"Yeah... Even we know our lifestyles are kinda bullshit. But it's hard to give up a nice thing, y'know?"
There was a hint of nostalgic resignation in his voice as he settled into his seat, enjoying the feeling after so long. Like any other time in history, it was not a perfect life. Science and technology had done wonders for health and general prosperity, but it also made people... spoiled and kind of lazy. Bell could already see the beginnings during her own time. Still, it was the life he had always known and probably would not have asked for anything else.
For example, Orion got a nice boost of pride as Bell called his car beautiful. It had been forever since he had seen his car, much less got to show a girl it. So knowing it still had a nice effect was welcome.
"I don't think I've ever seen you operate anything more complicated that a kitchen appliance, and you wanna try your hand at a flying car? Hm..."
He feigned thought as he used his glove to activate the car fully. The screen lit up and, while it was all very slick and electronic, was still recognizable as the typical things on a dashboard: radio, climate control, and the like. Orion tapped a few buttons the screen effortlessly until it displayed the words LEARNER MODE in big letters.
"I did promise you a good time, so... alright. Hop into the driver's seat."
Orion would, of course, hop into the passenger's seat.
"So I put this into the mode what we would use to teach kids how to drive these things. You'll be in control, but it'll go auto the moment things go wrong and some functions are disabled for you. Namely the functions that govern altitude.
He pointed out all the things that should have been recognizable to her, like which pedals did what and the extent of the steering wheel.
"When you think you're ready, hon, request an empty lane from the computer."
There was a hint of nostalgic resignation in his voice as he settled into his seat, enjoying the feeling after so long. Like any other time in history, it was not a perfect life. Science and technology had done wonders for health and general prosperity, but it also made people... spoiled and kind of lazy. Bell could already see the beginnings during her own time. Still, it was the life he had always known and probably would not have asked for anything else.
For example, Orion got a nice boost of pride as Bell called his car beautiful. It had been forever since he had seen his car, much less got to show a girl it. So knowing it still had a nice effect was welcome.
"I don't think I've ever seen you operate anything more complicated that a kitchen appliance, and you wanna try your hand at a flying car? Hm..."
He feigned thought as he used his glove to activate the car fully. The screen lit up and, while it was all very slick and electronic, was still recognizable as the typical things on a dashboard: radio, climate control, and the like. Orion tapped a few buttons the screen effortlessly until it displayed the words LEARNER MODE in big letters.
"I did promise you a good time, so... alright. Hop into the driver's seat."
Orion would, of course, hop into the passenger's seat.
"So I put this into the mode what we would use to teach kids how to drive these things. You'll be in control, but it'll go auto the moment things go wrong and some functions are disabled for you. Namely the functions that govern altitude.
He pointed out all the things that should have been recognizable to her, like which pedals did what and the extent of the steering wheel.
"When you think you're ready, hon, request an empty lane from the computer."