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The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2018-06-16 07:17 pm

June Training

Who: Everyone
What: Information and Training
When: December 7th
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.

Once they've had a chance to have things explained, they'll have the chance to relax and enjoy an afternoon party.




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 delivers her welcome speech with the intonation of someone who's practiced it many times. Newly arrived gods 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. They are allowed to remain in the room as long as they wish, should they want to discuss questions with each other or with more experienced gods who are here to help out.


Shinki Training

    Various shinki in the white-and-gold of Amaterasu's hosuehold are stationed around the dojo, passing out informational pamphlets that have been freshly printed. 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 is back to its old, fully functional self; a set of motionless straw targets line one wall, to be used by people practicing with any of the weapons spread out on tables or hanging in racks on the walls. Outside, six animated straw targets wait in an area marked off with red ribbons and warning signs. Anyone entering the marked area may find themselves in combat with one (or more) of the magical training dummies. Those who leave the marked area, though, won't be chased.


Physical Training

    Beyond the dojo, a scavenger hunt has been set up throughout the grounds of the Meeting Hall. Brightly colored plastic balls are hidden in shrubbery, tucked into support beams, floating among reeds in the ponds, and lurking in even cleverer hiding places. When a god or shinki gets their hand on one of them, they will burst open to reveal a hidden prize, such as candy, small toys, or accessories. How many can you find?

    As well as the scavenger hunt, the white-robed shinki are engaging in more serious physical training and will be happy to let new gods or shinki join them. Sparring matches with practice weapons from the dojo, jogging laps around the hall, sit-ups, push-ups... or, for the younger shinki, competing to see who's the fastest to climb a tree.


Rest and Refreshments

    Midafternoon, once the last of the scavenger-hunt prizes have been found, the white-robed shinki will turn their hands to clearing away the training equipment and laying out a lovely buffet table. Bright lanterns are hung from the trees, and a few shinki even take up a station on one side of the training area and begin playing shamisen, koto, wooden flute and drum. Although their instruments are traditional, their music selection ranges from some very classic Japanese tunes to others that sound surprisingly modern. The koto player can really rock!

    Old and new gods and shinki alike are welcome to circulate, socialize with their friends, partake of the buffet food and enjoy the music. There's even room for those who feel inspired to dance, and plenty of privacy offered by the extensive garden for those who would rather retreat with their new partners to have a serious conversation.




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
  • Relax at a party
  • Have fun~
abgrund: (誇りが燃え落ちようとも)

[personal profile] abgrund 2018-06-25 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's a pause upon which he looks down at his hands, examines the eyes that sometimes bubble up upon his skin. ]

Okay.
ittenbari: (duh)

[personal profile] ittenbari 2018-06-25 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
Hmmmm...

[Sakon's brow furrows as he thinks that over. It's good advice, definitely, but he's not 100% sure about it.]

But if I don't know someone yet, how am I supposed to know what approach to take?

[This is why he's always gone for the one size fits all approach before.]
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Watching 3)

[personal profile] unlucky7 2018-06-25 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Ginia casts an eye over the weapon racks. As it stands, her favorite weapon isn't one readily available in a form she likes. Such is the downside of being a sniper that favors firearms. Sure, she can practice with paintball guns, but it's not the same.]

I prefer firearms, but they aren't very popular here. But I know how to fight with a knife and my exemplar is teaching me archery and sword fighting. You?
silentscales: (talking with Emily)

[personal profile] silentscales 2018-06-25 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
"Because you don't understand her but want to?" says Ayn.

[Snake shrugs a little. He doesn't even know who it is they're talking about besides that Hibiki seems to think highly of them.]
fauxcalibur: (Default)

God Training

[personal profile] fauxcalibur 2018-06-25 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Richard isn't technically here to help. It's more that he was sticking his head into various rooms to see what might be going on and ended up in this one at a point where it would have been rude to walk out. But at least it means a chance to chat with new arrivals!]

One would think! It's enough to make one question this whole business!

[He certainly doesn't consider himself to be a god. Nor does he look like one. At all. Especially since he's once again chosen not to wear his armor or carry his sword. That wouldn't be so much of a problem except for the fact that he's chosen to dress in his usual leather jacket and ripped jeans instead. And the fact that he's carrying his guitar slung across his back even in the meeting hall.]
swordofzero: (hope)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2018-06-25 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
"He has a lot of cats. Five or six I think." Snakes as well. He had mentioned that his and Marinette's temples were joined and so he didn't doubt that more animals would probably be added to their combined temples.

