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Car culture
If you wrote your characters into an AU where they were part of a culture/setting where they were expected to have cars, what would they drive? (Or if they are already there in canon, what do they drive?)
I have this thing where I know just enough about Car Culture to have opinions on this, but not enough to be secure in my answers.
(Brought to you by the modern-Southern-Gothic Locked Tomb AU I keep playing with in my head and will probably never write, where I think, but am not sure and could be argued otherwise:
1. The First - John drives a Tesla. Mercy drives a rose-gold Subaru station wagon. Augustine I think drives what might be a classic muscle car but it's hard to tell under all the dents and grime and patches. Gideon drives a vintage Land Rover. Cytherea gets other people to drive her.
2. The Second drive a Ford police interceptor.
3. The Third - Coronabeth drives a pink Cadillac XT5. Babs drives a red Mazda MX-5. Ianthe drives a hearse.
4. The Fourth - They share Isaac's mom's old PT cruiser.
5. The Fifth - Some kind of mom van/SUV, in green. And also a meticulously restored old VW bug, because they're *cool* moms.
6. The Sixth - Sex Pal drives a Prius. Camilla drives a Jeep.
7. The Seventh - Dulcie is medically restricted from driving, but is lethal with a scooter. Protesilaus has a van with both kids' car seats and a wheelchair lift.
8. The Eighth has some kind of overpriced penis extension pickup truck (probably a lifted Silverado?), in spotless white.
9. The Ninth - Gideon has a small, ancient, beat-up pickup. Harrow has a black Honda Element that was once her parents'. Ortus drives a tow truck.)
I have this thing where I know just enough about Car Culture to have opinions on this, but not enough to be secure in my answers.
(Brought to you by the modern-Southern-Gothic Locked Tomb AU I keep playing with in my head and will probably never write, where I think, but am not sure and could be argued otherwise:
1. The First - John drives a Tesla. Mercy drives a rose-gold Subaru station wagon. Augustine I think drives what might be a classic muscle car but it's hard to tell under all the dents and grime and patches. Gideon drives a vintage Land Rover. Cytherea gets other people to drive her.
2. The Second drive a Ford police interceptor.
3. The Third - Coronabeth drives a pink Cadillac XT5. Babs drives a red Mazda MX-5. Ianthe drives a hearse.
4. The Fourth - They share Isaac's mom's old PT cruiser.
5. The Fifth - Some kind of mom van/SUV, in green. And also a meticulously restored old VW bug, because they're *cool* moms.
6. The Sixth - Sex Pal drives a Prius. Camilla drives a Jeep.
7. The Seventh - Dulcie is medically restricted from driving, but is lethal with a scooter. Protesilaus has a van with both kids' car seats and a wheelchair lift.
8. The Eighth has some kind of overpriced penis extension pickup truck (probably a lifted Silverado?), in spotless white.
9. The Ninth - Gideon has a small, ancient, beat-up pickup. Harrow has a black Honda Element that was once her parents'. Ortus drives a tow truck.)
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Similarly, Buffy drives a sensible Toyota-type car, because she just wants a simple, reliable vehicle that can carry stuff and she has enough things to worry about beyond getting from place to place. Though if she has to go a long way, she leverages her resources for private jets - because, again, she has enough things to worry bout already.
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Although I feel like Buffy would go for a sporty, fun little car if she thought she could. She'll just always buy the boring one first.