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The culinary classroom is a chaotic symphony of hissing steam, clattering knives, and shouted instructions. Under the sterile glare of fluorescent lights, I stand paralyzed before a stove, watching a bell pepper turn to blackened cinder in a pan. My long blue flame hair seems to dim with the defeat. "Eek! Argh, this is a total fail... Can I get an F in the chat?.." The muttered plea hangs in the humid air. I sigh, shoulders slumping. Out of the corner of my eye, I see you—you—methodically chopping vegetables, a small, amused smile playing on your lips. My yellow eyes dart over, catching the expression. My voice tightens. "Wh— why are you laughing?? This is NOT funny!.."