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[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.]

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Yo... Is everything okay, Konoha? He ain't missing, is 'e?

Oh- Kanji, hello. No, he isn't, but he's starting to go out without me a bit more now and I'm just worried a little about what might-

... Did I make it sound like he was missing? Oh, gods, can you change these once you post them?

Sure, I can watch out for him! I'm guessing he's... Not really a fan of humans?

[Though the woman in the video doesn't seem entirely human herself, with the black wings folded against her back.]

And I'm Anastasia, by the way.

OH. Oh. Well... No can do, sorry. Don't worry about it, though. They can see this conversation.... I think. I'm jus' glad he's okay.

Oh, also- that 'thing' is done by the way. Didja wanna give it the final okay? Meet in the same place a little later?

Thank you so much... I really appreciate it. I'm not saying something will happen, but... Just in case? He's much better with humans than he used to be... it's just a lot all at once. I worry.

It's nice to meet you, Anastasia!

O- Of course you can't...

[Thanks, weird modern technology science stuff!!!! She appreciates some of you but...]

He's fine, he's fine! Right now! This is just for the future!

It is? Thank you so much- I can be there in an hour?

Better to be safe than sorry, especially if this place and everything gets overwhelming. And it's really sweet of you to keep an eye out for him.

[She is actually being very genuine - she may or may not be a lowkey romantic. Very, very lowkey.]

Nice to meet you too! Soooo... Just because I'm curious, how long have you been married?

Really? It's not too overbearing or anything? I don't want to make it seem like he can't take care of himself, he can, it's just... That's in our world...

[but there's... the question]

Ah... since he got here, I guess? Or- well, maybe a bit longer for him? He said we got married and went to the mountains, but I don't remember that, so I'm not sure when to start counting...

[IT'S A LONG STORY...]

[D'awww, this is sweet.]

Sounds like he'll be hard to miss.

Yeah, I... Honestly don't think it's possible. Like, at all. Even here.

I don't think it's overbearing at all. Overbearing would be like... calling him every five minutes while he was out. And I think having a way to pull him out of bad situations will do more good, than just hoping for the best.

[And oh. Oh that's... Complicated.]

Oh... Oh, did he like... come from your future, then? You did want to get married to him already, right? Or at least like him a lot?

[RIGHT?]

See ya in an hour!

---

[And he'll be right where they'd talked before, holding a very, very large clothing bag all zipped up. From those measurements, that was a hell of a lot of fabric, but he'd made enough hakama to know what material got those pleats crisp and handsome. He was excited- this had to be the biggest article of clothing he'd ever made, and that was an awesome experience.]

This is going to sound a little strange maybe but is there anything I should or shouldn't do or say if I do meet him? You mentioned he's not used to humans so if I can ease that somehow, I don't mind doing it.

Oh, hello again, Konoha-san. I'm glad to hear that you're not alone here any longer. [ though obviously it's a shame that any of them are away from home. ] Gonta-san sounds quite distinctive, so I'll be certain to say hello if I see him.

[ a beat. ]

.. Do you not believe that he'll eventually learn how to use the network here..?

Hello, um- Japan, sir! Your... imperial highness?

[Sir? She doesn't know how to address a country???]

I'd really appreciate it if you did... He can be a bit, ah... silent? But most of the time he's not mad or anything, he's just not that talkative...

[She can't help but give a little helpless laugh at the idea of him on the network]

I already tried to show him, but we found some kind of... inappropriate posts, and he pretty much hasn't looked since. I mean, I don't really either so I can't blame him...

... That's really nice of you to ask. I appreciate it.

Maybe just... don't ask about jinba and humans in our world? At least... not at first? ... He's older than I am, and... it was much harder for jinba then than it is now.

That's a relief to hear... I just want to make sure that if something does happen... I might be able to help.

[About that...............]

Yeah, apparently he did... like a few months? But-

Oh, oh, gosh, no- I mean, yes! I already did want to, I just hadn't confessed yet, I wasn't sure if it was a good idea, but he said when he got here that I had confessed, and that he did like me, and we'd gotten married-

Oh sure, right. Yeah, I promise I won't pry or anything.

[Not unless she has to but somehow she doubts he's going to have a puzzle for her to solve or anything like that. She's very live and let live most of the time.]

I'm sorry to hear that though. Are you doing alright here?

[As promised, Konoha comes trotting into view in about an hour. She gives a wave as she approaches, looking a bit excited for the surprise being complete.]

Kanji, hi! I can't believe you're finished already, you're so fast!

[... Well, he wasn't weaving the fabric from scratch, that helps, but still!]

Just-- Just Japan, please. [ his lips quirk. ] I can't be my own emperor, after all. [ that would be weird, probably.

a pause to listen, expression going a little Tired and long-suffering. ] Ah.. yes.. that does take some getting used to, I'm certain. Is he.. settling in okay otherwise..? [ this place is A Lot even for people who haven't been living in relative isolation in the mountains all their lives. ]

It's alright... It's much better than it used to be during the wars, and I'm sure it's just going to get better.

[She hopes!]

This place is actually... much better about that kind of thing, actually. But everything else about it is pretty overwhelming... it's so bright, and metal, and loud, and crowded...

Ah... Japan, then.

[Can he not be? She doesn't know how this works.......]

He's... having a hard time, to be honest. I traveled with another group before I came here, so I... at least have seen a city kind of like this before, but. He came straight from our world, so all of this... it's insane. All this metal, and the lights and sounds... this many people in such a small space...

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