May Training

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone
What: Information and Training
When: November 21st
Where: Outside the Meeting Hall, the Far Shore & Capypa Land
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.

Once they've had a chance to have things explained, they'll have the chance (veterans and new arrivals alike) to go spend the rest of the day in a very magical place...!




Meeting Hall

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.

The speaker is a few minutes late, and looks rushed and a bit stressed, but delivers her speech with the intonation of someone who's practiced it many times. 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 old "From Ama" magazines with articles describing the Heavens, profiling important gods, and interviewing successful shinki. They will be happy to answer any questions or instruct the newcomers in the use of the borderline. They also accompany their answers, or lessons, with 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.

The dojo doesn't seem quite prepared for everyone's arrival; the usual weapons are nowhere to be seen, the animated targets are missing, and there aren't even any standard paper or straw targets for newcomers to train with. The space is still available, though, in case any gods want to transform and practice working with their new shinki.

Capypa Land

Rides and Refreshments

Capypa Land is a theme park filled with roller coasters, themed rides, movies, costumed mascot characters dressed as Capypa and plenty of opportunities for photographs, souvenirs and sightseeing! Restaurants and snack stands throughout the park mean lots of places to relax and grab lunch, and there's even a winter illumination -- thousands of lights twinkle to life on trees and buildings around the park after night falls.

(Think Disneyland, themed on cartoon capybara instead of cartoon mice.)

Rather than put together a reception at the Meeting Hall, today, the white-robed heavenly shinki are offering new arrivals tickets to Capypa Land and guiding them to the park entrance. Newcomers can relax, enjoy themselves and get to know their new gods or shinki in a family-friendly environment. Any more experienced gods or shinki who volunteer to help with the training can claim one of the Capypa Land tickets for themselves, too. Buy yourself a Capypa ear headband, mingle with the Friday crowds, have your picture taken with a mascot, and don't forget to stay for the dinnertime parade and fireworks!

The Happiest Place on Earth?

Capypa Land is a theme park in the Near Shore, so it's not quite as safe from ayakashi as the Heavens. Can anyone be sad in such a happy place? Well... stressed families, long lines, angry customers and bad dates produce enough negative emotion to attract occasional ayakashi. Make sure to keep an eye out for malicious spirits, from tiny little insects buzzing around and raising family tension to bigger boogeymen created by childhood fears.

On the other hand, maybe this is an opportunity! Why not lend a hand and practice your teamwork by rending a few of those ayakashi? With so many gods and shinki at the park for the day, all those troublesome spirits can be exorcised to make sure the park visitors have a truly magical time.

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
• Visit Capypa Land
• Have fun~

Comments

lmao ayakashi, Hakkai why

[welcome_home]

[ Nanako has been enjoying herself thoroughly today and might be on a bit of a sugar high and, having just gotten off a nearby ride, was in the process of looking for her next bit of fun.

Of course then she spots Hakkai surrounded by.... were those bugs? Upon closer inspection, she realizes they're all tiny ayakashi and she wanders over with wide eyes, eyes not missing the small points of Blight on his skin. ]

....Hakkai? Are you... okay? Do you need help?

he's entertaining himself, don't mind him...

[reformedsinner]

[Hakkai glances away from his bug-swatting and blinks.]

Ah, good afternoon, Nanako! I should be all right....

[It's only a little blight, after all.]

too late

[welcome_home]

[ Even a little blight is bad, Hakkai!

She keeps her distance for the moment because he still has ayakashi all around him and she's not sure if she can do much about that. ]

But those are bad! You shouldn't be fighting them alone! Should I go find Chikusa and Ken?

[reformedsinner]

This is my soulless shinki. [He hefts the sword in his other hand, and, while he's at it, drives the point down into a little insect that's in the process of struggling up from the pavement into the air again.]

I'm afraid he's not very good for bug-swatting, but he does help kill them once they've gone down.

If you want to find Chikusa or Ken, though, they're certainly welcome to help!

[--and, just before another of the bugs hits his hand and burrows in, he swats it accurately to the pavement with his rolled-up magazine.]

[welcome_home]

[ Nanako doesn't actually know where the pair of shinki are at the moment, so she carefully hedges closer to Hakkai instead. ]

You got hurt, though. Did they get you a lot?

[reformedsinner]

Only a few times! It's nothing that won't wash off.

[His reassuring smile falters as one of the ayakashi bugs turns to zip towards the new, tasty-smelling target, and he swats it hastily away with the magazine as another circles down towards his cheek.]