"I am sure if you are his shinki he already considers you his friend." He is that sort of person.
reloves: (♥ i'll be in pain forever and ever)

[personal profile] reloves 2018-06-25 10:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ For a moment she looks slightly surprised. She didn't expect a written response, after all.. But with Minako being Minako, she figures it must just be since this person is shy. That's why they're wearing that helmet, right? Obviously!

So she bounces back from her surprise in no time, figuring she can at least talk out loud instead of having to write down stuff like the other. Seems like Celty did hear her just now, after all. ]


I'm Minako! Nice to meet you! [ Because honestly, meeting people is just about as important as figuring out this situation right now. ] But.. hmm, I guess you're kind of right? I just figured it'd be better to hear the stuff on here from another person instead of just reading it by myself.

It looks super complicated, after all!
reloves: (♥ painfully these frustrating feelings)

it's true, he deserves the best ;; survive minako, snake!!

[personal profile] reloves 2018-06-25 11:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ Did.. she just make more than one friend? Oh well, as long as the snakes are friendly, then it can't hurt to be friendly with them too, right? Thankfully she's not the type of girl to easily be scared by those sorts of animals. ]

Adrien? What does he look like? [ And since she truly can't resist it, she adds in an almost conspiracy-like whisper-- ] Is he cute?
reloves: (♥ looking at venus)

[personal profile] reloves 2018-06-25 11:09 am (UTC)(link)
The answer to that is obvious! [ Minako slams her fist against her other hand's open palm for the extra added ~dramatic effect~. Giving advice with these sort of things is her speciality! Even though she doesn't fully realise that yet, since.. you know. Lack of memories and all. ]

You observe them for a little while before approaching them! It's all about finding the perfect vantage spot!

[ That's called stalking. ]
Edited 2018-06-25 11:09 (UTC)
revolutionfalcon: (explanation)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-06-25 11:34 am (UTC)(link)
If it is, at least there's alternate options established now. It was worse when things like the Shinki Sanctuary didn't exist. [While most shinki in that situation had generally seemed to be able to find a temple to stay at, there had always been that question of where they'd end up. At least the sanctuary gave them a specific place to go if they needed it.]

But it happens often enough. It's not something that needs to be lingered on that long.
revolutionfalcon: (if looks could kill)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-06-25 11:34 am (UTC)(link)
[That just gets her a lengthy, unimpressed state. "Lightening the mood" isn't really something that tends to work with Shun bar rare cases with people he's close to.]

Or I'm saying it because you're making assumptions about things you know nothing about. [At the very least, he doesn't sound hostile, just blunt. It could be a lot worse, considering.] Besides, I didn't say I didn't care about them, just that I'm not the kind of person to be "nice".

[He's not exactly versed in the specifics of how people use "tsundere", but he figures it's a bit more extreme than his behaviour.]
letteropener: (royal rainbow magic)

[personal profile] letteropener 2018-06-25 01:44 pm (UTC)(link)
And yet he has met more gods. [Celestia smiles, inclining her head graciously to Plagg.] A pleasure to meet you. I hope you both are handling this well, then?
priforprince: (portent)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-25 01:51 pm (UTC)(link)
...Do you need that many eyes to do it?

[ Gulp. ]
priforprince: (hikyoin)

1/2

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-25 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)
...."Ayn" is an incredibly impertinent reptile.

[ Hibiki's mental roller coaster slides back down whence it came. Arguing with a snake. That's how her day is going.

This cannot stand. ]
thevanguard: Confused (037)

[personal profile] thevanguard 2018-06-25 02:13 pm (UTC)(link)
What, just like that? Do I have to say any fancy words? Do weird gestures or whatever?

[ Everything in this place seemed to have one or the other. Or both. It occasionally felt worse than freaking Harry Potter. ]
priforprince: (mast)

2/2

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-25 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
In any case, Hiyama Chinatsu won't be cast. Await your role patiently or you might end up receiving no role at all.

[ This is an empty threat. There are too few people (and snakes) here who know what they're doing for Hibiki to fail to utilize any of them.

