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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~
purr_ince: (Adrien | Well I am pretty awesome)

[personal profile] purr_ince 2018-06-25 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
More than likely not and that makes me feel a lot better. I mean I can understand advanced physics and like three different languages but I don't get this.

[He shrugged a little bit.]

I'll certainly do me best. I don't know if that would make me a better god but it would help me treat my shinki well.
onehandsomeslickninja: (turned away cool)

[personal profile] onehandsomeslickninja 2018-06-26 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, he can work with this. He can work with this a lot. Edge lifts a finger to his chin as if contemplating the wisdom of her statement.]

For a girl as cute as you, there'd be a dozen or more willing... But it happens I'm first in line. And was offering implicitly already, so the remaining eleven can bemoan their loss. [He winks broadly, even as he tosses back his cape with one arm so that it snaps dramatically behind him, and in the same motion produces his Far Shore-issued phone.]

Are you familiar with one of these, by chance?
priforprince: (ahoge)

1/2

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-26 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ Rosalie continues to purr. She tends not to like standing still for being brushed, but something about this particular two-legged food dispenser makes her inclined to tolerate him. He feels almost like a cat.

A cat that admires her, of course. ]
priforprince: (background)

2/2

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-26 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
I see you're paying her the appropriate respect.

[ WAS THAT A TRUMPET FANFARE, OR A TYMPANI ROLL

PROBABLY NOT, BUT SHIKYOIN HIBIKI'S PRESENCE COULD INDUCE ONE TO IMAGINE SUCH THINGS ]


Stand aside. Only I can sate her.

[ The tympani might, on second thought, have been the noises Rosalie is making the more time she spends with Adrien. ]
priforprince: (grit)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-26 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ There is a giant golden awards statue on either side of the door to this castle. Even a cursory glance will confirm the statues are actually...of Hibiki. You've found the right place.

The door will open at a touch, revealing a gaudy foyer with crystal chandeliers. Off to the side, a hallway opens into what looks like a full amusement park. But that's not where the papers lead.

The papers lead to a more private hallway towards the back. Where there is a faint, but tremendous, crashing sound. ]
priforprince: (seduce)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-26 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
As expected.

[ Hibiki smirks. Standing up does not preclude the sparkling-air effect from happening again. In fact, she seems very pleased to learn of a fellow god. Explaining the duties of a deity will be a pleasure! For: ]

One of your radiance could only be divine.
purr_ince: (Adrien | Calm and content)

[personal profile] purr_ince 2018-06-26 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
And I see you haven't been brushing her properly. She was bathing herself and gave her tongue a fur carpet.

[He's scolding even as he peers up at Hibiki, But then he's moving to draw his hand away scooting aside to let her come to her cat.]

She also seemed to have bits of something in her claws and stole my food. How on earth did she get out without you noticing? I don't think you're the kind to let her wander around on her own. So what gives?
priforprince: (adorable)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-26 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
She just escaped on her own. [ There is genuine confusion mixed in with that defensiveness, though. Was Rosalie...dissatisfied? And her fur...

Oh, Princess. Hibiki kneels: come, leap into her arms. She shall address all your woes.

Rosalie looks over, notices Hibiki has the silken purse containing the gourmet kitty treats, and decides perhaps that is worth exploring. She rolls back onto all fours, though she does rub herself against Adrien on her way to Hibiki. ]


To think she could end up in such a state....

[ Yes, that's right, come here. Come here and -

Shove your head into the treat bag. Well, so be it. ]
purr_ince: (Adrien | So you're saying that...)

[personal profile] purr_ince 2018-06-26 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
They do that. You may want to watch her more closely.

[Adrien smiled and pet the cat as she brushed past.]

She's such a smart kitten. She was very resourceful. Who else would a cat in need come to but Bast after all.?

[He gestures a hand to the brush.] You need to start doing that more often. Even if she doesn't curl into your lap for it a little here and there goes a long way. Or you could get the gloves that are more like petting. She might like those better.
priforprince: (sen-chan)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-26 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Is that a slight blush rising to her cheeks at the thought of doing things with friends?

Nonsense! And Hibiki definitely doesn't want to talk about friends from home. Only afternoons spent sprawled on the sofa, staring off into the distance and pining, can come of that.

So, CelePara Talent Agency it is: ]
They wouldn't dream of it.

In any case, I don't do pop. The matter isn't even open for discussion.
priforprince: (befuddled)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-26 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ There, there, fair lady. A few treats at a time. And she wishes to see your beautiful eyes.

Here...we go. Hibiki manages to gently tilt Rosalie's head up out of the treat bag to set it aside and begin brushing. Rosalie squirms. ]


This is the finest-quality brush on the market. She should have no cause for dissatisfaction....

[ But....was your heart longing to be petted, all this time, dear Princess? Mischievous girl, to never get enough. Perhaps Hibiki should grant Adrien the boon of taking his suggestion and.... ]

...."Bast"?

[ Rosalie stretches a paw into Hibiki's jacket pocket and tugs out a few spare script papers to play with. If she must be brushed, she wishes to amuse herself. ]
purr_ince: (Adrien | I'm listening)

[personal profile] purr_ince 2018-06-26 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
Which is honestly a lie so they can charge quadruple the price for one she'd actually like. The bristles look to stiff and hard they might be hurting her.

