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[lumberlady]

[Good morning, Lunatia. The video starts with a view of hooves, a too close view of a face... and then finally... a centaur? Who keeps looking off screen while she talks and never seems to actually focus on the lens correctly.]

Hello? Can everyone see me? Connor, am I doing this right? Okay? ... Okay.

[She clears her throat and dips into a bow, the camera bobbing along with her.]

Hello! This is Konoha... some of you maybe think my name is Shizu, but- It's Konoha! I'm from Echigo province, in Japan, if you know it... and I'll be in your care.

If you don't know me, which, I figure is most of you, this city must be even bigger than the capital I'm the... well in my world we say jinba but I'm the "centaur". I haven't seen anyone else like me so I think I can say "the"...

Anyway... what I wanted to ask was... if anyone had an recommendations for... shops? I've never really shopped before, and I haven't seen any locals quite like me, so if you know somewhere that does... I don't know, tailoring? Or a restaurant with really big seats or tall tables? Anything like that!

I'd appreciate it, so... thank you very much!

[Another bow, another bob of the camera... and a blurry flash of android helping her turn the dang thing off. Thanks, Connor.]

Comments

[lumberlady]

You made a flower bloom really fast, right? I didn't hallucinate that, did I?

[she sometimes feel like she might have... but fruit trees just seem more difficult in her mind]

[evanescent]

Hm?

...No, you didn't. Was it strange? I hope I didn't frighten you.

[lumberlady]

Oh, no, I mean... I’ve seen some magic before now so I wasn’t scared!

Just surprised.

[evanescent]

You know, I've never thought of it as magic. It's always just been something I can do. But that's a good way of putting it.

I'm glad you weren't frightened. People don't always like to see it.

[lumberlady]

That’s my secret to how I can understand things in places like this. It’s either “magic” or “technology”... and then it’s fine if I don’t understand.

[ingenious, right???]

No? Even though the flower was pretty?

[evanescent]

That's a good secret. [She giggles, some.] I think I should start doing that, too.

And no. It's easier sometimes, to be frightened of things that aren't understood. But I don't mind all that much.

[lumberlady]

Your advice helped me before, so... hopefully mine will help you!

[its a trade]

Ah... that’s true. But I’m glad you’re strong.