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[handycapable]

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[handycapable]

It wasn't nothin' much. Where we lived we just about had to drive to get ourselves anyplace beyond the trailer park or the woods, and my daddy was big on gettin' me started early learnin' everything a man oughta know.

[ His voice is a little warped now from talking around a cigarette between his teeth, lighting up before he starts the car. A little bitter, too, so he keeps going: ]

That virus really hit y'all everywhere then, huh? Shit. No gas at all?

[thevalley]

Oh, yeah? What's all this secret man stuff you oughta know?

[That line of thinking is really funny to her.]

I told you, it's been 25 years since all that shit happened. Gas dried up a long time ago.

[handycapable]

Oh, y'know-- [ There's a pause as Ray tries to get the engine to turn over. ] How to hunt, fire a gun, drink, throw and catch a ball... how to drive, obviously... my daddy really went all out with me, he kinda had a stick up his ass about it.

[ Another pause as he pulls out onto the road and takes another drag from his cigarette. ]

Shit, that's right. 25 years... this place must seem like a whole 'nother planet to you, huh?

[thevalley]

Hey, at least you know how to do all that shit. Even if your dad was an ass about it.

[You know, you'll never know when you'll suddenly end up in the apocalypse.]

Kinda. Or something out of a comic book. Like one of the really, really old ones.

[handycapable]

Yeah, can't argue with you there. [ As much as he wishes he could just on principle. ] Most of it's actually pretty useless for livin' in a city, but probably not so much around here... and driving's especially easy to learn, you'll see.

[ Not that he has any experience with giving driving lessons, but as far as just explaining and demonstrating the basics, how hard can it be...? Especially in the suburbs. ]

Almost there. Do we need anything else from the hardware store?