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thenearshore2018-07-17 12:14 am
godsoffortune) wrote in thenearshore2018-07-17 12:14 am
Entry tags:
- !intro log,
- chikusa kakimoto | katekyo hitman reborn,
- d2 | alive,
- ebisu | noragami,
- edge | final fantasy iv,
- garry | ib,
- ginia | original character,
- kairi | kingdom hearts,
- keith | voltron,
- minako aino | sailor moon,
- nia | xenoblade chronicles 2,
- obi | akagami no shirayukihime,
- princess celestia | my little pony,
- romeo | romeo's blue skies,
- suzaku kururugi | code geass,
- ω add | elsword,
- ω anduin wrynn | world of warcraft,
- ω data-roxas | kingdom hearts,
- ω jakob | fire emblem fates,
- ω mirei minami | pripara,
- ω nephenee | fire emblem radiant dawn,
- ω rasu | countdown 7 days,
- ω roxas | kingdom hearts,
- ω son goku | saiyuki,
- ω toshizou hijikata | peace maker kuro
July Training
Who: Everyone
What: Information and Training
When: December 22nd
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 more experienced god and shinki volunteers.
Meeting Hall
God Training
Shinki Training
Physical Training
Rest and Refreshments
In Summary:
What: Information and Training
When: December 22nd
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 more experienced god and shinki volunteers.
God Training
- Newly arrived gods are escorted into a small meeting room, with tatami floors and a stage 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. Paper and pens are provided to all the attendees as an unsubtle suggestion to take notes on the information they're given.
The speaker delivers his welcome speech in a rather bored tone, occasionally stumbling and checking his own notecards. He particularly dwells, towards the end of the speech, on the fact that an unauthorized god has recently tried to access the Heavens, and any contact from other gods asking to access the Heavens through their temples should be immediately reported. 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.
A variety of weapons are available in the dojo for shinki and their gods to practice with, and a row of straw targets are set up along one wall. Outside, in an area carefully roped off with red ribbons, are six animated training dummies, also made of straw and dressed in plain cotton jackets and trousers. They will immediately engage anyone who enters the area marked with the ribbon, but will not pursue opponents outside it. A white-robed shinki nearby keeps a sharp eye on the animated dummies, and will intervene if anyone tries to destroy one.
Physical Training
- A race track has been laid out, winding through the gardens to a towering pole, 9 meters in height, planted in the center of a pond with a cluster of pretty ribbons tied at the top. White-robed shinki are standing by with stopwatches: anyone who wants can race their friends along the path, with the first one to return to the starting point with a ribbon winning the challenge, or solitary racers can recruit a shinki to time them and try to beat their own speed. But be careful not to fall off the pole! The pond isn't dangerously deep, but the bottom is very muddy, and in late December, it's also very, very cold.
On the lawn near the dojo, a wide circle has been marked out in white paint, and big baskets set around the circle are filled with sachets full of chalk dust in a rainbow of colors. Pick your color, grab a handful of sachets, and join the fray! Anyone inside the circle is a fair target to have one of the sachets thrown at them, and on impact, they splash out enough brightly colored dust to mark the spot they strike. Head or torso hits are an automatic out, leg hits mean the target isn't allowed to move from their position, and arm hits mean they can't use that arm. Borderlines -- and any other magic -- are allowed, and the game can get intense.
Rest and Refreshments
- The weather outside, although not freezing, is quite chilly, and in the middle of the afternoon, the shinki will invite everyone into a prepared banquet hall for food and to warm back up. Charcoal braziers set in the center of square tables radiate warmth, and are covered by grates; other shinki bring trays of fresh ingredients, both meat and vegetable, that can be grilled over the hot coals.
After the meal is finished, one of the white-robed shinki, a middle-aged woman with her hair cut in a fashionable modern bob, enters the room with an expression of great, if restrained, delight, pushing a cart with a portable karaoke machine and speaker on it. She sets up the karaoke machine at one end of the room, and begins encouraging others -- both her fellow shinki and the newcomer guests -- to join in with a song. Whenever there's a break, she puts in music selections of her own; she has a trained, jazzy voice and a great fondness for midcentury enka.
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, sing and barbecue
- Have fun~
Rest and Refreshments
Oh... hi Ventus. Did you change clothes already...?
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I'm not Ventus. My name's Roxas. Ventus walked off a while ago.
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[ She's just so stunned by his straightforward reaction. She whips her head across the area until she can see the other blond off somewhere else, and turns back to Roxas.
She starts to get excited-- but then it dawns on her. He doesn't recognize her. So her voice goes quiet as she asks a question needing no answer. ]
You're really not Ventus...? I'm...
[ There's a tear in her eye, but she tries to just keep going. ]
I'm Kairi. It's so nice... to meet you Roxas.
