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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~
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[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-06-27 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She grins down at him, before stepping out a little bit from where she'd been hovering near the trunk of the tree. Now without it hiding them, it's easy to see the wings that spread out from her back, feathery and angelic, flitting lightly in the breeze. ]

Yeah, but I didn't climb. So I think it'd be cheating.
myblueskies: (this is amazing!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-06-29 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[His mouth dropped open.] Nanako! You're an angel as well as a god? [She had wings! She could fly and that was how she got to the top of the tree! It must be really fun to be able to fly!

It probably would be cheating though to be in a climbing competition if you could fly though!]
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[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-06-30 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She giggles at his surprise. ]

I guess so, yeah. It's something I could do when I became a god. Although it took me a long time to figure out how to make it work. I found it by accident, though. And then I had to practice lots.
myblueskies: (I love chimneys!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-07-03 11:33 am (UTC)(link)
You found it by accident? [He grinned at her.] I bet you practiced really hard! Because you are really high now!

[That's how you got better at things by practice!]
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[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-07-09 11:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ She makes a face. ] Yeah, something bad happened and I found out I could do things, because I was scared. But I did practice really hard after that! I want to be a really good god and help lots of people.
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[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-07-10 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Making sure he was steady on the tree Romeo reached out to grasp one of her hands with his own.] You are a really good god Nanako! I bet you help lots and lots of people. I'm sorry something scary happened though but I'm glad you practiced hard so now you can help everyone if scary things happen again!
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[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-07-10 11:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ She looks both a little flustered and pleased by his words, ducking her head a little. But she squeezes his hand and gives him a warm smile. ]

Scary things still happen, sometimes. But there's lots of people here who want to help, too. I do want to be a really good god and help everyone, though.
myblueskies: (of course!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-07-10 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
If there's lots of people who want to help then we will definitely be able to help everyone! [He grinned at her.]

We just got to all work together! [Elfnein was a really good god too and Romeo knew there were lots of really nice and helpful people here!]
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[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-07-10 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah!

[ That was her thought, too! She beams at him happily. ]

I hope so. Not everyone is so good at working together, but I hope we all can.
myblueskies: (the world is beautiful!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-07-10 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope so too! Some people probably just need to practice that too!

[He's certain that together they will make it work.]

Do you want to go down yet? Or stay up here?
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[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-07-11 12:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She glances down the tree towards the ground once more. ]

We can go down! Can you get down okay, Romeo?
myblueskies: (of course!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-07-12 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course I can! [Climbing is easy! He scrambles down happily, checking to make sure she's getting down alright too. Though he's not worried, she can fly after all!]
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[personal profile] welcome_home 2018-07-16 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She hovers close as he descends anyway - just in case. But as he scrambles down to the ground, she sets her feet down, wings folding snug against her back once more as she beams at him. Throwing her arms in the air, she announces. ]

Ta-da! We did it!
myblueskies: (so proud of you)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-07-17 09:39 am (UTC)(link)
We did! [He laughs happily and looks around.] What do you want to do next, Nanako?