video | un: konoha

[lumberlady]

[Lunatia's resident centaur lady is back on screen, excitedly trying to... set her network device up somewhere where it can actually get all of a rather large frame into the shot. Not that she waits to start talking.]


Greetings, everyone! I didn't realize it's been months since I last used this for "posting"... There's probably so many new people, so, um, very quickly- If you don't know me, my name is Konoha! I'm a jinba... Or a "centaur" if you want! And oh, that's my husband, Gonta... and our friend, Mikuni! Say hello, you two!

[Catching sight of the other jinba behind her pausing in their field work, she moves the camera to show a large palomino fellow (Gonta) who gives a gruff nod and semi-wave, and an elegant ebony-coated gentleman? (Mikuni) who dips into a more proper bow with a little smile.]

We run the Tsurugi Farmstead in the Greatmoon Groves! There was a lot of damage when it flooded before, but thanks to everyone's efforts we're back up and running properly... and we've had our first fall harvest!

So... as a bit of a thank you, and also maybe to celebrate not dealing with those awful nightmares anymore, I thought we could have a hotpot party here by the river? In my village we usually make imoni in the autumn, it's so delicious! It's full of beef and taro root and leeks and konnyaku... Mmm!

[She finally gets the device set up properly and trots back into frame properly, obviously excited by the invitation she's making.]


Cordis is almost over, right? So now seems like a good time before Iris shows up... But if you have a Cordis appetite, don't worry! We'll supply all the imoni... or, the ingredients, anyway, it's more fun if you cook it outside with everyone. We also have fresh sweet potatoes, pumpkin, new rice... oh, and persimmons!

But if you want to share anything, feel free to bring your own dish, too! Let's say... tomorrow? I'll send directions for anyone who hasn't visited before, alright?

I hope we see you there! Er, here, I mean! If you have any questions, just let me know!

[And with a last smile, she gives a big, respectful bow from the "waist" before moving to grab her device, a muffled "Gonta, Mikuni, wait up- !" before the feed cuts, and a moment later a pin on the Lunatian map app becomes available.]

SENT:
📍 TSURUGI FARMSTEAD, GREATMOON GROVES

[ooc: there won't be separate log posted for this, but I'll gladly action tag within this post with anyone interested!]

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[zutsuki]

[Tanjiro has gotten pretty good at using the devices, he thinks. He's by no means an expert, but he's leaps and bounds better than he used to be. He watches Konoha's little invitation and smiles, returning a short video to her, displaying him meandering around his apartment-- which is strangely empty.]

I won't dissuade anyone else from them, but I'm steering clear of your persimmons, just so you know. [This is apparently going to be a joke forever.] I'll be there soon, okay? Do you need me to bring anything to help?

[lumberlady]

[It's Tanjiro! In his... Was that his apartment? She's distracted enough to ask-]

Wh- What? Why? They're really good this season... Really crisp and flavorful!

Do you not like persimmons? Or... you prefer them dried? Don't worry, we're saving some for that, you just have to wait until winter.

[zutsuki]

[He wraps a blue scarf around his neck-- it's not that cold, really, but he likes wearing it. Plus-- he pulls it up over his head like a hood as he's walking, and glances behind her for a moment to try and make sure there's no one else in direct ear shot.]

Nothing against persimmons! Let's just say I can smell how... erm, fertile the ones you grow are.

1/?

[lumberlady]

The persimmons are fertile... ? I mean, their seeds I guess, but-

[lumberlady]

[Wait.

Smell.

Tanjiro's sense of smell.

Tanjiro's almost freakily super advanced sense of smell.]

[lumberlady]

[FERTILE?!

IS TANJIRO IMPLYING THAT HE CAN SMELL SEX ON THE PERSIMMONS?!]

[lumberlady]

[DOES TANJIRO KNOW THAT THEY USE THE PERSIMMON TREE IN THE YARD FOR MOUNTING?!]

[lumberlady]

[aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

[lumberlady]

Wha-

That's-

[lumberlady]

[[NOPE SHE CAN'T DO IT.

SORRY, EVERYONE. THE PARTY IS CANCELED.]

[lumberlady]

That's- ! That's because- !

[lumberlady]

It's- It's not my fault the persimmon tree has- ! The branches are just low, so- ! The bark isn't- !

[lumberlady]

[aaaaaa defending her persimmon tree choice isn't even coming out right fnekwlngw what should she do?!]

/end

[lumberlady]

TANJIRO, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE SMELL!!!

i love them so much what the fuck

[zutsuki]

[He's laughing quietly almost the entire time, and almost starts to interrupt her a few times, but when she just apologizes at the end he shifts his device to rest on his lame hand so he can raise his good one in a submissive gesture.]

Konoha, oh my gosh. It's fine, I'm mostly just giving you a hard time...!

1/2!!!!

[lumberlady]

[HOW COULD THIS BE FINE, TANJIRO...]

I just- I just didn't mean for anyone to... to smell... to smell the-

[lumberlady]

[HNNGH]

It's only because it's Tanjiro, right? No one else can smell it, right?

uses the smelly icon

[zutsuki]

[He's sorry, he's still laughing.]

I definitely think it's just me! But that does mean I'm avoiding your persimmons, nothing personal.

approp

[lumberlady]

Hnnngh.

[She tries to exhale and stop panicking but it's! hard!]

I washed all of them! I did! And- We don't- We don't touch the fruit!

[JUST IN CASE ANYONE THOUGHT OTHERWISE... it's the branches and tree trunk they're there for!!!]

[zutsuki]

[His hand is still raised.]

I didn't figure you did-- the fruits themselves don't smell like anything but persimmons. I just came by at the wrong time once, and... [Bit of a far away stare.] The smell kinda lingers, y'know?

1/2

[lumberlady]

[Oh, no, the wrong time- which time was it!? Does the smell linger more from Iris? Or- There was that time that they barely got finished before people showed up for work- No, Tanjiro hadn't come that day... Was it that festival? Familiar surroundings tended to make th-]

[lumberlady]

I'm so sorry... Please tell me it at least doesn't smell worse than anyone else's...

[zutsuki]

[He's still laughing, but like always it's not an ugly or demeaning sound.]

Konoha. I'm not bothered, really! It's the nature of things, here. I'll eat a persimmon if it would make you worry less, I'm really just hassling you. It was embarrassing for me at the time, but no, I don't really distinguish one from another. [He scrunches his face.] I try not to focus too hard on whose sex I'm smelling, given that's not my intention when it happens in the first place.

[lumberlady]

[JUST LET HER... hide her face in her hands a minute and let the steam finish roiling off her head]

I totally forgot that Tanjiro's nose was so good... or is it bad... it's gotta be bad in Lunatia... it's already annoying for me and I'm not even a tenth of Tanjiro's ability...

[zutsuki]

It's definitely a little bit bad, here, but I'm slowly getting used to it. It's just... awkward. [Sometimes he'll smell someone in this way before meeting them, and then know immediately upon meeting them who they've shagged. It gets real uncomfortable.]