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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~
deathmetalist: (pic#4235565)

[personal profile] deathmetalist 2018-07-04 07:39 am (UTC)(link)
Well, yeah... [She's trying to play it off cool but in reality, she's blushing and a tiny bit flustered to be told so.]

Though it would be nice to stop aging at maybe eighteen. What if people continue to age until they are young adults? That'd be nice, right?
reloves: (♥ looking at venus)

[personal profile] reloves 2018-07-04 10:27 am (UTC)(link)
That still means the two of you are so close though! You're practically touching all the time!

[ Not that she seems to think it's scandalous though. Maybe her words might give that impression, but a moment later she's already playfully shoving against Natsuru's shoulder a little, and adding-- ]

Lucky you...!
reloves: (♥ i was often sitting by the window)

[personal profile] reloves 2018-07-04 10:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ Minako can sense that she's not going to get much more out of this. Practical information, sure, but that's not all she was after here. And practical information is something she can get from anyone-- probably, anyway. She'll risk having to read it for herself if she's wrong.

So she huffs. ]


Fine, then I'll just read it by myself! [ Or, more likely, find someone else to talk to about it. ] I don't need some big party pooper to ruin it for me!

[ She sticks her tongue out at him - the icon of maturity indeed!! - before turning around to leave. ]
reloves: (♥ i'll be in pain forever and ever)

[personal profile] reloves 2018-07-04 10:45 am (UTC)(link)
Don't worry so much!

[ Minako is not dumb enough to not realise the worry on his face is mostly just played, but she playfully goes along with it anyway, smiling. ]

Do I look like the kind of girl to break anyone's heart? You'll hear from me sooner than you'll even have the time to miss me! [ She just has to settle a few things here first. ] So.. I'm going to go look for my god now, and then you'll hear from me soon, alright?
reloves: (♥ will also turn into flowers someday)

[personal profile] reloves 2018-07-04 11:58 am (UTC)(link)
Honestly, I'm not sure what I was expecting.. Some people I met were super rude! [ She smiles though, despite the complaint - since it's obvious what she's implying here. Zelda isn't like that at all, so of course she doesn't mind having her as her god.

Especially when she caught that glipse just now of Zelda wiping at her eyes. Was she about to cry, or.. at the very least emotional? Minako figures it can't have anything to do with her personally, so what must have happened to Zelda in this place to make her feel that way, even briefly?

It's something she can only guess at, but while she still doesn't know anything.. well, cheering people up by being an energetic idiot is Minako's speciality. That much she can do right now. ]


You weren't about to cry though because you have such a weird girl as your partner, right? [ It's an obvious joke - like she's trying to make even the subject of Zelda's emotional turmoil lighter. There's not a part of Minako that seems to suspect Zelda really thinks that. ]
reloves: (♥ i'll be in pain forever and ever)

[personal profile] reloves 2018-07-04 12:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A kind of unbelieving choked sound escapes her. ]

Elegant and beautiful, right! [ Saying it with a much more convinced tone. And without the laughter. She heard that laughter, mister!! ] What part of me isn't elegant and beautiful, huh? Is there something wrong with your eyes?! Should you go and see an eye doctor?!
reloves: (♥ i'll be in pain forever and ever)

[personal profile] reloves 2018-07-04 12:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Aw, that blush is definitely cute. But then he speaks on, and at first it's good, but.. then Minako seems to kind of deflate compared to her excitable mood from just now, and she slowly lets go of his hands and sighs. ]

That's a practical answer, sure, but doesn't that kind of ruin the mood.. [ Not like she expected him to put anyone before his god if the whole god-shinki thing is so important here, but sometimes you have to refrain from giving the logical answer to make yourself look better! It's Overdramatic Romance Shenanigans 101!! ]
abgrund: (すべて時に消え)

[personal profile] abgrund 2018-07-04 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Unsure if they were chosen right or that they were not confident in their own abilities... he's not sure which this lady belongs to. But then again, most people want to go home. Maybe he should say 'that's the spirit', but it feels oddly impolite in face of her fluent language - so he'll settle for a nod.

His single visible eye flicks up to look at her once she poses the question. ]


I can.

[ Ain holds out his left hand, and a second later a large black scythe appears in his grasp. ]

Looks like this...
revolutionfalcon: (dramatic wind)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-07-04 02:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shun appears unfazed by the retaliation - he would've been more surprised if Suzaku had done nothing. Rather than allow him to get closer and trip him, however, Shun executes a quick flip backwards, lifting his feet before Suzaku can swipe them out and landing with some distance between them.

Not for long, though, because Shun uses the landing recoil to launch himself forward the moment his feet touch the ground, this time going for a more straightforward punch to the solar plexus with the additional power from that push-off behind it.]
revolutionfalcon: (not worth my time)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-07-04 02:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shun isn't the type to force his help where it isn't wanted unless it's regarding people he's close to being stubborn idiots, so Minako is free to go. He offers a careless shrug and turns in a different direction.]

