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[devoutish]

DRIVING INSTRUCTOR WANTED

must be proficient with the standard ground cars of this world
hover car proficiency preferred but not necessary
familiarity with early 20th century models preferred
instructor age 25+ preferred

Student comes from the early 1920s and drives a Crossley. Payment will be done per lesson. Details to be negotiated.

Comments

[devoutish]

No knowledge of cars from my time, then?

[andaway]

Sadly, no. I know my way around late 20th century cars, but not early ones.

[devoutish]

Do you know how big the difference is between early and late 20th century cars?

[He's guessing the answer is "a lot", but.]

[andaway]

I'd say it's pretty sizable motor-wise, but I think driving is pretty similar? But even if I'm familiar with hovercars, you could maybe find someone from the same time as you to make it easier.

[devoutish]

That's what I'm trying to do. Yes. But it's not likely to work, there aren't many from my era here.

[andaway]

Sorry to hear that. At worse I learn really, really fast so I could get my hands on some books and learn whatever we may need, but it's always better to have someone who's had practice.

Let me know how it goes?

[devoutish]

I'll keep you in mind. You're a promising option.

[andaway]

Anytime, I do want to help. And I would be meeting someone from that time period if I agreed to help, so win-win situation.

Like you said, not many of you here.

[devoutish]

Are you interested in us for any particular reason?

[andaway]

[Well, because he's a reporter and he's always naturally curious. But he can't exactly say that.]

Isn't it always interesting to meet people from different points in time? One of the few good things about being kidnapped here is that we get to know all different kinds of people.

[devoutish]

[Oh hey, Alfie always likes meeting other people who don't like being here.]

One of the very few good things, yes.

Superman, wasn't it? That's an odd moniker.

[andaway]

[He knows they have it good in here, all things considered. But that doesn't mean he doesn't want to go back.]

Press choose it for me, and it kind of stuck. I thought it was too much, but I've grown to like it. My coat of arms looks like an 'S', so they went with it.

[devoutish]

And are you very super? What is it that you do, that has the press giving you nicknames?

[Though given where they are, he has a pretty good guess.]

[andaway]

I have a couple of tricks up my sleeve. Superstrenght, superspeed, near invulnerability, x-ray vision, laser vision, and some others.

[He's really, really not trying to show off. He's just being honest.]

[devoutish]

A proper hero, then. Or a proper villain?