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Chase Knabenber: Grade 11|Chef|Student [Part of Harvest Academy]

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Getting to Know You || Chase & Pia

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She let go of Chase’s hand when she felt confident enough that he was not going to run away, then she turned around to answer his question. “I was going to make those smoothies, but should I have something else planned? I like to go with the flow, like the ocean! Do you have something in mind? I can follow your lead,” she said smiling. 

“Aaah, look we’re here already! Are you ready? I’m ready!” Without even waiting for his answer, she opened the door to her room and welcomed him in. Lucky for them, they didn’t have to worry about her roommate. He never seemed to be here that often. “Make yourself at home~” It was easy to tell that she took over the dorm as she felt like she was the only one there most of the time. Pastel colors, mostly pink and blue, filled the room as art and furniture pieces. It was cutesy and organized, just the way she liked it.

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At last, Chase’s hand was released! But he was also met with a question. “No, nothing in mind, really. The flow is fine.” Usually Chase had a plan for things, but this was a nice change of pace.

Once they were finally there, Chase was given the question of whether he was ready or not... but ready seemed to be the automatic answer. Walking into the room, it was at first glance, a lot cleaner than his room, and as he thought, very Pia-like, at least for what was hers. “Alright, will do.” Chase went and sat down wherever looked the most comfortable. “So what kind of smoothies did you have in mind? If you want me to, I can help.”

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Take Me to Dinner || Chase & Selena

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“I have,” she answered. “But I can’t wait to see how yours compares.” Selena distanced herself from where the food was being prepared and hopped up on an empty space on the counter. There was something about sitting on tables that she found more comfortable than chairs at times. 

“These five minutes will feel like such a long time. There should’ve been an appetizer.” In a playful way she looked away from him and waved her hand dismissively as she said, “You’re such a cheap date.”

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Chase could only laugh at Selena’s remark, “Yeah, I guess you could say so.” Chase took her comment about the appetizer and promptly pulled out a bunch of toothpicks out along with some olives and various thinly sliced meats along with some cheese. 

Hastily, Chase prepared 6 mini cold-cut kebabs, olives, then the meat, and topped off with a slice of swiss cheese and garnished with some basil; all in less than a minute. “Bon Appétit! Here’s your appetizer.  ” Delivered with a smirk, he presented the tiny ‘appetizer’ to the lady that was now sitting on the counter.

[childlikemermaid]

Getting to Know You || Chase & Pia

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Pia looked surprised. He’s never been to someone else’s dorm?! Does he have friends? Wait, they could go to his dorm, right? Yeah, probably. She paused her internal monologue to shake his hand, but then she never let it go. “When? I’m good right now!” Being that his hand was still in her grip, she began to walk in the direction of her room with him forced to follow. The time for friendship is always now or at least she thinks so. 

“This is going to be so fun! It’s like a sleepover, but with no sleep and you’re a guy!” Still not bothering to ask if he was free, she continued to talk about how excited she was to hang out with someone new.

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Chase’s head could only think ‘O-okay this is happening I guess’ but his mouth could only let out an awkward and small yelp at Pia’s amazingly strong grip and forcefulness in pulling him away. 

“Hehe, yeah I guess you could say that.” Still being pulled except now Chase is actually walking, he listens to Pia’s excited banter. Chase wasn’t busy so it wasn’t like he was worried about anything, but it definitely caught him off guard. “So wait, do you have anything planned for us to do or are we just gonna wing it?” Chase could only imagine that the dorm room would look somewhat Pia like, as that enough is a defining characteristic, but he didn’t really know what she was into or what she wanted to do for fun.

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Take Me to Dinner || Chase & Selena

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“You know me so well,” she replied, moving closer to the Junior. “It smelled so good that I have  to taste it. It’s as simple as that.” She watched as he tore a piece of the dough in order to make two and she was impressed. Not by the simple notion of tearing dough, but by the fact that he could do this from memory. Sure, she knows some recipes by heart, but as a cook this must be only one of the many for him.

She smiled in a rather flirtatious manner, something she does more for fun than it actually meaning something, and looked up from the dough at him. “Since you’re being such a gentleman and making me dinner on our first meeting, I should know your name. Don’t you think?”

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Chase gives off a small laugh. “Well if you insist...” Chase puts the curry in the dough and closes it into the bread shape. “The name’s Chase.” 

Chase continues on and puts both of the filled clumps of dough inside the deep frier. Met with the sizzle of the food, Chase turns and puts the timer on for 5 minutes. 