Except Chinatsu. Curse that Chinatsu. ]
replicatedform: (Close - Talks)

[personal profile] replicatedform 2018-06-25 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Which comes first, his impatient or his curiosity?

... Curiosity, the longer he follows this trail and see an impressive looking castle. Impressive enough to awe even him!

After blinking and staring at it for a moment, he goes over to check it out.
]
sassywelshcatgirl: (smile)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-06-25 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, that's no problem. Borderlines work the same, right? [And Nia had no problem at all maintaining a Borderline against Ginia's attacks, even when she considers Ginia to be an experienced shinki and something of a mentor (even if she'd never admit the last part out loud). Her nature and her ego mean she doesn't have any problems... with powers, anyway.] I was thinking more about the ayakashi and stuff. Can't name them, but can you wrap 'em up with this stuff anyway?
sassywelshcatgirl: (smile)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-06-25 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Cast some, felt where I was falling down, got better. I'm way too stubborn to let a Borderline fall, so that means I don't mess up twice.

[And she has certain other advantage, but...]

How 'bout you give it a try?
swordofzero: (sadface)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2018-06-25 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I can imagine, it is a very helpful place. Wendy and the others did a good job. [He'd been staying there for most of the last week, he imagined it would have been much harder for shinki before it existed. Though he was fine there were a lot of younger shinki who would struggle if they suddenly found themselves godless.]

There isn't much point lingering things that cannot be changed nor understood. [No one knew why people disappeared, where they went. How to stop it. No point in looking anywhere but forwards. One of the reasons why he had barely paused from training today.]
spellswords: (> surprises)

[personal profile] spellswords 2018-06-25 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her appearance alone is odd enough but nothing is quite as odd as how she chooses to communicate. The device is magitek if she ever saw it but then there is a lot of that here. She briefly wonders why she "talks" that way although... maybe it's obvious.

She glances back towards the dummy wreckage.]


I suppose I got a bit carried away. I am grateful that they have not also stripped me of my abilities here. [It had helped a little to vent her frustrations but in general it was a comfort to have them.

She gives the woman a curious glance.]
It's all just a bit much to take in at the moment.
onehandsomeslickninja: (by my blade)

[personal profile] onehandsomeslickninja 2018-06-25 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's quite a trick, and it certainly explains how that particular style can work. Magic is interesting indeed.]

[He'd seen her move during her bout with the dummy, so Edge is taking no chances at all with that rapier -- he retreats rather than advancing, sidling carefully to one side as he does to look for the moment where he's no longer in direct line with her blade. Now is when he'd normally open up with a fan of shuriken or some ninjutsu, trying to keep her crystal under control, but... well, he's interested to see if his idea will play out.]
reloves: (♥ i'll be in pain forever and ever)

[personal profile] reloves 2018-06-25 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Tough crowd, huh. Thankfully all negativity just seems to (at least outwardly) bounce off Minako pretty easily. So she won't mind the fact that he's saying she's making assumptions too much.

Not that it means she's fully going to let anyone walk all over her. She crosses her arms, letting out a small sigh. ]


Well, I can notice that now.. [ If she got any more cold shoulder vibes from him, she'd practically be frozen by now. ] Are you always so serious because of the situation here, or are you just always like this? Because it won't kill you to lighten up just a little bit, you know!
onehandsomeslickninja: (i got this)

[personal profile] onehandsomeslickninja 2018-06-25 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
There are two reasons to dance. [Edge turns slightly, the better to deliver this speech from a more melodramatic angle as he looks at her sidelong. A hand flicks up to unfold fingers for the count of two:] To be seen dancing, and to have fun dancing. This isn't the former, where style and form count for everything. So it only counts if you need it to have fun. I don't.
lookingforhead: (Let me be clear)

[personal profile] lookingforhead 2018-06-25 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[The phone does resemble some of the magitek and Allagan arcanist tomes in design and operation. Perhaps there's some sort of link, either in function or simply cross dimensional aesthetic. If only such things could be used to gather from nodes from afar.]

I felt the same way when I got here. If not for my abilities things might have been a lot harder for me.

[Having to find clothing on her arrival would have made her want to die a second time from the embarrassment.]

I can't say it will get easier or explained, but you get used to it. Sort of.

I'm Celty. What's your name?