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[And here is a bushy-browed youth addressing the video feed, with a mix of anticipation and dread.]

Greetings, people of Luceti! Rock Lee here! Currently, I am training hard so that I can try my hand at becoming a jounin! I would be glad to accept any and all training partners. However... Please only see me before the fourteenth!

After all, I must warn all newer people of the holiday that is coming... the day of the Valentines. On such a day, the Malnosso have been known to use their shifts to twist our emotions! They force on us... the feeling of love! Those who were caught under the mistletoe may have some idea of this effect...

My advice, is to exercise caution! In fact, I intend to seal myself within the Battle Dome once the time comes until I am certain it is over! Please do not come to find me. Alternatively, if you do find me, and I seem to be under the effect of the shift, I ask you to do all that you can to overpower me and keep me restrained until it passes! I thank you all in advance...

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[Basically, Lee can be found doing waiting at Seventh Heaven, while training at the same time. He can otherwise be found performing intense training around the village, within the Fllame Building or the forest, or at the Battle Dome.]

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[Wow, speedy. But expected from a ninja. She's been warned about you, Rock Lee. Blame Kakashi.

Ginia reaches for her phone and quickly types out a message, holding up her phone for Lee to read.]

Turkey club sandwich with a side of fries, please.

[His wide eyes can the phone intently, then he gives something like a salute.]

Ossu! I will retrieve it immediately!

[And now he's dashing off to the kitchen. Hold onto your drinks, costumers.]

[Speedy one, full of youthful energy. Ginia sips at her water and fiddles with her phone as she waits.

Which probably won't be very long.]

[It won't be.

He soon dashes out, straight for her table, and deposits the plate with the sandwhich and fries in front of her.]

Here you are! Please enjoy it.

Thank you.

You're Rock Lee, right?

[He blinks and takes a moment to read, then he nods affirmatively with a confident smile - and a confident posture.]

That's right! Konoha's Beautiful Green Wild Beast, Rock Lee... [He poses with a thumbs up and a shining smile.] at your service!

Kakashi's mentioned you. He also says I should train from you.

Really... Kakashi-sensei has? [He blinks, surprised and flattered.] I would be glad to help anyone who needs instruction!

[She nods.]

He suggested you would be the best person to learn hand-to-hand combat from.

He said that? I... I am honored! [His eyes even shimmer slightly with tears.] It could be tough... but I would be glad to help you!

[Tough is what Ginia needs right now.]

I can work to your schedule, mine is fairly open.

[Though with all the training she's doing with everyone, it's beginning to fill up quickly. Such is the life of a workaholic.]

Is that so? My own schedule is open as well! My hours of personal training can easily be adjusted, just like my hours at Seventh Heaven. Perhaps sometime in the morning, when one is most youthful!

[Ginia does a mental check of her schedule. Wednesday is out due to checking on the new feather stations, Tuesday and Thursday are reserved for training with Souji...]

Sunday, Monday, and Friday mornings could work. Around 7 or 8?

[Those are agreeable times to be sure. But Lee's smile falters as he thinks of Friday mornings - just because that's when he had trained Rapunzel.

But he brings the smile back quickly and raises a thumbs up.]

Sounds good!

[The brief falter doesn't go unnoticed, but Ginia doesn't comment on it. It could be any number of things. She bows her head.]

Would starting next week work? Given what's coming up at the end of the week.

[And she's hoping to be out of the village on a mission as well. Better safe than sorry.

[He nods.]

That may work very well! As long as are safe from the Valentines... it should be feasible!