Chase swivels around and looks at the girl, “Well, it’ll be done in about 5 minutes.” Chase looks back and eyeballs the bread for just a second. “So have you ever had Curry Bread before?”

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Getting to Know You || Chase & Pia

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“Oh, yeah! Squid is the best!” She said, excitedly. Something that happened every time squid was mentioned, especially if it was already dead. “Aaaaahhh, and I remember the food you made! Sooooo good~” 

Pia placed an index finger to her bottom lip and tapped in thought. What to do? What to do? There was so much they could do, but there was also so much they couldn’t. She wasn’t feeling more exercise since they had both just come from practice, so taking a walk was out of the question. “It’s harder when you try to think of a way,” she said with a giggle. “Oooh, we can hang out at my dorm! I learned to make these really, really good smoothies and I promise that there’s no fish! I think a nice conversation and friendly questions is a nice start, right?” 

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Hmm, out of the entire time that Chase had been at this school, he had never been to someone else’s dorm, but he had plenty of other people visit, and by plenty, that’s pretty much just Claire. Chase taps his crossed arms in thought, “Yeah, sure, I’ve never been to another person’s dorm, so that’ll be interesting.” Wait... no fish? What did no fish even mean? In Chase’s confusion, he gave a slight eyebrow raise but then corrected it quickly as if to not be rude. Chase holds out his hand towards Pia for a handshake “Well then, what time or day will work out for my visit?”

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Take Me to Dinner || Chase & Selena

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“My, my,” Selena said while walking into the academy’s kitchen. “Something smells amazing.” She smiled at the face behind it all, a young man who was most likely a year younger. Not knowing if this was a project or just for fun, she decided to play nice. How else would she get a piece of whatever’s cooking?

The dancer walked over to who she presumed was a chef-in-training, holding the smile from moments before. She leaned over the counter to try and get a better look at what he was making, but when she couldn’t tell she looked up at him. “What’s this?” 

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Ahh, the smell of chicken curry never fails to make the room smell like heaven. Chase was preparing one of his favorite quick to make meals, curry bread! 

As Chase is preparing the bread, the door swings open and a girl walks up, probably about a year older or so. “What? Oh-uh” Chase looks back at the station, “I’m making Curry Bread.” Chase could tell that she wanted whatever he was cooking, most people would just walk on by the kitchen while taking in the smells. 

“I assume you’d like a try, yes?” Chase pulls another piece of dough off the large lump he was using for his own bread, but he didn’t mind. Shortly afterwards he takes the curry off the stove and flattens both of the large lumps of dough. 

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Getting to Know You || Chase & Pia

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“You play volleyball?!” Pia ran up to the familiar face and grabbed him by his arm. She had only known this guy from having cooking class together, but she didn’t see him as a volleyball player. Maybe a runner? She wasn’t exactly sure what she expected if it didn’t have cooking involved. “This is so surprising,” she commented honestly, seeing him in his volleyball attire. 

“I’m a swimmer, so it looks like we both like cooking and sports. Best friends already!” She let go of his arm and stood in front of him with her crossed against her chest with a small, playful frown. “You know, for best friends we know nothing about each other,” she said. “This is not good. A definite no-no.”

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“GaH!” A HAND, IT, WHERE? Oh, it’s Pia. Chase turns around to see the pink-haired wonder asking about Chase wearing his volleyball uniform. “Oh, sorry I freaked out, it’s just that random hands don’t usually appear grasping to my arm.” Chase scratched his head. “Yeahh, I play volleyball but I don’t take it very competitive, I just play it for fun.” 

Best friends? Chase would hardly say that, since the only time they met before was in the kitchen... Best acquaintances, maybe? Oh well... “Hehe, yeah, I only know that you really like squid from our last encounter.” Chase raised an eyebrow in curiosity “Well this is a predicament, what do you propose we do to fix this?”

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Into the Frying Pan | Chase & Chelsea

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The bell had already rung when Chelsea swerved around the corner to get to cooking class, hands behind her back in an attempt to tie up her apron. Given that she already had her phone, bandana and book preoccupying her hands it was nearly impossible, so she just gave up and let it flutter with the wind induced by her swift movements. Reaching the door, she heaved a sigh of relief to find it still open, the teacher seemingly still preparing for class.

Chelsea didn’t have a stable cooking partner, due to her terrible cooking skills. The people she worked with would often get the same terrible grade she did, so everyone avoided her like the plague. So now there she was, looking around for another miserable victim to partner up with. Everyone seemed to have a partner already, everyone but one redhead sitting alone in the distance. Breaking out into a big grin, Chelsea slid into the chair next to him, placing her belongings to the side and beginning to tie up her hair and bandana.

