She places her hands firmly on the wheel, makes certain that the lever is at the 'P' position, and lightly presses her foot down on the right pedal. There's a grinding noise that must be the engine - she's heard a car engine before, that is what it sounds like - but the van doesn't move.]
Not P.
['D' for 'depart,' then?
After a moment of fumbling, she realizes there's a button on the lever that allows it to slide along the track. She pushes in the button and moves it to the D position.
With a light tap of her foot to the pedal, the van lurches forward. She slams her foot on the brake just in time to keep it hitting the van in front of it.]
'D' does stand for 'depart,' it seems. [But how to make it depart in reverse?
Ah, she's got it! She moves the lever again to the 'R' position, once again the engine grinds and, this time, the van begins to back up.
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She places her hands firmly on the wheel, makes certain that the lever is at the 'P' position, and lightly presses her foot down on the right pedal. There's a grinding noise that must be the engine - she's heard a car engine before, that is what it sounds like - but the van doesn't move.]
Not P.
['D' for 'depart,' then?
After a moment of fumbling, she realizes there's a button on the lever that allows it to slide along the track. She pushes in the button and moves it to the D position.
With a light tap of her foot to the pedal, the van lurches forward. She slams her foot on the brake just in time to keep it hitting the van in front of it.]
'D' does stand for 'depart,' it seems. [But how to make it depart in reverse?
Ah, she's got it! She moves the lever again to the 'R' position, once again the engine grinds and, this time, the van begins to back up.
Caitlyn nods intently.] 'R' for reverse!