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[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.]

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Oh! Konoha, it's so good to see you again!

[Aerith tries to follow her gaze and cannot, and makes herself a little dizzy in an attempt to make eye contact.] Have you been doing okay since we met?

[...] I've done a little shopping. There are a lot of clothing stores...I haven't seen any custom tailoring, but I'm sure it can't be all that hard to find someone...with all the magical tails and ears people seem to grow here. I can look around for you.

Most of the shops I've seen just carry things specifically for humans, but I actually know of someone who's working on doing custom clothing.

[Or at least Kanji'd mentioned as much the last time she'd bumped into him. Hmm.]

He does good work, though.

Oh- Hello, Aerith!

[Konoha gives a small wave. She's doing her best to find her own place here- See?]

Yeah, I thought maybe there would be, but... I don't even know what I'm looking for, haha. I've never shopped for clothes in my world, and I had help for that party... You don't have to look specially or anything, but could you let me know if you do see something?

Really? You know someone?

I'd really appreciate the recommendation if he can work with jinba.

[she waves back!]

I'll let you know. You can count on me!

[...]

...Hmm. What sorts of things do you like to wear? Or, well — why not start with colors you like?

What I like?

[... Okay, it's probably telling that the question shocks her a bit. She's way too used to just getting clothing in whatever dye her mother had on hand.]

I guess... green? Or pink? Or maybe... blue? Orange is nice, too...

Pink...an excellent choice. The other colors are nice too, of course. You could start there, maybe? If you see something that looks nice in a color you like, then...

Oh, and you can "window shop!"

Maybe a dark pink... I'm not a filly anymore after all.

I don't need any windows, though, thanks. The "apartment" I got already has really fancy glass ones.

Dark pink, [a nod.] I like it! Very womanly.

[...She tries not to giggle.] Oh, and no, that's not what I meant! Window shopping is when...you go into a store and look around without buying anything, to figure out what you do want to buy later.

Y- Yeah! Womanly!

[Wait...]

Oh! Oh, true... I'd feel a bit bad taking up their time if I don't want to buy anything, but I guess if it's gathering information...

I keep knocking things over, though... There's so many things inside these stores.

You could always come back later to buy. Most places don't mind if you just want to look around.

Maybe you need a friend to accompany you? That way, if you knocked something over, no one would ever know. They'd be there to pick things up...besides, every native here is so friendly [overly so. it's weird] that I don't even think they'd mind much.

It's true, no one's really gotten too angry about it... I still don't want to be rude, though...

[A friend... But Arenvald and Connor won't want to go shopping for lady things, right, even though she thinks they're nice enough to go if she asks... so...]

I don't suppose you like "window shopping"?

Oh — me?

[She seems genuinely surprised, but then she brightens up.]

I'd love to! Just let me know when you'd like to shop around, and I'll be there. I love shopping! I once helped a friend dress up for a date. [...The look on her face, it can only be described as mischievous.]

A date? Oh, no, this isn't like that, though- There's not even any other jinba here, and I like-

[Okay, wait, she's getting things twisted]

I mean... I just need regular clothes! Like for working, so nothing fancy.

[Aerith listens to this, fascinated, and files it under her mental file of "things to make gentle fun of when we know each other better." Eventually...]

Right! No dates yet. [Yet.] We can find something practical for you then.

I should get a few things too...

I suppose there is a- [ His brow twitches at the fact that he has to repeat this. Vane better be grateful he's recommending this. ] -McDenny's that someone I know happens to work at. I can't attest to the cuisine as it's not my taste, but the mongrel would likely see you well-fed and well-served.

There has to be some places that have areas for larger people? I-I mean, not that you're large large, just... um...

Oh! It's the nice centaur lady I met a while ago! What a similar name though!

Prismaplace has a lot of clothes. And I mean a lot of them! There's even custom stuff including kimonos!

[Yes, oh gods... ?]

Then... maybe we could go tomorrow? Unless you're busy with gardening?

[Now she can see the other posts!]

Hello! "McDenny's", I see...

[What a weird sounding name... But she won't say that out loud!

Also, mongrel???]

What kind of food is it?

Oh, I'm sure there are! Right?

I just don't really know where they are yet, so I thought, you know, with all the people on this metal thing... Some of them might know!

That's me! Hello.

[Is it weird to ask if someone feels less like stripping? Probably-]

You know where I can find kimono? That would be so great, I'm much more used to that.

[ his eyes are definitely pretty wide and startled as he offers a polite bow, then straightens. ]

I have to admit, even being what I am, I don't think I've ever met one of your people before. [ and he's known a lot of gods and spirits and general non-humans in his time, before they'd all.. disappeared. an alternate-universe thing, he supposes. ] Still, it's a pleasure to meet you, Konoha-san. Please call me Japan. [ a beat, and he carefully holds up a hand to forestall any comments about patriotic parents. (he's had this a lot.) ] The nation. The.. spirit of the nation, you might say. [ that's the easiest way to explain it.

he lowers his hand again, touching fingers to the fabric of the kimono he's wearing. ] I'm familiar with a few shops in Caihong that sell fabric and do alterations. I could send you their locations if you like?

[See, this man looks like the people she's familiar with! Dark hair and eyes... there might be some colorful jinba out there, but she's used to all her humans being the same type.

She returns the bow again... But then... blinks.]

The... spirit of the nation?

[What did that mean? The store locations will have to wait.]

Like... the emperor?

[ his lips quirk. ]

More like a kind of tsukumogami. In theory, anyway. [ it's a little more complicated than that, but he's not sure any of them really know how to explain their existences. ]

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