March Training

[godsoffortune]

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~

Comments

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[nopixiedust]

[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...]

[disciprined]

Oh, hey! You too, pri?

[Mirei's smile broadens. For a world that - unaccountapri! - had never heard of PriPara, there are still a gratifying number of idols around. It's something of a testament to the sheer power of the dream girls share that it can cross borders she hadn't even imagined existed, and it straight away makes Mirei feel an awful lot more at home.]

Yeah, I'm an idol back home, pri! And I guess I was hoping to be one here too... it's way too important to leave that behind too, pri~!

[Nope. Smile doesn't waver.

[She misses Laala and Sophy already.]

[nopixiedust]

[Even as much as she fights against it, Wendy's mouth twists in a small pleased smile.]

I don't think I'm a proper one yet... I'm still practicing a lot of things. I can dance just fine, but singing at the same time is a lot trickier!

[Her lungs just aren't big enough yet! Not to mention the concentration.... But Wendy is determined to get it right. There's no point in stopping now, especially not when it's so fun.]

[What's not fun? Hearing that sentence and needing a second to process it, which Wendy takes after a few blinks. It seems a little off, but... the other girl doesn't sound unhappy, or is frowning. Is everything okay?]

[It'd probably be too intrusive to ask, and embarrassing if she's wrong, so Wendy shelves it for later. For the time being, she reaches out to grab her hand.]

You should show me what kind of dances you do! The only other real idol I know is too fancy for me!

ELSEWHERE

[priforprince]

[ Hibiki sneezes, starting in her chair.

She looks down at her cup of chocolat chaud, disturbed. An aftershock of the plu....? Or perhaps the weather is worsening more quickly than she'd thought.

This will be solved by drinking her fancy beverage and refusing to think about it. ]

[disciprined]

But you're having fun, right? That's the most important bit, pri!

[Becoming a Divine Idol isn't for everyone. But every girl deserves to sing and dance and shine on stage~!

[Mirei clasps Wendy's hand with her own, her eyes bright.]

I'd be glad to help, pri! There are all sorts of idols in my world, pri, you don't have to be fancy to sing! All you have to do is want to~!

[nopixiedust]

Then I definitely want to!

[As long as it's something she can do, or something she can strive for.... Then she absolutely wants to. Laughing, she leans back a little to tug on her hands.]

C'mon!

[disciprined]

You know somewhere we can go, pri?

[Mirei squeezes Wendy's hands, she leans forward. There have to be gyms in this world, right? Stages?]

All we need is lots of room to move!

[nopixiedust]

Well, there's the training room here, if you want!

[She bounces a little, bopping up just enough for her hair to bob but without her feet actually leaving the ground.]

It can fit in a bunch of people!