video | un: konoha

[lumberlady]

[Lunatia's resident centaur lady is back on screen, starting out her post with her customary bow and smile.]

Hello, everyone! It's been a while since my last "post", I feel like there's probably so many new people here now...

My name is Konoha... If you don't know me yet, I'm a jinba... Or a "centaur" if you want! ... I'm from Tateyama in Japan, but lots of people say I'm from the past or that jinba don't exist, so I guess that's not very helpful? Anyway-

[She twirls the camera around, giving a panoramic view of the bucolic Tsurugi Farmstead and a large palomino centaur working in one of the fields before coming back to her face after she accidentally focuses on her front hooves.]


My husband and I run Tsurugi Farmstead in the Greatmoon Groves, and we're hoping to hire a few more extra hands to help out during harvests and planting! Which, um... Happens way more than I'm used to in my world, so...

[No one point out why that might be...]

You don't have to have experience farming, but you do need to be willing to work hard. It's not easy to work the earth, you know! It wouldn't be an every day sort of job, just a few days here and there throughout the month, but we pay in chroma money at the end of each day. And on days you work, you can take home a small basket of the harvest for yourself, and I'll provide lunch for free!

I guess I should use this chance to say that we also deliver, if you're looking for fresh vegetables and rice for yourself or your own business! Or you can find us on weekends at the green market... Wait, I feel like I'm forgetting something... Oh!

[As if remembering, she pulls out a piece of paper from the bear pelt tied around her "waist", checking it with a squint. Right-]

Also, my neighbors said I should mention that everything we grow here is... "organic". Apparently that's popular!

Thank you for your time, everyone! If you want to sign up for work or you have any questions, I'll answer you here, okay? And if you know where I can find a priest or priestess to bless the rice fields before planting, let me know, please!

Comments

voice; UN: Persephone

[ragingnature]

Your farm almost reminds me of home. I wouldn't mind lending a hand.

[ She's been thinking about finding a job to fill her idle time and maybe help keep her mind off certain things. Something like this would help. ]

[lumberlady]

[Oh- It's the same "username" as the lady she made a cooking trade appointment with!]

Hello, Miss Persephone! It's nice to hear your voice!

[... Nevermind she probably butchers the pronunciation of her name on the first attempt there.]

Your home is in the countryside, too?

Action because what is using his device...

[oceno]

[Richard coincidentally decides to drop by, out of boredom, and also because Konoha had said he can. He wanted to know how she cooks the foreign meals after all, and he likes how nice her farm is. A win-win, or something like that.

In either case, he starts looking for her in the fields, just in case, since that's usually where farmers are this early, right?]

[lumberlady]

[Farmers are indeed usually in the fields this time of day, and Konoha is no exception. She's inspecting the rice fields in preparation for the soon-to-come planting season, fetlock deep in mud when she notices someone coming down the path to the farm.

Once she realizes who it is, she starts pulling her hooves from the mud to head towards getting out, raising her hand to wave and draw his attention.

Over here!]

ACTION;

[hopticulture]

[Haru's from a more modern time where she would more than likely message Konoha before showing up to the farmstead. But, she's also used to...just showing up to places on a whim, and having seen the network post go up she does know both Konoha and her big husband are there. She shows up a bit later, a wagon being drawn behind her with potted sunflowers she's been growing in her spare time. Thanks to chroma, they grew fast, and they're just about ready to bloom for the summertime.

So Haru approaches the farm, the squeaking wheels of her wagon probably calling attention to her before she can even announce herself. Even still, she pokes her head around the outside of the farm, looking at the fields for any sign of Konoha or her husband.]

Hello-oo? [hm. if there's no response she'll go to the front of their abode to knock.]

[lumberlady]

[After posting Konoha had left Gonta at work in the far fields and set about finding herself some inside chores to do, not wanting to interrupt more laborious field work with trying to also handle any potential responses on the network.

Once Haru gets closer, the sound of- wheels? in her keen sense of hearing is enough to draw her attention, and just before her visitor can knock one of the shoji doors closed to shade the main room of the house slides open and Konoha steps out onto the veranda, her bear pelt switched out for an apron and some half-finished sewing in her hands.

Looking for who had come to call, she actually misses Haru for a moment, considering her eye line went to... about two or three feet above her head, but. Nope, ears. Down...]

Miss Haru?

[Surprised, but the pleasantly sort, a smile takes over her expression as she hops down from the veranda and onto the grass, giving a little bow of greeting much the same as she had when she'd gone to the other young woman's door.]