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Ah well. This girl seems nice enough even if she looks like she's about to cry.]
Uhm... I'm sorry. For not being Ventus.
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[ She waves her hand a little and then brushes her cheek with her palm. ]
It's not like that. I...
[ She spies the shinki name on his neck. ]
I wanted to ask if anyone else has thought you were a god instead of a shinki?
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Why would anyone think I'm a god?
[Wait... it would explain why some people were overly familiar... He shakes that thought away.] I was never a god. I don't think I'd be a good god. I'm just a shinki who's still looking for his god.
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Well... some shinki here in the Far Shore used to be gods. And some gods used to be shinki. I wrote it up in the pamphlet, but I understand it's still your first day and all. So that might be a bit much for everyone to read in one sitting. If it helps at all...
[ She pats her hip. ]
I'm a shinki too. So I understand how rough your first day can be, Roxas.
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[How much and how little do shinki actually remember? Hes getting a headache at this rate.]
I just wanna find my god and go home...
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No, you won't know, as far as I've heard. It's up to someone else to tell you that they recognize you. Shinki can sometimes remember their past lives, but I've never heard of a god-turned-shinki remembering parts of their time here in the Far Shore. That's why it's safe to talk about with them.
[ She's hoping if she just lays this foundation now, it'll be easier to talk about later. ]
Anyway... I know a lot of people here. Who's your god, do you know? I might be able to point them out to you.
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[Like Hibiki and Shun.]
No, not really. They just told me to wait for them. Am I supposed to know their name?
1/2
In the seven months I've been here, I've heard a handful of shinki were told or overheard their god's name before they met them in person, but you're right it's not common.
2/2
Would you like company while you wait?
[ She'd like to meet his god, if she can. ]
I can promise to sit quietly if that would help.
[ Thinking based on what she knows about him, that that offer might help. She just wants so badly to be near him again and be sure this is real. ]
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As for company...]
I don't mind. [He looks down at the food he tried and cast aside.] Actually... do you know the names of all these things? Someone got mad that I didn't eat some of these vegetables, but they taste weird.
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Mm... I know some of them?
[ She points to the green, yellow, orange, and red bell peppers. ]
These are all the same kind of vegetable, actually - they're peppers. And then you've got some eggplant here... and some asparagus too.
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[He points at the sweet potato.] I like that one a lot. Ventus called it sweet potato.
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But you mentioned Ventus before... did you recognize him?
[ That would definitely be weird, from what she knows, for a shinki to show up and suddenly have 1 solid memory of a person. She doesn't want to ask if they're related, like twin brothers, and hurt Roxas by accident. ]
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No. I just met him today. He looks like me, which is weird... or maybe the other way? He is a god after all, and I'm a shinki. But why would they make a shinki look like a god?
[It's confusing. He tries not to think about it too hard.]
He's really nice.
1/2
[ Which is the best way she can explain it to him on his first day. ]
I'm glad he's nice to you at least.
[ A far better start than Riku and his replica had had. ]
Cinnamon and sugar are just condiments, how would you... Mmm, maybe they're not as common as I thought. I'm a shinki too after all. Marshmallows are puffed sugary treats but those normally only get brought out for holidays, so I'm less surprised people don't always know about them. Oh and campfire treats, they're good for that too.
2/2
If you say please, I can go get some and be back in just two minutes or so!
[ That's all it would take to summon Nimbus and go flying off to Hajime's temple to snag all three items for him. ]
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[Condiments? Kairi seems to knows what she's talking about, so Roxas will just let her do her thing.]
All that sounds good... I won't go anywhere!
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[ She laughs, allowing herself to fall into a little bit more of a friendly stride with him now that they've talked a bit. ]
Hey, Nimbus~
[ And out of the sky zooms a little orange cloud that skids to a stop in front of her, complete with cartoon noises. Without skipping a beat, Kairi manages to time it such that she jumps at the same time Nimbus stops fully, landing on the cloud standing up straight.
She manages to turn to Roxas then with a small hop, hands outstretched. ]
Ta da!
[ At least, Ta Da in the sense that this is how she'll be back so soon. ]
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It's weird to say the least.]
D-Don't fall!
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[ Then she laughs. ]
I really should make you actually say the word 'please' after all, but I'll let you slide this time.
[ His concern is touching, and very familiar, so of course she's willing to do any silly little thing like this for him. Off she goes! Sure enough it only takes a few seconds to arrive back at Hajime's temple. She zooms inside, still on Nimbus, spends about two minutes grabbing graham crackers, marshmallows, chocolate bars, and some cinnamon & sugar just to show off. A half minute after all that, she's arriving back in front of Roxas with a soft winding circle downward. Her arms are quite full. ]
Told you I'd be quick!
[ And she sets her load down on the nearest table. ]