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The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2018-11-16 07:01 pm

November Training

Who: Everyone
What: Information and Training
When: February 21st, 2017
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 brought into small one-on-one meeting rooms as they appear, with a white-robed shinki offering them an explanation of their current role, the name of the god they will represent or the god they will serve, and directions to the temple that will be their new home.

They are cordially invited to a training session beginning in early afternoon, after they've had the chance to return to their homes, meet their new partners, and have their questions answered.



Morning/On the Road

    New gods and shinki are being packed off to their new temples for the morning to settle in and meet their partners -- this is also a good time to visit with new neighbors or explore the area! What does your new temple look like? Are you headed straight there, or taking the scenic route to get a better sense of your new surroundings? The Western District is still scarred from the aftereffects of a recent volcanic eruption and earthquake, with fissures in some of the roads and burn scars in the wild landscape. The volcanic ash, though, seems to be serving as fertilizer for vast swaths of unfamiliar and colorful wildflowers that line the roads despite the fact that the weather is late-February chilly.


Shinki Training

    A well-appointed dojo has been prepared for newcomers to practice their physical or magical arts. Outside, there are two impromptu target practice areas: one is for long-range weapons, with targets set up against hay bales at the other side of a wide, grassy area and a line drawn for the weapons' wielders to stand behind. The other is for borderlines, and a number of young children wearing short coats marked with Amaterasu's golden chrysanthemum on white are dashing around practicing their own borderlines against scary paper masks tied onto bushes or other haybales. The game seems to require a cutting borderline that will cut the mask without damaging the gardeners' hard work on the bushes.

    Inside the dojo, there's room for several pairs to spar, and weapons are set up all along one wall, everything from polearms to rifles, chakrams to broadswords. They're all meant for practice, with edges dulled or padded to avoid any accidental deaths, but sparring partners will still have to be careful to avoid injury. Although there are many fewer white-robed shinki here than usual, except for the children, there is one adult shinki keeping an eye on things inside the dojo and one keeping an eye on things in the yard. They are willing to answer questions, help with borderlines or teach shinki new spells on request. Comment to the NPC REQUEST form to request a thread with one of them or if you have questions about handwaving an interaction.


Physical Training

    The last vestiges of winter have melted away from most of the Heavens, but one section of the Meeting Hall grounds appears not to have gotten the message. Snow is piled waist or even shoulder high, the trees and bushes show no sign of fresh leaves, and an ornamental pool is frozen as hard as a rock, with the drifting shadows of koi barely visible under the thick ice. It's the perfect opportunity to play in the snow, and many of the shinki children are already taking advantage of it, sliding on the ice or throwing snowballs.

    For those who brave the heavy snow, they may discover an an old woman in the center of the frozen area. She's wearing heavy white makeup and a straw coat, and humming cheerfully as she pounds rice into mochi. Anyone who finds her will be offered freshly made mochi and a cup of warm sake to fortify them for the snowball fights!


Rest and Refreshments

    Gods and shinki who are finished with their training can step into a large room in the Meeting Hall that has been set up with comfortable cushions and low tables. Tea, liquor and a wide variety of savory dishes are available, with the drinks already set out on the tables and the savory dishes set up in chafing dishes on a buffet table along one wall. Guests can help themselves, settle in, chat, and make new friends. There's even a dessert table, well-stocked with plenty of chocolate, most of which seems to be mysteriously heart-shaped.

    After eating, there are a variety of board and card games available for guests to play. From classic games like shogi, go and mahjong to more modern ones like Trivial Pursuit or Pictionary -- or Cards Against Humanity -- there's something for everyone.




In Summary:
  • Get all the information you can handle
  • Veteran new gods and shinki are welcome to volunteer showing the ropes
  • Practice sparring or shinki magic
  • Enjoy a buffet dinner and party games
  • Have fun~
auditerrorizer: (Grimace)

[personal profile] auditerrorizer 2018-11-19 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Stelsa huffs at Tyzias' question, rolling her eyes. Ugh, even just thinking about the sloppy, disorganized, rebellious mess that was her temple was starting to give her wrinkles; she'd need to up the game on her morning routine. "Yes Laverna she must've been a troublemaker let me tell you there's a bar in the lobby of all places a bar and then there's all the absurd posters decorating the stairwell the liquor cabinet in the living room and to top it all off some absolutely horrid looking strumaxes are right next to my exercise equipment it's going to be absolutely horrid living there if today is any indication!"
brokenlight: ((302) Don't treat me like a drag)

[personal profile] brokenlight 2018-11-19 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Romantic holiday?

