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The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2018-10-16 08:15 pm

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

    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 valentine letter or card. It's a bonding exercise! There is a lot of glitter. And glue. Hopefully, no one's wearing their nice clothes.




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~
badassfreakingoverlord: (ghost white)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2018-10-31 01:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Ugh! That talk of responsibility and virtue was enough to give Zetta the willies! And talking books shouldn't get the willies! It felt weird and looked weirder!

"Oh, you're a hero," he said, scorn and disdain thick in his voice. "I guess I should have figured."
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[personal profile] cleansingstrike 2018-11-02 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
"I care little for such a label, Ser. I am but a knight, nothing more." A knight that had now become a god, as it were.

"And if that continues to offend, then simply refer to me by mine name, Agrias Oaks."
badassfreakingoverlord: (animated laughter)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2018-11-02 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"I am Overlord Zetta. The most badass freaking Overlord in the entire cosmos!"

Obviously, Zetta had no problems with ego or self-confidence.
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[personal profile] cleansingstrike 2018-11-05 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
Certainly, he had no lack of confidence. Though was it more along the lines of arrogance, at this point? The line between such remained thin.

"For one with as much power as you claim to have, I admit I find your form most curious."
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[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2018-11-05 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Zetta sighed, and then out of nowhere a minion crashed to the ground as if he had plummeted from incomprehensibly high in the sky to slam to earth. And never mind the ceiling.

Unharmed by his fall, the minion promptly offered Agrias a pamphlet entitled, "So You've Decided To Meet the Overlord". It contained helpful information such as "Zetta is a demon, the book is just a setback" and "The Overlord has graciously postponed his conquest of the Far Shore until such time as the other threat vexing it has ended".
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[personal profile] cleansingstrike 2018-11-06 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
Agrias was about to ask if the minion was okay. That looked like a troubling fall to begin with! Needless to say, she was... surprised when they were back on their feet, right as rain.

She then took hold of the pamphlet, nodding and offering her thanks at how polite they were being. And then, of course, she began to read through the contents of the pamphlet. It would've been rude not to.

"'Tis unsurprising to find out that you a demon, Ser."
badassfreakingoverlord: (animated laughter)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2018-11-06 03:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, finally, someone didn't doubt he was a demon right off the damn bat! Pleased by this turn of events, the Overlord grinned. "Hyaaaha ha ha ha ha! Not just any demon! I'm the most badass freaking Overlord in the entire cosmos!"
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[personal profile] cleansingstrike 2018-11-14 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Regardless of his unconventional appearance, Agrias took his words seriously. She'd faced enough demons to know what they were fully capable of. To underestimate one would've been a foolish, and costly mistake.

"You speak of your power so boldly and openly."
badassfreakingoverlord: (adrift in a sea of nothing)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2018-11-16 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, sure." Zetta blinked, completely caught off-guard by her comment. "Why wouldn't I? I didn't becomes the most badass freaking Overlord in the entire cosmos to NOT be known as the most badass freaking Overlord in the entire cosmos -- even if you could keep that sort of thing secret!" Which you could, but since it was a secret, Zetta didn't know that.
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[personal profile] cleansingstrike 2018-11-20 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
"If you've no sense of modesty or shame, then I ask of you." Power attracted attention. It attracted those who would want that power for themselves. It also attracted those who wanted to see that power erased from existence.

"You've also no sense of fear?"
badassfreakingoverlord: (damn)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2018-11-20 02:10 pm (UTC)(link)
The tome slumped slightly. "...look, when even I think I'm starting to sound like a broken record, I get the feeling you're missing the general concept here. I'm top of the heap. I'm number one. Anywhere you go, and I mean literally anywhere, there's no one stronger than me. I'm the ultimate postgame boss, the overpowered party member that trivializes all encounters. What the hell do I have to fear?"
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[personal profile] cleansingstrike 2018-11-28 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
"The reason for my doubt, 'tis simple, really." It wasn't that she didn't take him seriously. She absolutely did. But the idea of anyone claiming that they were 'the strongest' was simply ludicrous.

"I doubt not your strength, or what you are capable of." Even if he was a book.

"Though the idea that you have no equal or superior... I simply cannot agree. There would always be someone that exceeds you. 'Tis only a matter of not having met them, yet. Perhaps then, you would know fear."
badassfreakingoverlord: (hopping mad)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2018-11-28 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"You can't hide power like mine," Zetta countered. "It's like hiding the sun! It can't help but show up! Overlord Zenon's proof of that, he tried to go into hiding and they squirreled him out pretty damn quick. And he wasn't on my level. Maybe, maybe Tyrant Overlord Baal can compete, but I'd go into that fight gladly!"