"Yeah...yeah, I get you, man." No...no, he didn't really. Car-speak was yet another of the many automobile-related mysteries that had always eluded him.

It was just as well that Kenji had no clue as to the extent of Tadashi's plans. If he had, he no doubt would have called a halt to the experiment while there was still something left to upgrade. As it was, however, he made a few more trial runs: just starting the car and doing the brake-clutch thing, until he could repeat the process without the car cursing at him. So far, this was his most successful attempt at driving--and the car hadn't really even moved yet.

Finally, much to his own surprise, he was able to get the car started and the engine to engage smoothly, and he glanced over at Tadashi. "Okay... I think I'm good now, so now what?"