[He looks confused.]

Is that why there was some big dating event going on last week?
brokenlight: ((153) These eyes will not)

[personal profile] brokenlight 2018-11-19 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry about that!

[He runs over and grabs the Flood, holding it to his chest.

A glance at the flowers and then at Sora.]


I'll, uh, help you get more flowers. I wasn't expecting this guy to fly towards you...
curruid_coinchenn: (how fast it is beating)

[personal profile] curruid_coinchenn 2018-11-19 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Berserker's eyes narrow as she tries to justify what he thinks is a useless question. ]

Like I said...It doesn't matter what I like or don't like. It's a meaningless question. It tells you nothing of importance.

[ Besides, he really didn't like or dislike anything. Things merely existed around him. He has no attachment to anyone or anything, no need for such pointless feelings. The only thing that mattered is his strength and fighting ability. There's no room for caring about anything else. ]
sageprincess: (Eternal nobility)

[personal profile] sageprincess 2018-11-19 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah...

[Yeah, that's... definitely a level of reverence she's not accustomed to getting. Minako is loyal and dutiful in her own way to be sure, but in your average day to day, Zelda feels as though she's treated more as a friend than a superior. Archer knelt before her once, but that was definitely a special circumstance. The princess' hand even lifts a bit, as though to stop Ruler from bowing, but she stops halfway, curls that hand into a fist and drops it back to her side.

She resists the urge to chew on her lip. Ruler (and what the hell is a Ruler, anyway?) seems... unsure, and anxious, and despite the reservations Zelda always has when taking on a shinki, she feels the impulse to assuage those worries as best she can.]


... I am honored, Ruler, as anyone who might lay claim to the service of a woman of such grace would be. [The girl has only been before her in person for a moment, but, looking at her, that is the word that comes to mind regardless. Not graceful, necessarily, just... grace.] However, I understand there have been little in the way of explanations offered to you upon your awakening here, and I wish to rectify that before you commit yourself to serving me or any other god.

[It's really not fair for the Heavenly administration to just loose these newcomers to the world without telling them the whole story. Especially to the shinki, who might find themselves assigned to gods that simply can't offer the same loyalty in exchange. Gods like her.

Zelda steps over towards the statue in the center of the atrium and hums a few notes. A simple melody that has a surprising effect: save the one she is standing upon, the stone slabs that make up the floor around the statue retreat, revealing a spiral staircase that descends down underground. A few luminescent crystals along the walls serve as sconces to light the way.]


But I shall not make you shiver out here in the cold as I tell my stories - please, come inside.
cloakedinruins: (thinking atm)

welcome home

[personal profile] cloakedinruins 2018-11-19 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
He had felt the push to the gates that morning. Usually the mornings had him spending time trying to understand Yéye's stubborn insistence that he kept in his native form. It was quaint, but he really was not too much of a fan of the imperial robes that he was suppose to shuffle around in, so he usually wore the hanfu of a traveling warrior and ignored the pointed looks the soulless gave him.

So when the gates opened, Da Qing would see a youngish man dressed in old fashioned black robes, his long hair braided into four separate plaits on the side and then combined to a central braid at the nape of his neck. The welcoming - and well-practiced - smile on his face faded once he got a good look at him.

"Da Qing..?"
curruid_coinchenn: (how tensely you are breathing)

[personal profile] curruid_coinchenn 2018-11-19 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
No, I'm a god -- Balor.

[ Indifferent and cold, just like everything else he's said. Apathy permeates his very being. ]
curruid_coinchenn: (i will find you where you hide)

[personal profile] curruid_coinchenn 2018-11-19 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Of course she wouldn't think it's rude. Berserker's eyes narrow as he mentally tallies a mistake for Minako. In this case, his judgement is internal and he doesn't voice this transgression. ]

You're speaking of my lighter side. [ Annoyance in his voice. ] I'm not him. If you're looking to compare us, don't bother. There's no comparison.
holygrailed: (the hospital's a world away)

[personal profile] holygrailed 2018-11-19 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Irisviel looks toward the tent where more skis and the needed equipment - all in Hibiki's colors, naturally - are. She laughs lightly at Hibiki's flirtations, smiling back at the god.]

