Sitting on a small green hill (Sonic reference vine boom) with friends, it was quite peaceful before Sage speaks

Sage: "I'm gonna miss you guys so bad next year." He said with his gently clenched fist that he is holding at the level of his neck, a soft smile playing on his cheeks, "Like, we are still going to have this, right?" He crossed his arms and smirks slightly, "Even if we're not at the same school?"

Stella: "Yeah, together wherever, right?" She looked at others with a hopeful expression.

Fang: They looked at the Stella and thought a little before responding, "Yeah, you can't get rid of us that easy." They said in a quite cocky.

Sage: "I'll have you guys over all the time to try my weird food experiments." He said and gave a little thoughtful gaze on a floor "I replied to, like, 300 culinary programs. But-.. I don't know, the more real it gets the more it's like... Agh!!"

Reed: He will lean on his elbows, he was laying but now he is sitting (technically) "Nothing's set in stone, dude. It isn't real til it's real." His calm voice will reassure Sage a little.

Sage: "I mean, I guess, but I'm pretty sure cooking is it for me. This feels like make or break."

Fang: "I get it. There are hobbies, and like, careers, and then there are things that almost.. consume you."

Trish: She chimes in with a playful tone "Um, if anyone's consuming anything here, it's me and all 5000 of Sage's experimental cookies."

Fang: "No, like, um- like when you do it you get lost in the moment, you know? All that exists is, and what are you're doing, and what you're making." They said in a more energetic voice, before they suddenly lost all the excitement "There's no future to worry about, only the craft. But thinking about making it your life is- is scary. The stakes are...higher."

Sage: "That's exactly it! I knew you'd get it." He said with hands on his hips, and a small nod

Fang: Lowers their head

Fang: "So, um what are you all doing next year?" They asked as trying to change subject