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Haruka Tenoh (actsmagnificent) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2014-03-03 07:35:00

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:class, aidan reilly, asami sato, duo maxwell, euphemia li britannia, haruka tenoh, nico di angelo, sarah williams, seven of nine, trowa barton

Day 261 // video; action - sector 1 (driver's ed)
video

[ Waking up to Haruka is always a great thing, right? ~~Just ask Michiru.~~ Despite having been here for a few weeks, Haruka hasn't formally introduced herself over the network, so when she starts the feed up she coughs to clear her throat and gives the camera a smile. She's leaning on her motor scooter, and she's surrounded by bicycles. ]

Yo, everyone. If we haven't met before, I'm Tenoh Haruka - your new Driver's Ed teacher. We'll be meeting days 1 and 4 at 11, outside the sports center in sector 1. [ She laughs. ] Sure, we can't drive anything too fancy here, but I think we'll make do!

[ But enough cryptic references to her souped-up Vespa. The grin returns. ] Today we're playing with bicycles, so if you've never seen one of these before - [ she pats the handlebars ] - or never learned, or just want some exercise, we'd love to have you. I'll bring the bikes. You bring the balance.

See you then! [ A wink, and she cuts the feed. Wow, advertising feels weird. ]

action - driver's ed class

[ As promised, Haruka has something like half a dozen bicycles, complete with helmets and water bottles, lined up outside the sports center. She's in a tracksuit and is doing stretches while she waits for her class to convene, and she's also brought along a toolkit and enough training wheels for everyone, if necessary. Plans for the class involve getting everyone a bike, finding out who knows how to ride one and who doesn't, showing the different parts of a bicycle and how it works, and then practicing by riding around the area. She'll save taking a bike tour of the dome for the next class, unless everybody who shows up already knows how to ride.

Also, students beware. She's friendly for one-on-one, but Mentor Mode!Haruka can be a little strict.

((ETA: A mingle thread for riding around in class has been added!)) ]

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	nico_di_angelo 2014-03-07 06:45 pm UTC (link)
	A few days. Why? [Fewer people pointed he newness out to him now that he was out of the ridiculous orange thing. But it still happened.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-08 02:29 am UTC (link)
	[ Haruka shrugs. ] Asking that question too often might get you a headache. Deal with facts, not reasons. [ A pause. That's a bit too somber for the specific topic they're covering. ] Though the class is because I'm bored. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-03-08 03:43 am UTC (link)
	"Facts" don't hold a lot of water where I'm from. [He does the finger-quote-thing.] Well, that makes sense then. Are you any good at teaching? [He eyes one of the bikes warily. He's bored too, and a distraction would be nice.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-08 04:07 am UTC (link)
	[ That sounds like an unpleasant place to be from. Then again, Haruka's got a track record full of decisions based on incomplete information, so she's hardly one to talk. To the point, then. She looks at the bikes too and shrugs. ] I'm hoping so. Want to try? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-03-08 04:13 am UTC (link)
	I ... Maybe? It's been a really, really ... really long time since I've touched one of these. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-08 04:15 am UTC (link)
	No time like the present. [ That's a general lifestyle recommendation, as well. See? Teacher. Besides, he's got the helmet on already. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-03-09 06:34 am UTC (link)
	...Right. [He reaches for a bike and frowns down at it. How did this go, teacher? All that comes to mind it mounting a horse. A very skinny horse. There is nothing he loves more than making a fool of himself in a very public space.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

actsmagnificent
2014-03-09 05:29 pm UTC (link)

[ ....We're starting with the very basics, then. Okay. Haruka grabs a bike and pulls it up alongside his. ]

Ground yourself with one foot and the handlebars. [ She demonstrates, holding the bike steady with her arms, and mounts. The skinny horse isn't a half-bad comparison, though you don't have to lift your legs as much. ] These levers are the brakes. The wheels lock if you squeeze them.

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	nico_di_angelo 2014-03-10 06:29 am UTC (link)
	[He copies her movements, straddling the bike. He kind of, vaguely remembers riding a bike when he was little, but the bike was much bigger (or rather, he was much smaller), and his sister was the one actually doing all the work. He gives the brakes a gentle squeeze, testing it out.] Okay. Got it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-10 02:48 pm UTC (link)
	[ Looking good so far. Haruka continues to demonstrate. ] Practice balance by lifting one foot, then the other. Don't pedal until you can sit like that with the handlebars straight. [ She rides a slow circle around Nico's bike. ] Sound good? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

nico_di_angelo
2014-03-10 04:46 pm UTC (link)

[It takes him a few tries to get it right. Balance had never really been a big part of his training. Why waste time on the physical stuff when he could just raise an army to fight for him?

[He tips when he tries to pedal the first time. The second try is better, and he finds it much easier to stay upright when he's in motion. He drops a foot to stop (the handle breaks are going to take some getting used to).]

That's it?

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	actsmagnificent 2014-03-11 01:58 am UTC (link)
	[ Well, sure: the hard part isn't what you do, it's how you keep doing it when other factors become involved. Haruka watches Nico pedal, reserving judgment. ] Not quite. Try speeding up. [ They'll keep to straight lines for now, too. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2014-03-11 08:13 pm UTC (link)
	[He does so, and almost panics when the bike wobbles. But he corrects it, and feel stupid, because falling off a bike is nothing to fret over (even if it is embarrassing).] Okay. [He's got this!] Is this what you did where you're from? Teach? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

actsmagnificent
2014-03-11 09:57 pm UTC (link)

Only by accident. [ She supposes she did look after the younger girls, after a fashion. But whatever. Haruka's never seen herself as the teaching type, which makes today all the stranger for her. ] Have you found your center?

[ Once he hits his stride, well, that's the important part. Unfortunately it's also the part that can't be taught - in Haruka's opinion, anyway. ]

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	nico_di_angelo 2014-03-12 04:17 am UTC (link)
	If you mean the thing that's keeping me from falling... Yeah. I think so. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-12 02:41 pm UTC (link)
	Keep up the good work. [ This is the most teacherly smile she can manage. It does feel good to see people learning stuff. ] Turn when you're ready for it, but no rush. We'll cover that in class. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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