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[lumberlady]

[Lunatia's resident centaur lady is back on screen, and this time she's sharing the spotlight with... a table full of fresh vegetables? Still a bit dirty, fresh from the soil, good ol' vegetables... That Konoha bows over to start out.]

Hello, everyone! My name is Konoha... I'm a jinba, or a "centaur" if you want... I'm from Echigo in Japan, but lots of people say I'm from the past...

[She's just going to do the same introduction every time, counting off details on her fingers to make sure she gets all the good points... there's too many people on this thing and she doesn't check it enough to keep track... oops. Anyway-]

I wanted to ask people some questions about food! My husband and I have set up a little farmstead, but the crops are growing, um, way faster than they really ought to be... [we're just going to speed past the blush] and it's not like we actually have to work for money here, so I was thinking of not just taking the crops to market but... serving meals at the house? Or sending them to people elsewhere in the city? I don't know, but I've met a lot of people here who said they just eat food from the stores, and I know those are really convenient, but it can't be better than a home cooked meal, can it?


[Look at this big turnip! Isn't it healthy looking?! Don't you just want to eat it?? Konoha smiles, making the root vegetable dance around the screen.]

So... can I ask you some questions about what sort of food you like? Or what kind of things you miss from your home? Maybe what they make in your country with vegetables? If you give me some of your time, I'll send you some fresh ones as a "thank you"-

Promise!

[One last bow... and she and the turnip sign off.]

Comments

[lumberlady]

Oh...

[So like... the boars on the mountain for the mountain god! She totally gets it.]

Well, those sound like nice teachings. No one should eat smart things... and when you go hunting you should be as quick as possible. Makes sense.

[baitless]

Yes, I agree. I think many of the Goddess’s teachings essentially boil down to common sense and basic kindness and courtesy to others, but many people seem to miss the forest for the trees...

[lumberlady]

What's in the trees?

[baitless]

Oh, it's a saying. It means missing the actual point because you have been distracted by the small details.

[lumberlady]

Like I did just now... ?

[baitless]

I think you just got confused by an unfamiliar idiom.

[lumberlady]

Ehe... Well, I think I do get the point! In the trees!

[baitless]

[...you know what, he’ll just smile fondly.]

Yes, precisely.

In any case, I do wish you luck in your endeavors, and I hope you get the chance to experience many new things here, particularly in the culinary department.

[lumberlady]

Thank you, Mister Seteth!

I hope you'll come by for a meal if I get things up and running!

[baitless]

I hope to, yes. I’m definitely looking forward to it.