Suit yourself. [If she'd prefer to learn the hard way when things go sour what information she might need to know, then he's not going to stop her. Maybe her god might at least have more sense than she does.]
revolutionfalcon: (calm command)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-07-04 02:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Something like that. [There's something faintly dry to Shun's tone at that, but he's overall so serious that it's hard to pick out.] I don't make a habit of letting suspicious-looking behaviour lie considering how much goes wrong in this place.

[She's a new shinki, so there's a limit to exactly how much she'd be able to make go wrong, but still, as far as he's concerned it's better to be safe than sorry.]
deathmetalist: (Wow that's kind of really mean)

[personal profile] deathmetalist 2018-07-04 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, I'm not suspicious...!

[ . . . Wait a minute. After her initial protest, she pauses in some confusion. She knows that in the Near Shore there is supposed to be those things called Ayakashi. But things go whacky here, too?]

What do you mean, wrong? Isn't heaven supposed to be a peaceful place?
hellishrabbit: (fluffy)

[personal profile] hellishrabbit 2018-07-04 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Why do you need to call me anything?

[ Sorry, Yumoto. He's not going to make this easy. ]

Will we be seeing each other after this?
replicatedform: (Neutral - I am Kunihiro's masterpiece)

no worries

[personal profile] replicatedform 2018-07-04 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Me? I turn into a cloak, but I can make my god invisible.

[So while he can't be used like a proper weapon, he's still useful that way.]

Hmm... by hitting them like a bludgeon? [If anything, that's a very simple, direct way of fighting.]
deathmetalist: (SPARKLE POWER)

<3

[personal profile] deathmetalist 2018-07-04 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
WOW! That's so cool! Being invisible would be great! You could do all kinds of things.

[She'd pull so many pranks! Something fun and lighthearted for this place.]

You and your god are like ninjas.
deathmetalist: (pic#4235512)

[personal profile] deathmetalist 2018-07-04 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Where have you been looking before now?

[She'd been finding them all over]

You don't think they would have hidden them in the temples, right? Everything would probably be outside...
onehandsomeslickninja: (eh heh)

[personal profile] onehandsomeslickninja 2018-07-04 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
You think? I'd have bet you'd just let go... [Hmm, this is pernicious.] Possibly reaching back and grabbing your head, then bending over to heave you over.
onehandsomeslickninja: (turned away cool)

[personal profile] onehandsomeslickninja 2018-07-04 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mostly. They're both having fun with this, but precisely because of that he really does hope to hear from her again. There are so few opportunities like this in the Far Shore.]

Of course! But -- [And beneath the mask he's grinning shamelessly, because this line is way over the top and he knows it] -- may I beg a name, to sigh wistfully while I wait?
reloves: (♥ will also turn into flowers someday)

[personal profile] reloves 2018-07-04 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ How could she deny him anything when he says it in that poetic romantic sort of way? It's absolutely impossible. Minako's grin stretches from ear to ear. ]

Minako!

[ Who needs last names anyway, right? First name basis with all the cute guys, always! ]

So should I just call you mystery man in return?
cuddle_battery: (I googled it)

[personal profile] cuddle_battery 2018-07-04 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, 'cause, if you are Kamui, then they told me at god training that we got paired up. For the shinki thing.

[That's fine. Yumoto has made things difficult for his friends so many times that this might just be karma. But he's still smiling.]

And even if you're not, I still wanna be friends with you.
cuddle_battery: (confused)

[personal profile] cuddle_battery 2018-07-04 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure I have. I just told you the cookies were good.

[Completely baffled.

Actually he's been mostly living on junk food anyway since the extent of his cooking skill is being able to fry an egg.]
onehandsomeslickninja: (turned away amano)

[personal profile] onehandsomeslickninja 2018-07-04 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Or "handsome slick ninja" or "man of your dreams" -- but really, Edge is my name. [Or his nickname, but one he'd adopted so thoroughly that it might as well be for all intents and purposes.]
towards_okeanos: (announcement)

[personal profile] towards_okeanos 2018-07-04 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't venture to Near Shore just yet. Also I'm still to find my shinki somewhere around here.

[Iskandar ponders his possibilities which, unfortunately, aren't that many.]

As for my own temple I cannot attest in what state it is. I have only seen in the morning. Which is why I would gladly accept suggestions.
towards_okeanos: (Default)

[personal profile] towards_okeanos 2018-07-04 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
That sounds awfully as a ... oh, nevermind.

[Iskandar stops just on the verge of saying 'class name'. But this is no Grail War. This is Heavens. Or so they say it is. He's still not very much convinced. He's comfortable with being a god himself but if this is indeed the land of the gods where are all the ones he knows?!

Then he realizes that he actually haven't introduced himself to the man. To say it's an omission is an understatement.]


I'm Iskandar, King of Conquerors, and it's a pleasure to meet you Archer. I meant no disrespect with my statement. Someone of your skill shouldn't be so modest.
priforprince: (grit)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-07-04 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Which leaves Hibiki pinned facedown beneath her chair.

When she gathers her wits she might just teleport out. But right now, she's sulking.

Nothing good ever comes of attending the training sessions. ]