[He sighed softly..]

Bast. The Goddess of Cats. Me.

[He's moving to reach scratching gently behind one of Rosalie's ears with his nails.] Poor little kitten..
fauxcalibur: (smile)

[personal profile] fauxcalibur 2018-06-26 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
I'm quite content with being preposterous!

[This is the understatement of the century.]

I think I'm more used to being called "reckless" or "impossible," but "preposterous" sounds rather accurate to me, all things considered.

[And he doesn't sound the least bit concerned about it, either.]
swordofzero: (slight smile)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2018-06-26 09:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Suzaku nodded.] I guess it is more useful for gods who have just arrived in the heavens. [Rather than those who had been here a while and had somehow become gods after being shinki.]

I'm sure there are other things you will have to learn, but you are lucky you know people already. I'm sure Lady Marinette will help you a lot.

swordofzero: (not impressed)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2018-06-26 09:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Suzaku nodded, slipping into a fighting stance and keeping his eye on Edge.]

When you're ready.
abgrund: (か細い指先は)

[personal profile] abgrund 2018-06-26 11:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ For her sake, he closes most of them. His face-eye remains open, though. ]

I usually look like this....?
revolutionfalcon: (about time)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-06-26 11:14 am (UTC)(link)
After the amount of time it took to set up, I'd have been surprised if they didn't. [Considering the meal Wendy had made of getting Amaterasu's permission and support, opening something half-assed and barely functional would've likely been taken as an insult.

Shun gives a faint hum of agreement at the latter remark.]
I doubt it'll be any worse than the situation you were already in.

[Much as Grell wasn't bad some of the time, she'd definitely been a god Shun would be cautious to let anyone he knew well be named by.]
revolutionfalcon: (explanation)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-06-26 11:14 am (UTC)(link)
[That just gets an irritable sigh, the tone of someone who's heard the same thing a thousand times before and didn't listen then, either.] Does it matter that much? If nobody was serious about what's going on here, we'd be in an even worse position than we already are. "Lightening up won't kill you" is a stupid thing to say to someone you just met in a world you just entered.

[Shun is in the unfortunate position of both having come from a world where lightening up could absolutely kill him, and being entrenched enough in what's going on here that the same is essentially true. Some others who are less involved might get away with it, but as a God of Fortune and one of the maybe dozen people keeping close tabs on what the hell's going on around them, he doesn't have that luxury.]
yoshinocherry: (Feels so cold)

[personal profile] yoshinocherry 2018-06-26 01:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yuna lets him explore freely, making sure to keep close enough that either of them could easily call out to the other if anything pops up. Besides keeping an eye toward the ground, there are some pretty clever hiding spots well above eye-level, and when Romeo asks her if she's found anything, her attention seems to be focused upward, toward a particularly tall, thin tree.]

I think... there might be something hidden up here.

[She points to a spot where one of the branches meets the trunk of the tree, and a respectable distance outside of her reach appears to be a small pop of color tucked safely away.]
myblueskies: (smiles all round)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-06-26 01:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[He skips back over to her, excited. She's found something? He peers upwards to where she was pointing.

His grin grew wider when he saw the tiny colourful ball.]
There's one up there! That is sneaky!

[He goes towards the tree, looking for a good handhold before he starts climbing.]

It looks like a tricky climbing tree! But I bet we can get it! [He has every faith in their team.]
yoshinocherry: (Showered by the empty hopes)

[personal profile] yoshinocherry 2018-06-26 01:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm just a little worried it might not be very sturdy.

[Getting the ball would honestly be a cinch with the help of her god powers, but that feels a little like cheating - where's the fun in using special powers for something that can be done normally? Though, she can't deny it might be easier for someone smaller than herself to get up there. She won't stop him, but she's definitely not letting him do this without a little help!]

Here, let me give you a lift up! [Lacing her fingers together to create a foothold with her hands, she crouches down to give him the extra boost he'll need.] And I'll be right here in case anything goes wrong, okay?
sassywelshcatgirl: (dismay)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-06-26 01:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Wait. [Nia couldn't slam the brakes on any more overtly if she yanked a giant handle, holding up her hands quickly.] You're telling me the only use of these spells is for shinki to use on other shinki?
priforprince: (aback)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-26 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
You were promoted so you could inform me my cat brush was lacking?

[ ...hibiki

though, to her credit, she does put the brush down. If further investigation proves he is right, and this is not The Best Brush, it shan't be used!

Rosalie happily smacks the script with a paw. Paper is fun, and she's being pet. ]
swordofzero: (sadface)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2018-06-26 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[It had been established before Suzaku had arrived in the heavens but he imagined that such an undertaking would take a long time and a lot of effort to set up.

He frowned at the comment though he didn't say anything. He knew what Shun and many others had thought of Lady Grell. However she had never been violent towards him and had not been violent towards others whilst he had been with her.]


It's not like it matters. [Said simply. He can deal with any situation. He wants to be useful and having a god is preferable to not.]
priforprince: (pressure)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-26 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
....So you do.

[ One might hope you'd be able to do something about your decidedly inelegant aura, but, that may be a lost cause. Hibiki reboots herself. ]

In any case, all is well. I'll be leaving shortly, so if you wish for service for becoming my fan, this is your last chance.