handsome_genius: (smile of pride)

Flash forward in time, or end thread?

[personal profile] handsome_genius 2018-06-10 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
I'll call out to you, for sure!

[ He's all smiles now, his mood much improved by the prospect of Keith coming by more often, even if it's for a sad reason like Yona being asleep.

It's also a huge incentive to go complete the rest of his plans, confirm Yona has no new shinki for him to escort, and then look around for Keith again. ]
yousaytron: (They call it pure)

[personal profile] yousaytron 2018-06-11 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
[It's enough time to let Keith cool down from the day's training, and Yoon can easily find him loitering not too far away.]

Everything good? [Doesn't look like he has any other shinki in tow, but... that probably wasn't really the most realistic expectation for the day. Anything to get out of the temple for a few hours, though.]


[[OOC: I'm game to fast forward for this and keep going for maximum hijinks, but if you want to use this as an opportunity to trim your thread count, we can wrap it up here. c:]]
kokuyoyo: (Tell him next time I'm going to be)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-06-12 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd have food.

[A slow tilt of his head. Are there snacks in there? Of course there are.]

And water.. So it wouldn't be as alarming.... probably.
pure_radiantics: (convo] giggle)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2018-06-13 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ She has to laugh at that. ]

Okay, you win.

[ She's not mad. ]

That's a good point, food and water would help in plenty of situations.

[ She's just sighing at how prepared he is. Amazing. ]
kokuyoyo: (Please don't place wagers on my)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-06-13 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Cheetah.

[Fortunately, Chikusa can at least answer this efficiently... especially since this is just another one of Ken's channels, but more literal. Crouching down besides Nanako, he raises an eyebrow.]

...You've kept becoming different animals.... Ever since Axel-sama disappeared. [Nanako will feel a brief pang of grief before it fades away.] Try to remember how to use fingers, Ken...
Edited 2018-06-13 16:40 (UTC)
handsome_genius: (eager student of everything)

[personal profile] handsome_genius 2018-06-14 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
... Keith!

[ Yoon is genuinely surprised to see Keith approaching him instead. He wouldn't have even put it past Keith to forget and head back to his lion. Things happen, not just forgetting, but needing to do something else at the last minute. So when Keith catches his attention before Yoon can catch his, Yoon is just smiling more than he has in over a week. ]

Yeah, I'm ready!

[ He starts to lead Keith towards Yona's temple, which is impossible to miss with how huge the place is. ]

I can hardly believe I'm going to go from cleaning at one temple to cleaning at another, and I'm excited about it.

[ OOC: I like Keith and Yoon too much >_> /keeps this ]
junkyarddog: (Celebrate)

[personal profile] junkyarddog 2018-06-14 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
I might've been an animal for Axel-sama, too...but he never used my vessel form. [Ken sticks his tongue out at Chikusa, which looks considerably amusing on a cheetah.] You've always been boring stuff for everyone but Hakkai-sama, Kakipi.

[Apparently a crane is an acceptable vessel form - perhaps because it's an animal.

After a momentary pause, Ken leans over to Chikusa and rasps his tongue up his cheek. This is clearly him being a shit rather than affection, though Nanako is free to interpret it in a more innocent manner.]
welcome_home: (001)

[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-06-15 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Since she's the only one who can hear Ken at the moment, Nanako just bursts into giggles when the cheetah sticks his tongue out at Chikusa and then stretches over to lick his cheek.

Delighted, she wraps her arms around the big cat's neck and scratches his ears lightly. ]


I think your vessel form is really cool, Ken! And I like Chikusa's, too. We'll have to practice sometime soon, to see what you both can do, okay?
nopixiedust: (sassybird) (You are the patron saint)

[personal profile] nopixiedust 2018-06-16 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
And if there comes a point where she stops being afraid of you?
yousaytron: (It's all mac n' cheese dude)

[personal profile] yousaytron 2018-06-17 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
[He did say he wasn't busy...! The enthusiasm catches him a little off guard, but it's a pleasant sort of surprise that gets a small chuckle out of him.]

