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

[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...

[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...

[punshots]

[ Oh, man, he's really got his work cut out for him, doesn't he? ]

Well, what about hobbies? Is there anything...that he likes doing more than other things?

[ They don't even have to be fun hobbies!! ]

[lumberlady]

Uh...

[Konoha is seriously blanking right now. Hobbies?????? Like... painting, or reading, or something????]

He likes... the mountains?

[punshots]

You mean, he likes hiking? Or maybe camping, or something like that?

[ Maybe Gonta ought to hang out with Gladio... ]

[lumberlady]

Well, he just likes... being in them?

[punshots]

Okie dokie...well, that's a start! Maybe we could go camping and just sorta see where things go from where. Fortunately, I'm an expert camper!

[ ... ]

Do jinba sleep in tents?

[lumberlady]

Mountain jinba... make their own shelters, I think.

[Was that a tent?]

[punshots]

Oh! Well, uh...then I won't worry about a tent for him. Does he like to hunt, too?

[lumberlady]

Yeah! He's really good at it, too.

[punshots]

Gotcha! Sooo, maybe we could go camping in the mountains sometime and hunt! Maybe I'll see if my buddy Gladio wants to come, too — bet he and Gonta would get along real well!

[lumberlady]

I bet he'd really like that... Thanks, Prompto.

[punshots]

You betcha! Least I can do for a friend.

[lumberlady]

[beams!!!]