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Imperator Furiosa ([personal profile] witness_this) wrote in [personal profile] garbagepilot 2016-04-05 12:39 am (UTC)

"I'd like that."

She agrees, immediately, and begins to show her the ropes in earnest.

"The rear view mirrors get shot out often, so you have to learn not to rely on them. That means twisting to look back- but not often, in case of traps on the road. There's a hole in the roof that you can stand up and shoot out of, but that also means you need to be aware of people dropping in on you from above. I've had people lifted out the top of my cab by polecats- men on the tops of narrow poles, vaulting in and back again- and I've had a chain thrown around my neck and been dragged up into an impromptu near-hanging. That's why I keep this-"

She shows her, how the head of the gearshift detaches and lifts to reveal a narrow blade.

"-to hand. Tommy saved my life once that way."

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