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thenearshore2018-10-16 08:15 pm
godsoffortune) wrote in thenearshore2018-10-16 08:15 pm
Entry tags:
- !intro log,
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- ω the snatcher | a hat in time
October Training
Who: Everyone
What: Information and Training
When: February 6th, 2017
Where: Outside the Meeting Hall, the Far Shore (and optionally, the slopes of a recently erupting volcano)
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: February 6th, 2017
Where: Outside the Meeting Hall, the Far Shore (and optionally, the slopes of a recently erupting volcano)
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 her welcome speech in the monotone of someone who's practiced it far too often. Hopefully no one's feeling sleepy! She adds that gods should be cautious of anyone on the Near Shore who might ask to use their shrines to visit the Heavens, and should instruct their shinki to be cautious as well. There is at least one unrecognized god who the Heavens believe to be attacking them, and another recent incursion by an unrecognized god ended in his defeat and the extinguishing of the volcano he had caused to erupt. 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
- There are stacks of informational pamphlets sitting out on tables around the dojo. There are five or six white-robed shinki present, who will willingly answer any questions or instruct newcomers in the use of the borderline. They accompany their answers, or their 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. Each of the shinki is wearing a brightly-colored sticky name tag reading HELLO, MY NAME IS ________, and all of their names appear to end with the syllable "mei."
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. Both Sabimei and his animated straw training dummies are absent from this training session, but standard, inanimate straw targets have been lined up outside, and a few rings are laid out on the frozen ground for friendly sparring matches. (Shinki characters who are interested in learning more about the borderlines or want to learn new shinki spells or songs may approach any of the training shinki for advice or instruction. Please remember to comment on the Shinki Spells page when your character begins to learn a new spell, excluding the borderline.)
Physical Training
- There is still clean-up left to work on from the volcano's eruption. Two tengu (one of whom characters might recognize as the hot springs' proprietor) have volunteered to help transport any gods or shinki who are willing to help clear trees, dig or wash away ash on roads and roofs, and repair damage to occupied temples. The abandoned temples that were damaged by the earthquake and volcano are being left to decay, although anyone who's curious about them could take the offer of a free ride to explore some of those abandoned and damaged buildings as well. Some might contain old books or mementos of the long-vanished owners; others have nothing left inside but dust, mold, and curious spirits.
Back at the training ground, characters who aren't helping clean up the Western district have the option of playing sparring games to test their reflexes. The white-robed shinki are organizing them into pairs in the marked circles and explaining the rules: each participant is given 10 seconds on offense to score a hit with any weapon of their choice, from bare hands to sparring weaponry to shinki magic, while their partner is only allowed to dodge or defend. After five rounds, the person with more points gets to declare a penalty for their partner: drawing on their face with a marker, ordering them to do something silly or embarrassing, making them fetch tea... it's up to the winner!
Rest and Refreshments
- After the gods' training lecture is finished, a few of the white-robed shinki bustle back in to set up craft tables and a buffet area. This time, the theme seems to be a sweet English tea: little cakes, scones, jams, cookies, tiny finger sandwiches and a vast array of chocolates are available, as well as many different teapots, with hot water dispensers and loose tea available to let everyone brew to their own tastes as they venture in to rest or talk to their new partners.
Over on the craft tables, there's all kinds of art and craft supplies available, from construction paper to calligraphy brushes, glitter to gouache. Signs on the tables encourage gods and shinki to show their appreciation for each other with a
In Summary:
- Get all the information you can handle
- Veteran new gods and shinki are welcome to volunteer showing the ropes
- Explore damaged temples or practice sparring
- Enjoy a tea and make some valentines
- Have fun~
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[Snatcher freezes in mid-point, fully distracted now as he realizes that he and his shinki have just pulled the exact same move]
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[ Using all the strength he can muster, Stan quickly moves to slam Snatchers hand against the table. ]
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[Snatcher slips his hand out of Stan's, holding it close to himself, and narrows his eyes as he gives the old man another once over. The exact same trick Snatcher had been about to pull--quicker, even.]
