April Training

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone
What: Information and Training
When: November 6th
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 rear of 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 a much nicer room than the warehouse where the last set of new gods got their informational speech. It's a smaller meeting room, with tatami floors and a small dais at the front of the room where the speaker stands. 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.

Butterfly spirits are swarming the flower garden to one side of the dojo, fluttering across bright pink late-blooming cosmos. Shinki who want to practice more precise borderline aim can try using them to gently herd the butterflies one way or another, or, if their borderlines aren't quite that good yet, they can try to catch one with a net. Just be careful! It would be a shame to hurt them.

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.

The animated training dummies are missing this week, although the mundane ones are still intact on their stakes; the white-robed shinki who has previously been seen looking after them is wandering among the mundane training dummies, muttering, making notes to himself and swearing under his breath. Anyone who stares at him for too long, god or shinki, newcomer or established, is going to find him marching over and assigning them a task. Measure the air temperature in each square foot of the dojo, determine the exact height of each dummy and the location where it's most likely to be hit by opponents of different heights, hook an accelerometer to someone's sleeve while they smack a dummy around -- there seem to be hundreds of little, fiddly measurements he needs, and he's not taking no for an answer.

Rest and Refreshments

There are casks of fresh, cold water near the dojo to make sure no one gets dehydrated, and a fresh autumn-themed lunch will be served a little after noon. Rice with mushrooms, salt-grilled fish, roasted sweet potatoes and fresh fruit are on the menu; the shinki will try to accommodate any special dietary requests, and both the new arrivals and more experienced volunteers are welcome to partake.

One of the white-robed shinki has a whole pack of half-grown puppies that she seems to be trying to train. A few have mastered sitting, a few have figured out how to fetch, and all of them are young and excited enough that they're dashing off in all directions at the least provocation. Watch out! Dog incoming! Maybe she needs some help with that?

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
• Play with the dogs
• Spectate if you want
• Have fun~

Comments

[deniles]

I see.

[He chuckles back.]

I almost wish I could give you the talk about hurting my lord, but I imagine he's already given you the talk.

[onedrinkwithme]

I am quite aware of what can happen if it ever comes to pass. You need not worry.

[Yeah, he refuses to hurt him. Nope. He knows what mages can do.]

[deniles]

That's good to hear then.

[He starts getting into position.]

Then let's begin training.

[onedrinkwithme]

[He nods and picks up a weighter sword, more blunt than sharp as he takes notice of Niles' position.]

Right.

[He kicks off his feet and rushes towards the dummy, landing a few good slashes on the target and grateful that this sword doesn't cut. However, it does hurt like a mofo.]

Cover your face lest you want to end up attacking me outside of sparring!

[He wants to give at least a heads up before flashing. It's only fair.]

[deniles]

...Wait, what do you mean by that?!

[Niles is so confused. He's not expecting that, and he'd like to get a better explanation before anything happens.

Because now he's concerned.]

[onedrinkwithme]

You wanted me to use any of my abilities, did you not? One of them is a flash of light that provokes enemies who sees them and when I direct it to them, they come towards me.

[Translation: if Niles sees said light since Aymeric is aiming right at him and the dummy, the shinki would attack him due to it.]

[deniles]

...What kind of ability is that? Is it for getting attacked? And if so, is that not a bad idea?

[Sorry, nope, he's going to argue this stupid ability.]

[onedrinkwithme]

Exactly that.

[Were you expecting that?]

My skills are to ensure that an enemy focuses their attacks onto me, therefore distracting it and letting others free to attack them without being injured.

[deniles]

So. You sacrifice yourself so another can live.

[Interesting.]

You don't exactly look like someone who can handle a lot of damage, however.

[onedrinkwithme]

Nay, not sacrifice but rather a shield.

[Ah so that's why he doesn't use one himself, the idiot.]

Have we not learned that appearances can be deceiving?

[deniles]

Oh we have. But unless you have something to boost your protection, it seems unlikely.

[Shaking his head.]

So. What else do you have at your disposal?

[onedrinkwithme]

It would be folly if I had no such abilities for protection. Therefore I do have a few in my repertoire.

[Like seriously, he's a shield but he also has stuff to help not die.]

That depends on which you refer to, the sword or the bow. For they each have different skills I can use.

[deniles]

I'm fairly certain there are people who just don't care, one way or another.

[And are willing to die.]

Let's start with the bow.

[What he's most familiar with.]