[only when the vines are gone does Akira relax completely, though admittedly some of his danger senses have dulled now that he is focused on the car. the car! that is running! that he hotwired!! fuck yeah!!]

If you don't even know what a car is, then there's no way you can drive one.

[but he does gesture to the passenger seat. hop in buddy, you've earned shotgun. meanwhile, Akira is positioning himself behind the steering wheel, one hand resting on the gear]

I don't have a license yet, buuuut I know what I'm doing from here on out.

[all that practice with video games and the Mona bus]