“Yo! Long time no see! Chase, was it?” She inquired after catching her breath, moving on to to tie up her apron.

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“Oh, uh yeah, hey how’s it goin’?” The girl right next to him seemed to be rushing to get ready, at an impressively fast rate, which was understandable as the bell had just rang and the teacher was setting up. “Chelsea, right?” 

Chase looked at what the teacher was writing on the board and pulls out the pot and pan in preparation. “Wanna help me go get the ingredients out of the fridge?” Chase points at the board with ‘Katsudon’ in big letters, “Katsudon is a type of ‘don’ with deep-fried pork cutlets over rice with an egg mixed in... It might sound complicated but it’s a pretty easy dish to make.”

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Time To Get Cookin’ | Chase & Georgia

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Georgia raises a brow when he cuts himself off mid-sentence, and can only stare on blankly as he tells her his excuse. After a period of silence for her to process his words, the girl finally cracks a smile and snorts. “Snrk…! That so?” Who would actually believe something so darn silly? She couldn’t deny how cute it was, though. “Well, whatever you were doing, it didn’t exactly look comfortable. You okay?”

At the mention of cooking, Georgia’s face lights up immediately and her answer comes out a bit more enthusiastic than she intended. “Heck yeah…!” She pauses, and then coughs. “Uh… I mean. Yeah. Cool. I’m ready whenever you are.”

As Chase begins to collect the ingredients, Georgia peers at them curiously. “So… what are we gonna be making with those?”

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“Yeah, I’m fine.” Chase waves his hand to show that it’s no big deal seeing as how he hit his head multiple times when he first met Claire. “Stuff like this happens all the time!”

Chase momentarily stops at Georgia’s question to think. “Uhh... Swiss Steak, yes, that’s it.” Chase brings the pan and pot over to the stove. “Alright, so at the base of Swiss Steak is rice, I imagine you know how to do that considering the rice balls earlier, so we’ll start with that!” Chase motions Georgia over so that he can watch her prepare the rice.

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Into the Frying Pan | Chase & Chelsea

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Chase cracks his knuckles and extends his arms above him as he walks into Culinary class followed by a yawn and sits at his usual station where his usual self sits, usually, alone. Chase looks at the board to see what they’re making today and starts to drag out the equipment necessary. With another yawn, Chase sits on the bar stool and waits for the bell to ring. 

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Eat Your Feelings | Chase & Claire

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“Hm?” Claire looked down at the sound of the keys falling and raised a brow. “What do you have keys for? I mean, I’ve got one to the dorm and to the student council room, but that’s it.” Claire took the bowl of ice cream before reaching down to pick up the keys. “Is this a car key?” She turned to Chase. “You drive? Huh.” She handed them to him. “Must be nice.”

Claire started eating her ice cream and turned to the television again. The end of the first part of the game was over and it was down to one family. “Oh, look, the shorties won. Let’s hope they get the big cash.”

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Shit. Shit. Shit. THE KEYSSSS. CHASE FORGOT ABOUT THE KEYSSSS. In a nervous sweat, Chase tries his hardest to keep his cool. “Hehe, yeah I drive.” Claire seemed a little nonchalant about the keys so Chase assumes it wasn’t a big deal to her. Chase gulps and sucks his panic up. “Yeah, it’s convenient, it gets me to and fro.” 

Chase looks back at the tv and gives a little hoo-rah for the shorties. “The little people deserve it to be honest, I don’t know how they can handle the stress of life with how little room in their bodies they have to store it.”

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Thinking Aloud | Open

Chase sits with his head in his hands in an empty library. Not in grief, not in depression, but in deep thought. Recipes, problems, classes, anything really.

Chase lets out a deep sigh and rests his chin on his hand and his elbow on a cookbook. Chase whistles a delicate tune as he stares out the window, a familiar tune that he remembers from his blank childhood where his faceless family was absent. Chase’s squints his eyes. “Where the hell does that tune come from?”

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Eat Your Feelings | Chase & Claire

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Claire nodded and sighed. “Yeah, I had to practically drag his ass there but he got all checked out. Just had a concussion is all. He was a huge baby about it.” She rolled her eyes at the memory of his whining. It was a pain in the ass but she was glad he was okay. 

“Ice cream?” Claire turned to look at where Chase was and raised her brows in surprise. “I… Oreo sounds good, thanks.” She was surprised at the offer, but didn’t mind accepting it at all. Free food was free food, after all.

