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[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]

[Yeah lets just be red-faced together ////]

S- sort of, yeah...

[We’re not going to talk about how Iris during the triple moon felt way stronger than any seasonal heat she’d ever weathered.]

Are you good at dancing, then? I only know how to do festival dances.

[amemoryorus]

I'm okay. I don't do it very often, and most of what I know I picked up just watching people dance in my bar.

[Being a martial artists does give her great command of her body though, so she's probably decent in the dance department at worst.]

What kind of festival dances? We didn't have specific dances like that where I grew up. It was mostly the same kind of dancing for all occasions.

[lumberlady]

You own a bar?

[Wow, a business owner!]

Oh, you know, like... the Bon dance, for sending off the spirits in the summer... and the dance we do at the harvest festival...

[amemoryorus]

I do. Back home, at least.

[She shakes her head.]

I don't know any of those.

[lumberlady]

I don't suppose you know how to make drinks that work on jinba?

[cause damn this place sometimes really makes her wish she could get drunk on human alcohol...]

I guess they're just from my world... or worlds like my world... they're pretty simple, though.

[amemoryorus]

Sorry. [It's not like she's ever met another jinba to try things on.] But I can try working on that, if it's something you're interested in. I know a bit about mixing my own drinks.

[She's created a couple of bar exclusive drinks in her time.]

Maybe you can teach them to me sometime.

[lumberlady]

Ehe, it's fine... I just haven't found any andromeda wine here. That usually did the trick.

[not that she's a heavy drinker just... this place!!]

If you want to learn, sure. They're not the most... ladylike dances, though.

[No good for, um. Attracting menfolk.]

[amemoryorus]

Andromeda wine? Do you know what the ingredients are? If I have something to work with I might be able to make something similar with ingredients here.

[She smiles and shakes her head.] I never said anything about being lady-like. I don't mind at all.

[lumberlady]

It's made with asebi plant... but it's really hard to make, I think, because if you use too much asebi then it gives us indigestion really bad...

[The perils of trying to be drunk when you're a half ton in weight.]

Haha, well... in that case, I'll teach you sometime.

[amemoryorus]

Oh, that does sound like a problem. Still, if you're interested in my attempts, I can still give it a shot. What kind of plant is asebi? Maybe there's something with similar properties here.

I'd like that.

[lumberlady]

[Oh, right- if she tries to not concentrate on speaking Japanese then it just comes out... Prismal? Time to not think Japanese.]

Japanese lily-of-the-valley?

[Hopefully that worked.]

Then one day I will.

[amemoryorus]

Oh. Hmm...I'll have to ask around and see if there's a similar plant. [She thinks of Aerith suddenly and her expression softens.]

I have...had a friend who knew a lot about flowers and things. She would have been a big help if she were still here. [She shakes her head.]

I'll let you know if I find anything.

Maybe we can practice the next time the city has a big celebration.

[lumberlady]

Ah... I'm sorry about your friend. I can tell you if I see any.

And... it's a deal.

[amemoryorus]

It's alright. It was good just to see her again. I didn't think I'd get that chance. I'd appreciate that.

I'll hold you to it!