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[niceguypose]

Who:Rock Lee and whoever?!
When: At varying times around December 12th and 13th
Where: Various locations around the colony!
What: Oh you know, Rock Lee things.
Rating/Warning: youth

A. CERES Marketplace

[Rock Lee happens to be at the general store, collecting groceries. There's seemingly a number of normal products in his shopping cart... but then there's also massive amounts of packages of floss. In fact, he even seems to be intensely flossing as he waits in line and focusing on his canines. What could it mean...?

Or you could find him at a clothing store, staring at the variety of neckwear.]

B. CERES Gym

[Another day at the gym. He's been working harder ever since he lost his job at the sports store. Here at the gym, he acts as a martial arts instructor. But, he's dealing with a problem passed down by whoever his boss happens to be: apparently some of his students have complained about his workouts being too intense. He has to do something to amend that.]

For fellow instructors

[If Rock Lee sees anyone else who teaches at the gym, he will handstand-run right at them.]

Excuse me!! I would like a moment of your time, please!

For students or anyone else

[Once he sees anyone he's trained with, or someone who looks like a potential new student, he will try greeting them with a meek wave. Can he keep down the intensity?!]

C. Ramen Place

[Rock Lee is taking orders at the same ramen place where Naruto works.]

Would you like anything, esteemed customer?! I can guarantee that our curry ramen will make you feel more lively than ever!!

D. Wild Card!

Feel free to run into him somewhere around the residential, shopping and/or entertainment districts!

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[harepiece]

[Guess who's EQUALLY EXCITED TO SEE ROCK LEE. It's this punk, who somehow finds his crazy amounts of energy contagious?! He's so glad he decided to try this place out now.]

Oh—! Curry ramen? I've never heard of that before! Is it spicy?

[niceguypose]

Yes! I can arrange for it to be even spicier, too!! How many bowls would you like?!

[harepiece]

How many— one? Is one enough? I've never tried this kind of food before so I don't know what's most common!

[niceguypose]

Many choose to try one or two...

I would like to start you with five!

[harepiece]

Five?! [SHOCK AND AWE--]

Is that a challenge? Is this training—??

[niceguypose]

Ah... Everything is a type of training, Oz-kun. Youth is full of endeavors! What do you think?!

[harepiece]

Well... If you think I can do it, I've got to give it a try, right? [Wrong somebody save him.]

I'll do it!

[niceguypose]

Ah... Good job! I believe in you, Oz-kun!! I will have the orders prepared right away!

[harepiece]

Wish me luck! This is my first time doing food training!

[Food training.]

[niceguypose]

I will wish you so much luck!! Use this time to warm up your stomach, please! [How does one warm up a stomach? Lee doesn't say. He just dashes over to the area where the food is prepared and gets to work!?]

[harepiece]

[Oz just STARES AFTER HIM, mildly confused and concerned...]

Am I supposed to do crunches?!

[That's about the only warm-up involving stomachs that he knows of that wouldn't make him sick... He kind of looks around the restaurant after shouting that after Lee, and no one else seems to be doing any crunches. A MYSTERY.]

[niceguypose]

I trust in your intuition!

[Is that a yes or a no or...

That's probably the only answer he'll get.]

[harepiece]

[Oz will just consider this part of The Test. Whatever test this entire bushel of shenanigans is...]

You can count on me! I'll do my best—!

[But he sounds a little more uncertain this time. Maybe he can do crunches in his seat instead of on the floor?? Or maybe he'll just sit and pretend he's doing crunches while trying to figure out just how much so many bowls of ramen will be.]

[niceguypose]

I knew it!! Stay strong, Oz-kun. It won't take much longer!!

[harepiece]

Take all the time you need! I'm— [JUST SITTING HERE USELESSLY] ...meditating!

[niceguypose]

Ooh, very interesting!! Please, don't let me interrupt you! [He'll just keep on preparing!]

[harepiece]

You aren't, don't worry!

[How have the other customers not killed him yet for continuously yelling across the room?! Either they're extremely tolerant or they just don't want to deal with equally loud death noises.]

[niceguypose]

[The world may never know.

Eventually, Lee releases a loud whoop and races across the room, plopping down on the table a tray of five steaming-hot curry ramen bowls, looking absolutely pleased with this event.]

Oz-kun, the time has come!!

[harepiece]

[Oz immediately wants to SCREAM because each of these bowls looks like a meal unto itself?! WHAT HAS HE DONE...]

That's— really a lot of food, isn't it! [NERVOUS LAUGH.]

[niceguypose]

[Oz you once ate one of every dish served by a place with this guy. You set Expectations.

Now Lee beams and nods.]

It is! I look forward to seeing you tackle this endeavor. Be sure to eat it while it is hot!

[harepiece]

[His mistake started before he even realized it had started...

But Oz can't let him down now!! He glances between the bowls and Rock Lee and the bowls again before bringing one a little closer.]

You said curry ramen was pretty spicy, right?

[niceguypose]

Yes!! Don't worry. I made sure to make it extra spicy!

[harepiece]

[Extra spicy.]

Oh... You really went all-out!

[Belatedly realizing that he has no idea how to use chopsticks (he was too busy having the fear of god struck into him in the form of five bowls of ramen), Oz picks up the spoon instead to sample a little of the broth. HOW SPICY IS EXTRA SPICY IN LEE TERMS??]

[niceguypose]

Of course! I try to always do everything at full throttle, especially for a dear friend!!

[AS SPICY AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE, ENJOY]

[harepiece]

[Ah, what is this pain... It's the pain of ten thousand tastebuds searing off in curry ramen heat like so many people at Pompeii... Death is coming for him.

After choking down that small spoonful, Oz leans over, pressing his forehead against the table.]

That's— too kind-!! Really, really, way too kind—!