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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~
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[Lifting one hand, Edge curls the fingers into a fist, then uncurls them. Ninjutsu requires certain specific signs, so he can't help but associate finger motions with magic.]
Souki, Silence!
1/2
2/3 I lied
Borderline!
[ It's not that his spell has any kind of physical aspect to prevent with the borderline; she just uses it as a focus element as he raises his hands to cast at her. By speaking over top of him, by using the wall to keep a space between them, it's Kairi's way of narrowing her concentration to preventing his spell from working. ]
3/3
I warned you, Edge.
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[Okay then. If she's going to use a Borderline for focus...]
[Edge flicks his fingers in three specific patterns, then thrusts one hand out -- and as it snaps forward, a wash of flames coalesces out of midair with roar to slam into her Borderline. He's confident in her ability to repel the ninjutsu, but a ninja must be ambidextrous: able to parry with one blade and strike with another. Or in this case, draw her attention and force her guard with one attack, then strike with another.]
Souki, Silence!
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So her borderline remains, because she's concentrating there, but as she raises a hand to cast a spell at him in retaliation, she finds that she can't. Her mouth moves, but no words appear.
She grits her teeth, a smile tugging at her lips. She's glad on Edge's behalf that he was successful, but she also wouldn't put it past him to continue the fight with her in this predicament. So she holds her hand down at her side, silently summoning her keyblade, but not raising it against him to fight - yet. ]
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[He's not above flashing a thumbs-up and arching his eyebrows, though.]
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I didn't want you getting the drop on me or thinking I was totally helpless, Edge. That was all.
[ She dismisses her weapon then. ]
Nice job, by the way. Think you've got the hang of it?
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I'm surprised you're worried, though. You're obviously not helpless.
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Call it a bad habit, I guess?
[ She scratches a little at her hair. ]
And I look at the other shinki - other gods too - and sometimes feel like I should be so much stronger after almost a year of being here.
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Are you stronger than you were a year ago?
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[ She does appear thoughtful. ]
I do think my reaction time's gotten better, but that's all. Oh and my balance, when I'm riding on Nimbus.
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What kind of training have you been doing?
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Oh, wow, uhm... a lot...
[ How to describe it. ]
Well, physically- I jog in the mornings, I've had swordsmanship lessons from a lot of different teachers, I come to almost every one of these training days and work with new shinki, I used to spar with my temple brothers... I've gone on Prayers with my god, where I've fought ayakashi with better and better reaction times... I've ridden on Nimbus a lot from place to place so that I learn how to balance almost like a surfboard, as well as spar with people while on Nimbus as well.
... I think that about covers most of it.
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And you're honestly telling me that the only improvement you got out of that is balance and reaction time?
[Yep, she's definitely not being realistic.]
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[ But she's been comparing herself to Sora and Riku this whole time, despite their being gods at the time she met them. ]
Yes? That's all I can think of, anyway.
[ All she can identify by name. Broad or specific, she's not sure about some of the other things she's gotten good at being considered specific skills. Her teachers' styles have been too inconsistent to know all of that. ]
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[Really? Really?]
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[ She thinks hard. ]
Kind of like learning from your mistakes. I didn't really think that was anything special.
[ But she looks up at Edge again. ]
When you compare it against improved swordsmanship or new spells we can learn.
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Physical and mental ability is at the heart of everything! What use is knowing the ultimate sword technique if you aren't strong enough to use it? What good is it to know seventy forms of martial arts if you never know which one to use when? You're building the very core of what you need, the most important parts!
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[ She's smiling at the dramatics, because she takes that earnestness to heart. ]
That's a really nice way of looking at things.
[ She's still being very quiet as it all sinks in - just how much effort she's put into bettering herself in all aspects of her life that turned into being a better fighter with sharper instincts and quicker reaction times. ]
I still want to keep going - to do more and improve more, but I think... I can start to see how far I've come too. Thank you, Edge.
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[Edge flips his cape back casually to emphasize the point, making it snap.]
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That's sweet.
[ Especially for a shinki - how much does he know about himself that he can say "betray everything I stood for"? That's amazing to her. ]
Let's meet up again sometime to see how you're improving, okay? And... maybe you can tell me then if you've seen any improvements on my end as well.
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How could I turn down a request like that from a beautiful girl? It's a date!
[No, he doesn't think that's how she meant it. She can't see his amused smile, but the arch of his eyebrows hints that he's just teasing her.]
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[ She is taken aback at first. If nothing else because of the compliment! Only afterwards does she calm a bit. ]
... Oh! Heh. Well, I'll see you then!
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[He winks at her, then flashes a little wave with one hand. See you later, Kairi!]