Right, let's get going.

[Helping to keep the grounds of a temple as massive as Yona's isn't really Keith's idea of a fun time, so he can't quite get on the same wavelength as Yoon, but the idea of wanting some company in a big and otherwise quiet space... that he can understand.]

Gotta take the excitement when you can find it, huh? [You really needed something like this, didn't you, Yoon?]
revolutionfalcon: (explanation)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-06-17 11:30 am (UTC)(link)
I'll give her a refresher. Considering all it takes to scare her is to rough up her ridiculous clothes a little.

[She'd practically had a heart attack when he'd lightly decayed her clothing when she was spying on him in the lead up to the god meeting.]
cloak: (Default)

[personal profile] cloak 2018-06-17 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Do they not give you things you like?
cloak: (Default)

[personal profile] cloak 2018-06-17 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know if it's a good idea, but...

[Roxas hesitates, but then, Kairi is trying to help. If more information will make it easier, then it's better than taking up her time and providing less than he is capable of.

So he turns, gesturing toward open air where no one stands. He attempts, as he has many times before, to draw a borderline.

Instead, a jolt of electricity bounds through the air]


...Like that.
cloak: (thought)

[personal profile] cloak 2018-06-17 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Do they fly?

[If they can flip and spin in the air]

I'm not sure how I'd know though.
royaltyloyalty: (speaking)

[personal profile] royaltyloyalty 2018-06-18 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
No!

[ He growls back angrily. ]

Most people fight with weapons, not teeth!

[ People who are not Lady Lirin or Goku. ]

Or you just know it's going to be a bar brawl at the start and don't bring any weapons at all!
royaltyloyalty: (Default)

[personal profile] royaltyloyalty 2018-06-18 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ He welcomes that change of topic and nods. ]

Of course. I'm the prince's right-hand-man and bodyguard. We were in the middle of pretty serious business too.

[ Would that he could get some kind of feedback on Kougaiji's status, even if the prince wasn't here, nor did Doku want him here. But he can't get any news either. ]
royaltyloyalty: (nice one)

[personal profile] royaltyloyalty 2018-06-18 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah?

[ Doku looks curious. ]

You don't get that kind of challenge too often, I take it.

[ He's willing to take the compliment. ]
kokuyoyo: (Tell him next time I'm going to be)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-06-18 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
...My partner primarily uses his teeth.

[Lots of teeth. Even teeth that aren't human.]
kokuyoyo: (I mean I don't even call it a hangover)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-06-19 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
And it'd mean less theft... which is apparently preferred by other people.

[There's something particularly deadpan about the way he delivers that single line.]
pure_radiantics: (convo] shocked)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2018-06-20 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
Whoa...

[ She puts her hand to her chin in thought. It reminds her immediately of Izumo, who was able to produce flames that he laced alongside his borderlines. It made him very powerful, in fact, so far as she could tell. On the other hand, if he was from Izumo's world, it wouldn't do to suggest that he had the same sort of powers, not until he remembered a few things on his own. ]

I see what you mean, at least.

[ She pulls her hand away and looks into his dark hood. ]

A guy I know might be able to help you learn to control it more than I can. The only problem is that he's not a shinki... [ Anymore. ] But trust me, he'd understand. He's a friend of mine. His name is Izumo. You can contact him on the phone or find him at his bar - the Double Cross.
irishfriskey: (pic#)

[personal profile] irishfriskey 2018-06-20 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
A single foot out of a ring being a knock out? Can't say it's a familiar thing for me.

[Spinning his lance.]
royaltyloyalty: (smile)

[personal profile] royaltyloyalty 2018-06-20 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
Ah... yeah, that too.

[ He twirls his blade in response. ]

I grew up a brawler first - last man standing, literally standing. Swords came later.