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Chase takes the scoops of each ice cream and plops it into each of their bowls. The oreo ice cream for Claire and the Orange for Chase as it’s his favorite flavor. Walking away with the bowls, Chase knocks his car keys on the carpet without really noticing. 

“Alright, here you go~” Chase trails off his sentence as he sets down the bowl and spoon in front of Claire, sitting back down on the couch with his own bowl. “Set the bowl back down on the coffee table when you’re done. I’ll take it to the sink in a little bit.” Chase stops talking for a bit and takes a bit of his orange ice cream as he sinks down into the couch with bliss from the creamy delight that is the beloved orange sherbet. 

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One Hell of a Day | Chase & Jill

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She grimaced. Maybe he really was crazy…

Leaning away from him a little bit as he sat up, Jill eyed him nervously. “H-Hi…” She stammered, still wry of the boy in front of her. “You, ah, passed out in the middle of the sidewalk… but you seem pretty ok so I guess the fall wasn’t too bad.”

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Chase inspected all around him to make sure that he wasn’t hurt badly anywhere. He first pulled up his pant legs to make sure that there weren’t any cuts or bruises and followed suit with his sleeves. In an attempt to stand up, Chase fell right back down on his butt and gave a quick yelp. 

Looking back at the girl, Chase asked a favor. “Yeah, sorry but do you think you could help me back to my dorm or something, because my legs aren’t wanting to work.” Chase look back down at his legs and felt around. “They don’t feel broken, but I can barely get myself up.” Chase gave a slight frown, he kinda needs his legs. “I think I might be dehydrated or something...”

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One Hell of a Day | Chase & Jill

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Jill had been taking a walk, minding her own business, probably off to meet Angela or something, when she caught sight of the boy in front of her. He was swaying uneasily on his feet, almost like he was drunk. On top of it all he was talking to himself… though the talking itself seemed more an attempt to motivate himself.

Her trail of thought was instantly cut short, however, when the boy just… fell face first into the concrete. 

The first thing Jill did, ever the hero, was shriek loudly. It was a startling scene. Once she had actually registered what had happened, the girl scurried over and turned him onto his back and fanned him. “Hey… hey! Wake up!”

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Being half-conscious from... someone turning Chase onto his back and not his face, Chase could hear everything but couldn’t make out what the person was saying. In an attempt to respond, Chase only spurted out “I can hear color!” with a deep breath of air following suit. 

Chase laid there for a good minute and regained most of his consciousness. “Wait, where am I, what happened?” It hurt like hell, but Chase managed to sit himself up. Chase looked and to his surprise there was actually someone right next to him. “Oh, hello there.”

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One Hell of a Day | Chase & Jill

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Whoo, okay. For one thing, work was absolutely crazy, the fan stopped working, which made the kitchen blazingly hot, and the customers were absolutely restless. For another thing, Chase forgot to make his own lunch today and couldn’t make it back to the dorm in time to eat after all of the tests. 

So as Chase leaves work to head back over to the dorm, he’s panting hard, wearing a heavy apron doesn’t make anything better in the kitchen and the constant running back and forth was awful. 

“Alright, I’m just half way there, here we go. H e r e  we g-” Chase slumps to his knees and falls flat on his face. Everything’s black, and his face is definitely gonna feel the pain after passing out on the concrete.

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Eat Your Feelings | Chase & Claire

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Claire turned her attention away from the television to raise a brow at Chase. Just what did this guy do in his free time to not be able to talk about it? It was probably best Claire didn’t know, since she had to report any rule-breaking… But then again she broke so many rules and never reported herself… 

“Hmm, well as long as everything’s okay then… Just don’t let me hear about him dying or anything. I already had to take him to the hospital once. It was a pain in the ass and I had to buy him food in compensation, so I’m out some cash because of it.” She huffed and turned her attention back to the tv. “Spending money always makes me mad, for some reason. Maybe I’m just frugal?”

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Chase’s eyes opened wide at the news that Lukas had gone to the hospital “Well that’s news to me, I didn’t know he had gone to the hospital.” Chase let Claire continue on talking and remembered how he bought his car with a stack of cash, he had money to spend but he knew where his blonde acquaintance was coming from “Heh, that makes sense, money is hard to keep sometimes.”

Chase stood up and walked back to the kitchen to grab another cup of coffee and a bowl of ice cream. “Hey, you want some ice cream? I have orange sherbet and oreo ice cream. It’s good food if you wanna’ eat your feelings away.” Chase looked back at Claire, listening for her answer.