video

[lumberlady]

[it seems the centaur on the screen has figured out how to use the video function better than last time, fully visible on screen in front of the propped up bracelet... until she bows low, respectful]

Hello! I'm terribly sorry to bother all of you again, but- For those who don't know me, my name is Konoha... I'm a jinba, which some of you call a "centaur"... but I'm not from, um, Greece, or anywhere like that. I'm from Echigo, in Japan.

[straightening back up, her fingers start to twist together a bit anxiously, a bit of a blush barely visible beneath dark skin]

I just wanted to ask... and I know I can only ask, but. My, ah... my husband arrived here just recently, and this place is... I don't think I can really explain in words how overwhelming it is compared to where we come from.

And that's- My parents are human, I've always been around them, but he's mostly been in the deep mountains since he was young, so all these people...

I just want to ask that, if you see him lost, or... upset, somewhere... Could you please contact me? I don't really look at the "posts" on this thing much but I promise I'll always answer calls!

His name is Gonta, and... well, he's the only other jinba here, I'm pretty sure. He's about three or four hands taller than me, with palomino coat and white socks, and he has a patch over one eye... You really, really can't miss him.

I just... I want to keep showing him that humans can be good. Not humans, too! So. I'll be in your debt if you could just... be understanding, if you meet him. And maybe... Not tell him I made this post? Haha... Thank you so much for listening!

[and with another bow... the recording ends.]

Comments

[lumberlady]

Considering how I feel after just a month and some... I guess yeah, that might be a long time...

[dereban]

I guess so, huh. Although I know that some people have been here longer than I have.

[lumberlady]

I've heard six months before, but- Have you known someone longer?

[punshots]

[ Don't give him that look!! He ships it...even if he hasn't met Gonta yet. It's just clear that he makes Konoha happy! ]

That's amazing...I'm sooo happy for you! We should, like, throw him a welcome party or something.

[ Is that how he shows Gonta that humans can be good... ]

[lumberlady]

Thank you, Prompto...

[She is genuinely happy that he's happy, but-]

Maybe... a small one? I don't want to overwhelm him with so many people all at once just yet...

[wearingguess]

If that's how you feel, why do you plan to be in their way?

[ what did the family ever do to you..... ]

[lumberlady]

In who's way?

[Wat?]

[wearingguess]

The family's.

[lumberlady]

[........................ oh!]

No, in the family way, not. In the family's way.

[wearingguess]

What is the difference?
Or, no, wait.
Is the family way, perhaps, some sort of reserved transit?

[lumberlady]

No, it means... to be pregnant. To carry a child.

[wearingguess]

[ ! ! ! !



. . . ]

Wh.... why not just say that to begin with??

[lumberlady]

I did say that! That's what "in the family way" means!

[nefilim]

Yeah, like virtual reality is just... So much for my head to wrap around. It's kind of a headache too...

[Sure virtual reality seems fun, but she also prefers things that are... Actually there.]

Oh, and then maybe seeing those people could help him feel more at ease! If you trust them, it should hopefully make it easier for him to trust them too.

[lumberlady]

A really, really big headache.

[She definitely.... avoids it. A lot of things, actually, including the weird chroma enhanced clothes... and apartment stuff...]

I'm sure if I trust them he can trust them! Even if it takes some time.

[nefilim]

Yeah, and that chromawear stuff too is just so weird! But I might be biased since I make clothes, and I prefer actual clothes and not... holograms or whatever it is.

[She won't let her trade be tarnished like this!!! Now that she thinks about it, she avoids a lot of stuff too.......]

But it's a good first step for sure! Whatever happens, I hope it goes well for you both.

[lumberlady]

Yeah, I hope so, too...

Just like I hope those "chromawear" clothes never mess up, cause then... everyone would be-

[Naked???

But wait-]

You're a seamstress?

[nefilim]

[......... Oh no.]

... That would be a disaster.

[Even more reason to avoid chromawear.]

That's right! I made clothes for a living back home, and I'm pretty good at it.

[lumberlady]

Really?

[because no chromawear, thanks, she likes actual clothes, but-]

Do- Do you do custom work?

[punshots]

— Oh, right. I guess if you want him to get used to people, throwing him a big party might kind of have the opposite effect, huh?

[ Hmm, this requires a more delicate approach... ]

What does Gonta like to do for fun?

[lumberlady]

[UM..................]

He's a more serious type of guy... In our world there's really not much time for, uh, "fun" like we have here...

[nefilim]

Of course! And I usually worked with non-humans, so I have a good bit of experience in that.

[Do you want cute clothes Konoha, because Anastasia will make you all the cute clothes.]

[lumberlady]

That's amazing! I've only found one other tailor here, and he's a man, so-

[No offense, Kanji, but she trusts a lady seamstress with lady things a bit more naturally...]

Could I hire you, Miss Anastasia? I can do really simple things, but my sewing was never as good as my other skills.

[nefilim]

Mm, understandable. There's some things that require a woman's touch and input.

[Sorry Kanji.]

Of course, I'd be happy to work with you! I imagine finding clothes here hasn't been easy.

[Since everyone here are more... human-shaped.]

[lumberlady]

It really hasn't... I've seen a thing or two myself, but just really simple kimono, and there's a man's tailor here who made hakama for my husband, but.

Normally I wouldn't spend so much on such things, but... we have all this money just from moonlacing, so... it wouldn't be so bad to have a few more bits of clothing, right?