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you should be able to leave me a message."

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[paladorable]

[ They’ve both got a bit of newborn deer about them – unsteady on their feet ins some moments, a bit shaky in others – but it’s simply a matter of regaining their strength. A walk is a perfect way to do that.

He grins back at her, the expression punctuated by a chuckle. ]

What, did you think I was just a suit of armor with a head attached?

[lumberlady]

No, of course not!

[Konoha smiles, waving her hand to dismiss the very idea.]

It's just [really tight???] really different from my world, is all.

[She's seen her share of loincloths working at the yard, but when men were... actually wearing clothes, they were far less fitted.]

[paladorable]

Ah, it’s pretty different for me as well. Rion took me shopping while we were in Struxta.

[ He reaches over to tug at the hem of one of his sleeves. ]

But I am glad to have something other than plate armor to wear.

[lumberlady]

Shopping...

[It had never even occurred to Konoha to shop for clothing. Her mother had woven everything she'd ever worn, there wasn't enough money for expenses like clothing made by other people. In her mind shopping was... metal tools, the occasional indulgence like a candy or a ribbon, not...]

Oh, geez, clothes!

[Her hands fly to her kimono, tugging on the fabric to examine it with a somewhat shocked expression. It was still alright, but her skirt had a few faded bloodstains on it, clumsy but effective stitches along certain parts to repair the fabric.]

I should have done that, too!

[paladorable]

[ Everyone in the Circle probably showed up with naught more than the clothes on their backs. Some of them have got to be looking a little ragged by now, but Konoha’s kimono seems to be faring well! ]

Mayhap the next place we go will have clothing shops. If you need help, Rion was a good shopping partner.

[lumberlady]

Yeah? I've never bought clothing before...

[She rubs the fabric of her kimono between her fingers, homespun and warm.]

Have you? In your own world, I mean.

[paladorable]

Er, the basics, I suppose, from merchants and the like when I could afford it. I never put much thought into putting an outfit together before, though.

[ As evidenced but his horrible early game wardrobe choices. ]

I still don’t think I’ve much of a head for it. I’ll leave the shopping up to Rion.

[lumberlady]

Wow...

[She seems really impressed by just the fact that he had been of means enough to purchase clothing made by someone else, even as she smiles and gestures for him to join her as she begins a slow-paced walk.]

I guess I'll have to ask this Rion person, too. My mother made everything for me before, and she picked the colors... my weaving isn't the best, haha...

[paladorable]

[ It’s not like adventurers brought it a whole lot of gil, but it was more money than he’d certainly ever had in his life before that. ]

Yeah? I don’t think I could ever be a craftsman of any sort, so your mother has one up on us both. But if you’d like me to introduce you to Rion sometime, I certainly can.

[lumberlady]

That'd be great, I guess... there's more people here now, so it's getting a bit confusing around here.

[So many people! She hasn't seen this many since the last festival in town.]

Has anyone you know shown up? My friend Mikuni is here now- he was under me at work.

[paladorable]

No one else from my world, I don’t think, but there were a few of them here when I arrived, else we showed up at the same time. It’s nice to have familiar faces here, so I’m glad you’ve a friend. I should like to meet him, sometime.

[ Since any friend of Konoha’s is a friend of his! ]

[lumberlady]

Oh, that's good!

[Or, is it good? Having people away from their homes wasn't, but not being alone was... Nevermind!!!]

Mikuni's a jinba, too, but bigger than me, and all black! Really beautiful, too! I want him to know all sorts of good humans, so of course I'll introduce you!

[Wait-]

... Are you human, Arenvald?

[paladorable]

[ It’s hard to imagine a jinba bigger than Konoha, but his knowledge of the types of horses out there is pretty limited, and besides, jinba might have unique clans among themselves, like the races of his home world. ]

Where I come from, we use the word “hyur”, but best I can figure, that pretty much means “human”. Probably the same as the difference between “jinba” and “centaur”.

[lumberlady]

Oh, I see! "Hyur"!

[She flubs the pronunciation a bit, but! That explanation made plenty of sense.]

I figured I'd check, haha... in my world, humans are all one color with black hair... and Arenvald looks more like a jinba to me. Er- your top half, I mean!

[Like... he'd definitely be a really large, handsome mountain palomino...

One second, she's imagining it.]

[paladorable]

[ He does kind of wonder what he’d look like as a jinba, but likely not for the same reason Konoha is imagining it. ]

Where I come from, hyur come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, to say nothing of Eorzea’s other races, which offer even more variety.

[lumberlady]

[She's thinking... a head or two taller than her... a nice, dark honey coat just a touch darker than his skin tone, feathery white hocks like the mark on his face, pale blonde hair and tail...

Oh, wow, he's really handsome as a jinba. Well, he's handsome as a human! But there's like half of him missing as a human for her to properly evaluate handsome-ness, and-

She has gotten way off track, focus up, Konoha-]

R- really? I guess a lot of other worlds are like that, cause there's so many people here with colors I've never seen before. With all those types of people, your world really doesn't have any jinba-like people?

[paladorable]

[ KONOHA PLS. It’s probably a good thing that he has no idea what she’s envisioning or why, or else he’d be beet red, and probably glowing.

As it is, he remains blissfully ignorant and continues their conversation with no issue. ]

No, nothing quite like jinba. I think you’d fit right in, though, just by the sheer scope of peoples my home has to offer. Mayhap there’s a version of Eorzea out there with jinba, too.

[lumberlady]

[She's really glad she's dark-skinned suddenly. Somewhat hides the fantasizing blush.]

What kind of people do they have? Um- bear people? Deer people?

[She's just guessing, okay, but!]

[paladorable]

[ It does, or else he just assumes she’s still a little flush as a result of her getting over her cold. ]

We’ve the miqo’te, who have feline features – ears and tails and that sort of thing – and au ra, who have scales and horns, a bit like dragons.

[lumberlady]

[Wow... cat people and dragon people?]

Miqo'te and au ra...

[Very mangled words, but. It sounds so exotic!]

And there are like... lots of them? Not just a few in legends?

[paladorable]

That’s right. Au ra actually hail from Othard, the land across the sea from Eorzea, but there are a few who made the journey over.

[ As they walk, he spins to walk backwards a bit, facing her as he asks, ]

Are there only humans and jinba where you come from?

[lumberlady]

Wow...

[Dragon people... it's hard to imagine. But also, great coordination, Arenvald!]

Yeah, that's all. I mean, that's all that's... people.

[... Intelligent, she means.]

All the humans are the same color, but jinba have a lot of variety? And there's field jinba, and mountain jinba... and my boss, Sha-go, she's only this tall!

[Her hand is... rather low. Like, miniature horse centaur low.]

[paladorable]

We’ve the roegadyn and lalafells as well. They don’t have any… animal-like features, but they’re distinct enough on their own.

[ Arenvald cannot help but imagine a lalafell centaur at that height – though lalafell, being the smallest race Eorzea has to offer, only get to be three or so fulms in height, so the mental image is rather funny. ]

It sounds as though you have the spectrum covered. Your world sounds fascinating.

[lumberlady]

Really? It's normal for me... your world is the one that sounds more interesting!

[Or, wait, is thinking that also normal? It is, right?]

I hope if we have to go to another world again... that it's at least one with green and animals and things. Not all metal like the last one.

[paladorable]

Ah, Struxta was certainly an interesting first experience for visiting another world, wasn’t it? I can’t think of a place more different from home.

[ He breathes out a laugh. He’s sure that for people like Connor, it was probably a welcome sight. ]

I hope so, too.