...Partners. But only because I need you to get rid of those things.
[despite what he says, his tone makes his real meaning obvious: he's impressed.]
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[ Grinning ear to ear, Stan practically glows at the approval. Damn right he needs him, even if he's not sure how he's supposed to transform for him yet. The shinki didn't get into much detail about that. ]
We gotta be "bonded" for that, right? How's that s'posed to work? There some weird ceremony we gotta do, like, drink snakes blood or punch a cop?
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Ha! Nothing like that. Just a few words and poof! New tattoo and the ability to kill things like you've never killed before.
[A few words. A few... really embarrassing words.]
In another room, of course.
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Eh. [ He shrugs, not opposed to leaving the party entirely. ] Not like there's much goin' on here anyway.
Does this tattoo thing hurt?
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[it's said so cheerfully, so over the top, and he clasps his hands together in front of him as he leads the way to a side room.]
Apparently knowing how to do this kind of thing comes with the territory.
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You have to do some sorta training before this too?
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[a notebook and pen poof into his hand and he waves it around as if to illustrate his point.]
And I have to say, some of these guys need to go to a public speaking class.
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He tilts his head at the pen and paper. ] Is summoning junk part of the whole God bit too?
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[or at least that's how he saw himself]
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[ Not that it's not impressive. He'd much rather pull snacks and stationary out of nothing than borderlines. ]
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[his tone is dark, low, heavy, and he lets his words hang there for a moment]
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Oh man! There's something about the look on people's faces when they hear that... It's great!
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Consuming souls seemed so much darker, more sinister, than simply killing someone. Not that he was okay with murder, it was just when someone died he liked that their spirit had a chance to go on, like his. This was so final, so unnecessary and disturbing. It pisses him off, especially that this guy finds it funny. How many souls were lost to this freak? ]
That is seriously messed up! You had better have a damn good reason for eating souls!
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Anyway, you should settle down before you give yourself a heart attack, old man! It's not like I'll be doing any of that here. [not that he's not willing to try] After all, I'm not completely heartless.
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You don't go around suckin' back souls because you care about people. The only one you care about is yourself.
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[The room goes dark save for Snatcher's face, flickering and pulsing eerily in the distance]
Now answer me this question: what... does that mean... for you?
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His gaze shifting to his feet, Stan mulls over his options. He can ask change God's. All he has to do is put in a request and survive until he's transferred. Do the job, stay valuable, don't die. Easy, right? But would this guy release him when he asked or would he eat his soul right there and then?
Stan takes a deep breath and listens to some ghostly advice: calm down. No, he doesn't trust this guy, or like his history, but there are other ways around this. He's the only one being hostile and if they were to fight this display alone is enough to convince him he'd lose. Hesitantly, Stan lowers his fists. ]
... You still need me. We work together, as agreed, but I don't want this bond type deal yet. And I'm not killing anyone either.
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All right. No killing. I can allow that.
[the scratching stops and he looks up again]
Bonding is... questionable.
[the lights come back on, Snatcher thoughtfully tapping the corner of his mouth with the pen cap]
Simply put, that's your main purpose to me. I could sign you on as a normal minion--partner, but I'll be honest... [he laughs with a little shrug, as though he's sharing a joke with a good friend] That's gonna lower your usefulness exponentially.
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It's only temporary. I mean, why rush into things? S'not like I'm goin' anywhere. We're dead; we got eternity or whatever.
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Wow. I didn't know you were so eager to let yourself be mobbed by a bunch of Ayakashi. Looking forward to Blight that much, are we?
Unless... you actually think an old geezer like you would do a better job keeping them at bay than I would.
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It's up to you, old man. I can work out a trial membership if that's what you want. Not like the paperwork's that hard.
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Paperwork? What, you mean like some kind of contract? [ Huh. That actually doesn't sound that bad. ] Yeah, I could do that.
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