What a surprise! I didn't miss a message, did I- ?

[She seemed way more tech savvy than she was, oh no, what if she'd been saying she was coming this whole time and she hadn't even prepared tea???]

text | username: absterge

[downswing]

You grow potatoes?

[lumberlady]

greetings LAN WANGJI!

yes have many potatoes now! you need?

son s like potatoes?

voice;

[fashionicon]

I'll help.

1/3

[lumberlady]

You will? That’s gre-

[lumberlady]

[HOLD UP]

[lumberlady]

Eh?! Lord Sesshomaru will?

audio; un: adler

[disasdeer]

I'll have to come by and pick up some things soon. What does the blessing do?

[lumberlady]

Good morning, Louis! I can set some things aside for you if you know what you want!

They don’t bless the fields where you come from? It’s for, you know... abundant harvests, the right amount of rain, all that sort of thing!

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[inuko]

Too bad my brother's not here... he fills in as a priest when needed.

[ Details of "wow now I'm sad Sousuke isn't here." He lightly shakes his head, then holds his chin as he thinks. ]

Rio might have been better though, he's so attractive to gods they'd probably listen outright...

[ That's not helpful. It's his thought, certainly, and his brow's furrowed with it, but it's not helpful right now. (He even misses Satomi Rio...) ]

[lumberlady]

A proper priest? I didn't know your brother was a priest!

[Where are the Shinto priests... She's so confused... There were so many Japan people, but no priests???

Also, wait what-]

Attractive to gods... ?

video | un: phili

[clodpole]

Should you still need someone to bless your harvests, I would be most glad to help!

[ What prayers and blessings Ophilia can offer are probably not in line with what people do where Konoha’s from, but she can’t ignore a call for help! Not as a cleric! ]

I’m afraid I have little experience with tending to crops and such, though, so I cannot promise I’ll be of much use there. Could you perhaps teach me?

[lumberlady]

Hello! You know prayers for a good, healthy crop? What sort are they?

[Now that she knows there’s apparently just... loads of other religions out there!!]

Teach? If you want to learn I certainly don’t mind- What are you interested in?

[audio | @hot.damn]

[circumitus]

Never worked on a farm before, but wouldn't mind helping out... if you still need a hand.

[Plus, free food? Rey can never turn down free food.]

[lumberlady]

Hi, Rey!

[greetings first!]

Really? I actually thought about asking you, since you're so strong for a human [wait] shaped person, but I thought you must already have a job!

video; un: lan.sizhui

[lanofsizhui]

Ms, Konoha! How do you do?

Do you need help with the farm? I think I would like to help with the harvest. I also run a store, so if it's okay, I can help you sell some at the market.

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[lumberlady]

Master Lan Sizhui, hello!

[video this time- much easier than text!]

What kind of store are you running? I certainly won’t say no to any competent help!

video; un; wenning

[goodboyplaydead]

[ It takes Wen Ning a bit of time to locate the video option on his device. It's been a while since he tried to use it, but he remembers most of A-Yuan's explanations.

When does manage it, his face is probably ridiculously close to the screen so much so that it might be hard to tell who's on the other end, if it weren't for his slow, deliberate manner of speaking. ]

Young Mistress Konoha... I would... be happy to... help. With your farm.

[ She had been kind to him after all, despite her initial apprehension. ]

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[lumberlady]

[Konoha can't help but laugh a little bit when she answers, but it's not a cruel sound-- No, this is the sound of a woman who... Did the exact same thing when she started using this network.]

Hello, Wen Ning!

[Even if he's really close- Yeah, the voice is distinctive.]

You're looking for a job? As long as you can pick, haul, or plant, I'd welcome the help.

video | un: druidic

[arrowroot]

You're... a centaur--

[Breathe, Ana. Not every centaur wants to put a human's head on a pike. You know this by now.

Jinba certainly isn't a tribe name she's ever heard of before, but she also already knows the chances of anyone being from Tyria is slim anyway. And this... lady seems nice.

She clears her throat awkwardly and puts on a shaky smile.]

I grew up working on my family's farm. I'd love to help out.

[lumberlady]

I guess I am? I've certainly never heard the word in my world, but most everyone here knows it, so... I'll take it, I suppose.

[It sounds weird to her still, though. "Centaur".]

Really? What crops are you used to?

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[coralroot]

Ah shit, you still taking offers for people working there?

[lumberlady]

I've kind of gotten a lot more offers than I expected, but- Do you have any farming experience?