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

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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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	actsmagnificent 2014-03-04 08:29 pm UTC (link)
	That's good. [ She sighs. Technology ahead of their time, huh? Why can't anyone say that about bicycles? ] You can come ride with us, if you want. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2014-03-05 04:11 am UTC (link)
	Even if I already know how? Because then you're not really teaching me anything... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-05 02:20 pm UTC (link)
	[ Haruka shrugs. ] It's still practice. You don't learn something new every day you're in school, do you? [ Then again, she had a bad habit of letting her mind wander in class. Her experiences might not be typical. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2014-03-05 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	Well, that depends on the class doesn't it. I mean, maybe I don't learn something in English one day, but there's something new in History. Or Math. Well, there's always something new in math, but that's because I don't really like math. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-06 04:23 am UTC (link)
	[ That earns a chuckle. Sarah's particular brand of straightforwardness is really refreshing. Haruka looks down at the bikes. ] Then I guess today depends on how you feel about gym. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2014-03-06 04:52 am UTC (link)
	[Sarah wrinkles her nose.] I suppose it's not a team sport. Or pushups. I don't like those either. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-07 02:50 pm UTC (link)
	Does anyone? [ Haruka never saw the point, herself. You go up, you go back down. It's so easy. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2014-03-08 06:57 pm UTC (link)
	Well, no. I guess not. I guess I could come out though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-08 07:04 pm UTC (link)
	[ Excellent! ] Sector 1, by the gym. You can't miss us. [ In part because of, yeah. All the bikes. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Should I be tagging somewhere else? Also action... labyrinthrunner 2014-03-09 04:22 pm UTC (link)
	[Sarah mutters a see you later and disconnects. She didn't go to sector one that often. As she had said on the communicator, sports and her don't mix. But the bicycles could be fun. She found it easily enough and made her way towards the bikes, looking around at other people and furtively picking up a bike on the end.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	i just put a mingle up for later in class, but it's up to you! actsmagnificent 2014-03-09 05:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Furtively" isn't going to escape Haruka's notice, Sarah: the movement catches her eye, and she heads over to greet her new student. ] Thanks for coming. It's nice you could make it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: i just put a mingle up for later in class, but it's up to you! labyrinthrunner 2014-03-10 03:55 am UTC (link)
	[Sarah looked up and felt herself go all tongue-tied and fluttery again, they way she had last time this woman came up to her. She didn't like that feeling. Nor did she enjoy feeling herself flush.] Um... hi. Yeah... the bikes. I thought... it'd be fun. And um... thanks. Or you're welcome I mean. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-10 02:02 pm UTC (link)
	[ Haruka grins, fetching Sarah a helmet. This one looks about her size. ] D'you need a refresher or anything? [ They say one never forgets how to ride a bike, but....stranger things have happened. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2014-03-10 03:32 pm UTC (link)
	[Sarah shook her head, though she gave the helmet an odd look. Helmets weren't really a thing back in the 80s.] Why do I need this? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-11 02:02 am UTC (link)
	Protection. [ These aren't too unusual, right? She smiles. ] Your head's too pretty to risk in a fall. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2014-03-11 03:24 pm UTC (link)
	[Only really little kids wear them.] I... really? [In reaction to the pretty comment. Sarah takes the helmet.] We don't really wear them at home. I don't even have a helmet. But then I don't have a bike either. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-11 08:10 pm UTC (link)
	[ Haruka nods at her last comment. ] There you go. [ She'll step back to assess the fit once Sarah has it on. A helmet that doesn't fit is a helmet that doesn't work. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2014-03-12 03:27 am UTC (link)
	[She fits it onto her head and snaps the clasp together.] It seems light. Lighter than the ones I've seen a few people wear at least. [Because helmets in the 1980s, when they did exist, were big and clunky.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-12 02:38 pm UTC (link)
	That's science for you. [ Given the variety of time periods here, she tends to take differences in stride. (Amazing how many people know bicycles, though. Whoops.) Checking out the helmet, Haruka nods. ] You're all set. Feel free to ride around before class if you'd like. [ If it's been a while, you might be rusty. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2014-03-12 04:07 pm UTC (link)
	[Sarah nodded and shook her head, trying to get used to the feel. She wasn't a big fan.] Right. Um... thank you. For the helmet. And the class. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-13 02:15 am UTC (link)
	Just being a good citizen. [ Or a sarcastic one. She smiles. ] Have fun. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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