Driver's Ed [Wednesday, Period Four]

[doubleohblonde]

This week the Dangershop was set up with a comprehensive obstacle course, however rather than last week's Bentley, there was a boxy looking, lime green car at the start of the course. After all, even in simulations, Bond wasn't going to let anyone near a car like that without knowing they could handle it.

"Good afternoon, class," Bond began, leaning against the car door. "Today follows on somewhat from last week's class, allowing me to see your level of driving ability as you take the car around the course. Now, the thing to remember is that today I merely want to see how well you handle the car, it's not a race, you're not going to get points for flashiness, or have them taken away for crashing. Unless of course, you crash while attempting something smart. Please don't try that."

After demonstrating the proper way to take the course, Bond moved over to the passenger seat of the car.

"Now, who's first?"

[ooc: wait for OCD is up!]

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Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[doubleohblonde]

Beyond the basic tarmac, witches' hats, traffic lights, the course is fairly moddable since google failed me in search for a plan. In case you need help, Bond is right there in the passenger seat to provide helpful advice or to trigger the car to blow up if he feels you're being too reckless a driver.

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[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie drove the car at a snail's pace, white-knuckling it the entire time.

He was veryn very slooooooooow.

You can never be too careful.

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[doubleohblonde]

"Very good, Mr Madrox," Bond noted. "Safety first and all that."

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Are all the courses going to be this difficult?!" Jamie asked in a panicky voice.

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[likethegun]

Sam thought short, tiny, small thoughts as he sat down and tried to fit in the driver's seat. Luckily, it didn't take long for him to get used to where the controls for everything were, so he didn't have too much trouble driving through the course. But it would have been a little easier in the Impala, he thought.

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[doubleohblonde]

Bond made another mental note to program in some larger cars. "Excellent work."

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Well, hey, at least they knew the brakes worked. Because it seemed that Turtle was utilizing them, somewhat jerkily, every five feet.

This was at least significantly better than the other option, which would be imagining Grace at the end of the course, putting the petal to the metal and thwapping her good with the front end of the Volvo as she decried out the end of the world all because Turtle was getting behind a wheel of a car. That's it! Public transit for me! The roads won't be sa---*whack*--aaaafe!

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[doubleohblonde]

Bond was exceedingly grateful for the seatbelt keeping him from colliding with the dash every time she hit the brakes. "Very good start," he managed between stops. "We'll work on smoothness."

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis got into the car, tapped the wheel, and said, "Go."

It should have worked.

When it didn't, she resorted to fumbling around on the floor, and when the thing on the right made it go, she happily pressed on that.

And then pressed on the thing on the left, because that was a bit too fast just yet, thank you.

Though going fast was awfully fun. So Aravis took the rest of the course in bursts of speed followed by slamming on the brakes.

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[doubleohblonde]

Only years of training and a perhaps too high trust in the safety protocols kept Bond's expression calm. "You could always try easing up on the accelerator," he suggested.

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

Marco apparently had very little idea what the brake was for. And the turn signal.

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[doubleohblonde]

Reminding himself he shouldn't really trigger the self-destruct on the first go around, Bond contented himself with a dry "Interesting driving style."

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[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

Jack got in the car after a brief walk-around, making sure that the car had everything. Like all four tires. Or that it was really all there, and not just part of a car.

He looked at the floor and the shifter, trying to make sense of it all. "Automatic or manual?" he asked his professor, rather than trying to figure it out.

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[doubleohblonde]

"Manual, Mr Burton," Bond replied shortly. "Any time you were planning on starting."

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[dojima-hime.livejournal.com]

Okay, she could do this. She had passed her permit test in Japan, right? Right. Piece of cake.

Even if the stupid Americans had the wheel on the wrong side of the car.

"Eh, sensei? Which side of the road am I supposed to drive on, here?" Dōjima asked, slipping behind the wheel. "Right, yes?"

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[doubleohblonde]

"Right," Bond confirmed, nodding. "Even if it feels like the wrong side."

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[ashockingbitch]

Jenny did pretty well on the course. For a given value of 'pretty well' that included taking turns just a smidge too fast and driving on the 'wrong' side of the road. She was English, the instructor was English, somehow it seemed proper.

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[doubleohblonde]

Bond could appreciate the sentiment behind that, even as he was grateful he hadn't programmed any other cars into the simulation. "Good work there."

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[absolutesnark]

Summer got behind the wheel and started the car with ease. She understood how to use the controls and everything. That didn't mean she was particularly good at it, though. She relied way too much on the breaks, it seemed.

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[doubleohblonde]

Bond had noticed a tendency towards that, yes. "Good start, Miss Summers, just remember to relax."

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

It took some doing to get Sulley into the car, but he was used to trying to fit into cars that weren't made for a monster of his size. Some effort, some unnatural squeaking (pleading on the car's behalf no doubt) and sinking of the car much lower to the road later, Sulley was in the driver's seat and ready to go. "Uh, sir? Now what?"

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[doubleohblonde]

Definitely going to need that bigger car. "Let's just take thing slowly shall we? Start the engine, if you will?"

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[pyroliz.livejournal.com]

It didn't take long for Liz to figure out the controls. She didn't find the course too difficult even though she could have gone slightly faster than the speed she had done.

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn sat behind the wheel, buckled her seatbelt, adjusted her mirrors, put her foot on the brake, adjusted her mirrors again, wiggled in the seat until she was comfortable, and only then did she turn on the ignition, trying to remember everything Xander had told her.

So far, she was doing okay as she went through the course, if a bit slowly and with a tendency to pull to the right.

Re: Take The Course - Driver's Ed [Week Two]

[doubleohblonde]

"Very good," Bond noted. "Try to keep to the middle of the lane though."