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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~
myblueskies: (Alfredo is speaking!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-12-16 10:20 am (UTC)(link)
It is? Why is it yours miss Hibiki? [She never explained that bit! He looks at the yellow gold person curiously and then back up to Hibiki.]
priforprince: (refuse)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-12-16 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
These [ Hibiki holds up another person (her tongue might catch fire if she, a Celebrity, said "meeple") to indicate what is meant ] are placed on locations of strategic importance. It stakes our claim over those resources.

I have just demonstrated this for you.

[ yeah her cheating by not telling you the rules ahead of time was totally doing you a favor

that's how

this works ]
myblueskies: (the world is beautiful!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-12-16 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
So I can put them where I think is important?

[He looks at the board and where she had put her person. So when he put down a tile if he thought it was important he could put the person down.] I think I understand miss!

priforprince: (spectate)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-12-17 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
We shall see.

[ She gestures: your turn. ] Go on.

[ A goat with a drink menu on a tray rolls up and waits for Romeo to be done putting down his next tile. Hibiki has these menus prepared for when she wants something other than tea. You want anything, kid? Coffee? Hot chocolate? Milk? ]
myblueskies: (Alfredo is speaking!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-12-17 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Romeo looked at the tiles that he had before chosing one with some road, which he added to another piece of road. Roads were important right? He put a figure down on it.

Oh it's a goat!]
Hello mister goat! [He peers at the menu, reading it slowly.] Tea... Co... Coffee... Milk. Oh it's a list of drinks!
priforprince: (chinhand)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-12-17 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Intriguing placement. While Romeo makes his drink order, Hibiki is going to stare at the board, attempting to suss his strategy. What is it...? What is it?! Surely a child can't outthink her....!

The goat rolls backwards, then forwards, to mimic that it will go get drinks if he wants anything. It's going for its maa-ster, anyway... ]
myblueskies: (the world is beautiful!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-12-20 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[Romeo and Elfnein are still sort of hosting one of the goats in the library and so Romeo is quite good at understanding goat mimes.] Can I have hot chocolate please mister goat! It's really nice of you to go and get them!

[He grins at Hibiki and points at the tiles.] Did I do it right?
priforprince: (what)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-12-23 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Such a baffling strategy....

[ The goat bobs, then heads over to show the menu to Hibiki. It will have to wait, though, since she's still preoccupied with the board.

She looks at him, utterly befuddled. ]
What was your logic?

[ A true strategist wouldn't reveal all of their hand at this point, but....She is a genius, and she must know. A genius must always know. Everything.

A genius, in less lofty skin, looks an awful lot like a busybody. ]
myblueskies: (the world is beautiful!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-12-24 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Logic? [He blinked at her and then looked at the board.] You said to put it where I thought was important. So I did. Roads are really important!
priforprince: (laala)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-12-26 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Only that....

[ She stares at Romeo, realizing this is going to be a difficult game. He's unpredictable! Completely unpredictable!

Her strategic brilliance is useless in the face of stupidity! ]
myblueskies: (Alfredo is speaking!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-12-26 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Romeo nodded looking a little confused all of a sudden.] Was that not right, miss Hibiki?
priforprince: (recover)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-12-27 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
...You are a surprisingly fearsome opponent.

[ The untouched, delightful purity of an afternoon in the Palps

but the brainpower of the kind of person who almost falls for "a type of sugar cube" as the definition of "revolution", yet manages to fluke her way into becoming a Divine Idol anyway?!

What a combination! Elfnein has a formidable shinki! ]
myblueskies: (followingdreams)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-12-28 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Romeo beamed, fearsome meant scary but it could also just mean really strong! He was glad he was a good opponent for Hibiki!

The goat shuffles a little and Romeo tilts his head.]
I think mister Goat wants to bring you a drink miss Hibiki!
priforprince: (snob)

next time challenge her to old maid, romeo....she's good at drawing the joker

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-12-30 11:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ Mister - Oh. Hibiki barely looks at the menu. Variety is the spice of life, but if she's to best someone with chaos itself on his side, she requires: ] Black tea. My usual specifications.

[ First flush, hot, in the fanciest cup available. Got it. The goat twirls in a circle and heads off to place the orders with....

....let's not think about that part.

Hibiki draws a tile, completes her city. ]
I take the lead.

[ It's an unsightfully haphazard-looking place - she had hoped to build it in a more beautiful manner - but the gloves have come off now, so to speak.

If she can't outthink him, she will crush him with magnificence! ]
myblueskies: (brave smiles)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2019-01-03 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
[She was taking the lead? He would have to try harder if he was going to beat miss Hibiki! She was very clever and good at games! And now she had a whole city!

He has a city piece too and it has another bit of road. So he matches the road to his road and now he has a bit of city, cities were also important so he put a blue person in his city too.]


I got two people now!
priforprince: (throw)

[personal profile] priforprince 2019-01-04 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Complete the barricades if you wish to reap the rewards.

[ Hibiki builds a road elsewhere and claims it. It is always useful to have an escape route multiple spheres of influence. ]
myblueskies: (puppets)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2019-01-06 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
The barricades? [He peered down at the city.] Oh you mean the walls around it! [He looks at his tiles and saw another bit of city, it wouldn't finish all the walls but it would add to them. He puts it down.]
priforprince: (chin)

[personal profile] priforprince 2019-01-07 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
There seems to be some hope for you.

[ Thus assuaged, Hibiki turns her focus to the game. She can't afford to get distracted when playing an unpredictable opponent. ]
myblueskies: (Alfredo is speaking!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2019-01-07 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Romeo grinned at that and wriggled in the cushions. It seemed this was going to be a long game but it was good that there were all these comfy cushions around!]

What are you going to make next miss Hibiki?
priforprince: (unruffled)

[personal profile] priforprince 2019-01-08 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
I suspect I'll ad-lib my way to victory.

[ Hibiki is building a very long road. She keeps. Drawing pieces with nothing but road on them, in fact.

How can this be? ]
Edited 2019-01-08 02:24 (UTC)
myblueskies: (puppets)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2019-01-08 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Ad lib? [She is making a really long road, Romeo wondered where it was going to go! But roads were important so she might just win if she made one long enough!] Does ad lib mean making lots of roads?

[Another city piece! He adds it to his city, which is becoming a sprawling mass.]
priforprince: (eyebrows)

[personal profile] priforprince 2019-01-08 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
In dire situations.

[ This is turning into one. As soon as Romeo completes that city, he'll.....!!

Hibiki draws another piece of road. Her nose wrinkles. ]
myblueskies: (apples and smiles)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2019-01-09 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
Why is it a bad situation? You have a really good road!

[He's picked a road piece himself this turn, he leans over to add it to her road, that will help, right?]
Edited 2019-01-09 06:32 (UTC)
priforprince: (genre)

[personal profile] priforprince 2019-01-09 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hibiki's ego is, fortunately, secure enough that a suspicion of being pitied never even enters her mind.

But she also has difficulty recognizing kindness when she sees it, so mostly she's just left with a reinforced opinion of her opponent's. Intellect. ]


...............There will be no glory in defeating you.
myblueskies: (of course!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2019-01-10 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
No because I'm going to be the one to beat you, miss! [He grins happily and picks up another tile, this one is mostly grass but it's pretty and it goes just outside his city.]

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