I'm not sure I know how to ski. If I don't, will you teach me?
reloves: (♥ looking at venus)

[personal profile] reloves 2018-11-19 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
A god.. I'm glad.

[ It's not some Huge Relief or anything, but Minako does seem to genuinely mean it as she nods. After all, someone being here and being a shinki means they died - just like her - and that's just such an awkward topic to start a conversation with. ]

I guess that means you can just party it up here until you go home! [ Minako, what part of Tyzias looks even remotely like the type to party... ] Well, and maybe do a few responsible things too.
oathkeeper: <user name=cupcake_graphics> (☾44)

[personal profile] oathkeeper 2018-11-19 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's going to wear it all day.]

Is Jellybean your pet?
missingache: ([16] And I care what you think)

[personal profile] missingache 2018-11-19 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
He's my cat. He's really big and orange, and I put a blue collar with a bell on it around his neck. He ripped the bell off...

[If Sora meets 30lbs of fur, that's Jellybean.]
reloves: (♥ hold on tightly to these feelings)

[personal profile] reloves 2018-11-19 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I-- [ She starts, then stops. Maybe she realises how ridiculous she's looking right now-- but knowing Minako, that's probably not the case. It seems more that she's trying to look him over right now. ]

Well, you look alright, yeah.. And you're awake.. [ She slowly nods to herself. ] That's good! I was real worried, you know!
holygrailed: (but time's not won)

[personal profile] holygrailed 2018-11-19 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Everyone here has been kind so far. It's very nice.

[Not to say the place is perfect and that getting pulled here is right, but she takes it in stride, accepting her current situation. It's a chance to do good, to help people, to make the world better. Ironic then considering her assignment of god.]

Are you a god?
reloves: (♥ painfully these frustrating feelings)

[personal profile] reloves 2018-11-19 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ "Lighter side" sure is an odd way of describing it. Especially since that means they're not twins, but.. actually the same person? Somehow? Without much knowledge of how things work for them over there in their world, it just seems confusing to her.

But one thing is very, very clear. There really is an obvious difference between this guy and Caster, and not just when it comes to facial decoration. ]


Well, you could say that again.. [ Are you sure this is the kind of person you want to start complaining to, Minako. Are you really. ] Are you supposed to be the grumpy twi--.. side then? Because that kind of seems to be your thing right now!
kokuyoyo: (Tell him next time I'm going to be)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-11-19 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah... Yeah. So you noticed that?

[That thing that was blared to the entire Far Shore via the BBS and which Minako hounded people about?]
kokuyoyo: (Woke up with a squirrel in my bed.)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-11-19 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
To die more than twice is truly folly. [The cat sniffs.] So at least you have managed to avoid that bout of idiocy.

[The teenager stirs.]

...Stop insulting me when I'm right here, Pookie.

[The cat bristles.] Ironclaw!
virtuousdogma: (buying time)

[personal profile] virtuousdogma 2018-11-19 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Wwwwell," Tyzias, "I haven't taken a good look at mmmmy place yet," Tyzias what, "But I bet you'd like it better than your... newwww hive." Oh... yeah. That sounds like a good plan. At least until she renovates the place, even if part of Tyzias does want to go there despite the 'aversion' and 'ew no' also taking up space in her think pan. Maybe once it fades she can go take a look herself because rebellious? What sort of rebellious are we talking here? Besides what Stelsa had already mentioned. At least she was in agreement with the bar in the lobby. That... has to be moved at the very least.
virtuousdogma: (heh)

[personal profile] virtuousdogma 2018-11-19 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Glad? Hm. Yeah there was something about shinki being dead. It really puts a damper on things, which, with everything else Tyzias has been dealing with today, could be a reason why she hadn't thought on it much.] Heh, yeah. Responsible things. Not mmmmuch for partying, sorry. [Even though she doesn't look very sorry about it. Hommmme though is an interesting way to put the mountain. May not be a hive to her yet, but if she doesn't go back to her world soon, it very well might be.

