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Rock "LOUD NOISES" Lee ([personal profile] niceguypose) wrote in [community profile] lucetilogs2013-11-27 09:14 pm

Rock Lee's Birthtime of Youth

Who: Rock Lee, his fellow ninja youths, and practically anyone in the village. Anyone.
What: Rock Lee's birthday.
When: Throughout November 27th
Where: The Battle Dome.
Summary: It's Rock Lee's birthday, he should not be allowed near Battle Dome controls.
Rating: Y for Youthful

Today is Rock Lee's birthday. It's hard to say which, however, considering that he has already turned 18 physically and 19 mentally. Regardless, a birthday party was arranged with the help of Lee's friends. Tenten spread some invitations via paper shuriken, while others received notes in their journals. Pretty much anyone who's spoken to Lee, even briefly, has been invited to the birthday party. He even distributed a set of mystery invitations to random strangers, so nearly anyone can show up.

As for details of the party? It's a celebration of youth, in a distinctively Lee-esque way. The Battle Dome simulation takes on the form of Konoha's ninja academy - which isn't too different from a standard school despite the ninja-ing taught within its halls. Some of it has been modified by Lee messing with the controls, however. Specifically, he managed to program in an entire obstacle course, with hurdles to jump, walls to climb and hidden pits to avoid, along with any other generic non-lethal obstacles that come to mind. If you make it into the main room, a wide-open one that is very much like the one in which Rock Lee once kicked Sasuke Uchiha in the face, that is where most of the gathering occurs. The food tables are set up there, and guests are encouraged to challenge each other to battles. There are even a few sparring rings in the room for guests to duke it out within. A simulated version of Maito Gai will also appear in a variety of places, but this programmed version is only capable of giving a thumbs up and saying "Nice job!" after random and often mundane accomplishments.

For the first half of the party? Rock Lee is as energetic as ever. He's really having a blast. But he always seems to be looking around for someone else, someone who never shows. At around the halfway point? He excuses himself from the Battle Dome, and is gone for quite some time. When he finally returns, he is no longer the birthday boy he once was. Rather, he is much more depressed and even more teary-eyed than usual. Avoiding the shenanigans around him, Lee secludes himself in an obscure corner, where he quietly plucks the petals off of flowers. Who knows what he could have found that could have had such an effect?
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[personal profile] fashionably_strong 2013-12-07 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
...when you say 'affair', this didn't go any further than kissing, holding hands or hugging, did it?

[She's not sure she wants to know, but they're already on this topic. She might as well see it through.]

Either way, at least Dad punching you makes some sense, now.
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[personal profile] fashionably_strong 2013-12-08 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad the three-way marriage was rejected.

[Because oh god ew, she doesn't want to be like one of those families on a trashy talk show.]

I'm not going to punch you, though. You were under the influence of a shift at the time.
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[personal profile] fashionably_strong 2013-12-08 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I forgive you. Consider it part of your birthday present.

[She's just glad that it didn't escalate beyond a kiss. That would have been brain-breaking to think about. Fortunately, Lee is a gentleman.]

The other part is a super spicy curry I made. I hope you like it.
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[personal profile] fashionably_strong 2013-12-09 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, and annoyed as Dad might have been at you...he actually told me once that he thinks you have potential.

[She knows some of her father's annoyance with Lee's exuberance is genuine, but some of it is just him being grumpy like he frequently is with most people. For him to even say that Lee has some potential is high praise by his standards.]
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[personal profile] fashionably_strong 2013-12-10 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
Well...he said it before he tried training you, but he thought you had the kind of determination, work ethic, and dedication to your training that you could learn from him.

[Not in those exact words, but her father doesn't say anything positive about people lightly.]

Maybe I can give you some pointers to help you if you ever want to try again, though. I think Dad forgets what it's like to be a beginner at ki manipulation because he's been doing it so long.
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[personal profile] fashionably_strong 2013-12-13 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
The hardest part is actually learning how to feel it and drawing it out at first. Once you can do that much, the rest is easier by comparison. So the first thing I would do would be take you somewhere where there'd be no distractions. You'd have to dress warmly in this weather because at first the training involves holding very still.

[She'd taken a while learning how to actually use ki blasts, which is still one of the simpler applications of it, so beginner techniques aren't in the distant past for her.]

For now, though, you should celebrate your birthday.
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[personal profile] fashionably_strong 2013-12-17 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Bulla's not well acquainted with Rapunzel, but she does know what the girl looks like and had seen her briefly when picking things up at the bakery before.

She shakes her head.
]

No.

[Although she does know that Rapunzel is friends with Lee, so it makes sense that he'd be asking. Bulla's going to assume that maybe Rapunzel made a cake and she's just trying to transport it.

Which reminds her.
]

Um...maybe you should turn off the obstacle course for a while. It's one thing to go through it as a challenge, but trying to carry a cake through that would be kind of horrible. Especially if it was layered.