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

[purr_ince]

Your coat, that hood, those gloves...?

[Adrien is thinking maybe all that heat has already gotten to his guy. Green eyes are peering at him with concern.]

I mean I don't know why you're still wearing them but if you're hot you can take them off.

[cloak]

[He tips his head, puzzled]

I'm fine like this.

[Although Roxas doesn't know why, the idea of taking any of it off is disquieting]

[purr_ince]

Oh...

[Adrien doesn't see how someone could be comfortable like that. Even when he'd been training earlier he'd gotten so hot he'd had to unzip his Chat suit a bit ]

Well as long as you're okay and not going to pass out.

[cloak]

[Looking down at himself, Roxas appears to be assessing...

And then, he shrugs]

I'll be okay. Are you too warm or something?

[purr_ince]

Huh? Nope. I'm good. but I'm not in as much as you are.

[Adrien gestures a hand.]

I just know how hot leather can be if you're active. Fighting in it can be kind of a nightmare.

[cloak]

So you wear something like this too?

[He tugs one of his sleeves to illustrate, not that a reminder of the object of conversation is necessary]

[purr_ince]

Vaguely similar yes. I wear it when I'm fighting.

[He motioned slightly to his normal clothes]

It's steel-toed boots, leather from neck to the soles of my boots, gloves the whole nine yards.

[cloak]

...And you only wear it for fighting?

[This is his sticking point.

This is where he gets confused.

Why not just wear the same thing all the time?

Not everyone is a game boy Roxas]

[purr_ince]

Mhm!

[Adrien just tilts his head.]

Well, sometimes there are fancy events and you have to wear something like a suit or something like that. Or if you go swimming you need trunks.

[cloak]

Sounds complicated.

[Wearing the same thing seems a lot easier to him.

Not that he's sure what trunks are]

[purr_ince]

I don't know - [He doesn't see how that's the case but he won't argue.]

Maybe but you don't want to be in the water in leather.

[Adrien is shaking his head.]

It just doesn't end well and i would not recommend it.

[cloak]

Does that mean you've done it before?

[It makes him wonder, the way this other boy says it. Like he speaks from experience. Or maybe he's observed it before.

What makes the material so bad though?]

[purr_ince]

I... might have had some unpleasant watery landings, yeah.

[To be fair, he was learning how to jump and balance. That and adjusting to night vision. It's not that uncommon.]

It's heavy especially if you have all those metal accessories and boots. Weighs you down.

[cloak]

Oh, I see... So you'd want something lighter.

[That makes enough sense to him, he supposes.

Although he thinks he'll just stay out of the water to begin with. Hopefully]

[purr_ince]

That's the idea of trunks yes. They're lighter and they cover you from the waist down so you're still properly covered for you know decency's sake. That's what you wear swimming.

Not that I intended to go into the water in the first place.

[cloak]

Huh...

[Well, it's all news to him.

In another time and place he just sank like a rock into a pool since he didn't need to breathe. Not that he remembers any of that, but it might well happen again]

How'd you end up in the water?

[purr_ince]

I was experimenting with other methods of getting around at my disposal. I jumped too far and instead of letting myself been a teeny bit off mark I tried to correct it mid-fall and over corrected.

[He sighs softly giving a shrug.]

So instead of a less graceful, smooth landing I landed myself right into some kind of pond...

[cloak]

Oh.

[That doesn't sound like a pleasant landing at all, so he sees why this guy would try and warn other people about it.

Sorry Adrien this is what he is getting out of this story]

...But you were okay, right?

[He didn't get hurt, did he?

For some reason, this stands out to him as important]

[purr_ince]

[Adrien blinks at the concern but then he smiles warmly.]

Of course. My partner was there and she made sure I didn't get hurt.

[For a mysterious kind of strange guy this dude is okay. So Adrien is tilting his head.]

So what's your name?

[cloak]

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?

[purr_ince]

Aw, you were worried huh? Sorry. I didn't mean to make you worry about me.

[He smiles and nods Adrien can't help but feel a bit guilty for making the other so concerned.

Green eyes blink at him. Roxas sounds like a name he's heard before. Hasn't he? It'll come back to him in a bit.]

It's Adrien.

[cloak]

Isn't it normal, if you think somebody was hurt?

[The question is honest enough, because Roxas doesn't yet have a measure of what is normal for people here. Or anywhere, for that matter.

But it does seem like it should matter if someone had been harmed, or could potentially be]

But I'll remember it.