She really kind of hopes that she won't go back ever.]
futhark: made by <user name="nogoodansuz"> (19)

[personal profile] futhark 2018-11-19 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ No matter how you look at it, having a total murder-death-kill on the snow is--- actually plenty fun. of Sure the fact that those snowballs can probably severely injure someone if not kill them outright, would hamper the excitement for any sane person. Well.

Just the fact that the other is throwing them hard enough is injure himself for a sake of snowball fight should tell anyone that Cú Chulainn ain't a sane man.

Caster fires of few runes to have the incoming snowballs melt harmlessly before reaching him. This is getting way more intense, and he needs to think a way of a good counter-attack. Protection of Arrows is a hax skill, but it does still require to have the projectiles in the field of vision. Which means

He can't allow himself to get flanked, or he's toast.

And he has to flank Berserker if he wants to land the decisive blow. Which is his intent as he's trying to move towards the trees, where he could at least try and gain some A) strategical advantage B) perches for additional mobility. Battle of ages, someone could make a killing selling tickets for this--

That's when a snowball ricochets somewhere outside his field of vision and hits him in a shoulder- and oh boy, that would be an injury if not the lost momentum of the projectile via ricocheting ]


Geh- [ He loses time he could use to gather more snow- to write a healing rune on his shoulder. And an endurance one, just for a good measure. Worry not, he manages to clap some projectiles. ] Not too shabby- what's next?

[ Rapid snowball fire is a thing when you're trying to herd your opponent under the trees. ]
futhark: (looking into distance)

[personal profile] futhark 2018-11-19 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Who knows? Maybe there's something with Heaven's waters. [ Caster squats and pokes the ice. Fish, instead of scattering, flip a tail at him as if in silent insult. ]

Maybe they were always like this. Stranger creatures live in these rivers. [ Like kappas who break people's fishing rods ] But aside for their artistic penchant they still get baited like any other fish.

[ He's an accomplished Angler, on quest of revenge, see... ]
myblueskies: (apples and smiles)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-11-19 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
How will I get better if I don't practice, miss! [He grins at her. He knows your secret now Hibiki. He knows that you were once a little girl who loved games and friends and cake.

Surely she was still like that inside somewhere!]
hattersgonnahat: (Starbucks)

[personal profile] hattersgonnahat 2018-11-19 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[A - Mk. 14 Custom]

[Compared to the many other fancier temples that dotted the landscape, the Temple of Skuld looked like just a strange, ridiculous house that needed stilts on one end to keep it elevated. It kind looks like it might've been designed by a five year old, honestly.]

[But today was just a routine maintenance. Even if this one hadn't flown (and likely never will) it still had to be kept clean every so often. Possibly more so as it sat. This Far Shore place was so much dirtier than space.]

[As such, there was a kid in a hat literally hanging from some kind of pulley system to scrub the massive window. Luckily she had an oversized squeegee to work with, otherwise this could very easily take hours.]



[B - On the Road]

[Having arrived after the eruption, the kid was unaware that the Western District didn't always look like this. Though she had heard some rumblings of the disaster and a clean up crew to restore it. But hey, it was nice to see the craggy terrain get some color now!]

[These flowers were as good as any time to see if she still had what it takes to make flower crowns. After all, what else were you supposed to do with them?]



[C - Cards Against Humanity]

[What exactly is this game? Who knows, but the title itself sounded like the perfect kind of thing for a space alien.]

[She sat down at the table and took a handful of cards. Are you actually going to let the child play? Or are you going to kick her out in hopes that she finds something a bit more...age appropriate.]

[Alternatively, were you ready to get yourself rekt'd?]



[D - Wildcard]

[You know the drill. [plurk.com profile] Grifstar for plotting]
myblueskies: (this can't be happening...)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-11-19 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Romeo blinked up fearfully and pushed himself up out of the snow, brushing himself off. His stomach hurt but he thought it would be alright.] I really didn't mean to hit you sir. I was just playing... [The white robed shinki child he had been playing with had scarpered. Romeo was glad for that, glad that his new friend hadn't got hurt as well!]



myblueskies: (the world is beautiful!)

C. Obviously.

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-11-19 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello Skuld!

[Romeo spotted one of his newest friends and moved over to her table. All these games looked really fun and he had been looking for friends to play with.]

Are you playing a game? Can I play?