Rule 31. Mogami is forbidden from operating motor vehicles. The base wall is still broken from the last time she tried driving.
"Okay, so, what do I do first?"
Mogami fidgeted slightly in the driver's seat of the running Toyota Corolla she was in, her hands pointedly everywhere but the driving controls. In the passenger seat sat Kirishima, who was the instructor in charge of this particular lesson.
"Well, first, just put your hands on the steering wheel," Kirishima said. "The usual position is called "ten o'clock and two o'clock, if that makes sense?"
Nodding, the heavy cruiser placed her hands on the steering wheel in close to the correct positions, though her arms were quivering with tension.
"Good. It doesn't need to be exact, and you'll get more natural at it as you practice." Kirishima hmm'ed thoughtfully. "Why don't we try the transmission, then. Grab the handle, push the button, and pull down until the light is next to the D."
Nodding shakily, Mogami grasped the stick and pulled down - just a little too far.
"Ah, up one more gear," Kirishima said, and was rewarded with a quick correction. The car immediately lurched forward at a slow pace. "Ah, brake!"
Mogami hastily jammed her foot on the brake, causing the car to lurch to a stop.
"Okay, remember: when in drive, the car moves unless you have your foot on the brake," Kirishima explained. "Let's just... coast around a bit that way, okay?"
Nodding shakily, Mogami took her foot off the brake and allowed the car to roll forward. Kirishima had her take a few laps of the parking lot they were in, and by the end of the third lap Mogami was feeling much more relaxed.
Perhaps a little too relaxed.
"Good job, Mogami, you're getting the hang of this," Kirishima said. "Now, before we call it a day, why don't you try putting your foot on the gas? Just a little."
Nodding, Mogami shifted her foot and pressed down on the gas, not stopping until hit the metal. The result was eminently predictable.
"Ah, too much gas!" Kirishima cried out as the car pressed her back into the seat from the g-forces. "Lift your foot up, lift your foot up!"
Mogami, panicking, didn't hear. Her foot remained firmly on the gas pedal, and in any case she didn't have much time react before the car plowed into one of the walls of the base, crumpling the front of the car and collapsing the aging brickwork.
"Okay, lesson two is how to apply the gas without doing something like this," Kirishima lectured from around the airbag. "Well, if Admiral Goto lets you continue. I have a feeling he might not."