Atlas

Prologue

"We use a lot of words that you humans and dragons may not quite understand. Some are self-explanatory; others can be confusing or even concerning. So I've created a dictionary of every word, phrase, and more you should learn before making yourself comfortable with our vehicular race.
As a human, you may not know many, if not any, car models or engine parts. I mean, have you checked your headlight fluid recently? What about your muffler lubricant?
No, neither of those exist, don't sweat it. I'm just pulling your leg. Well, if this is your first day on Azhuiea, El Dorado, or Prismona, I advise you pull up a chair or sit back on the toilet, grab my fancy-smancy car-atlas, and either grab a coffee or make sure you have a spare roll of TP, if you know what I mean, depending on your circumstances.
Just because I'm a late model Ford Expedition doesn't mean I don't know about human stuff! Dodge!"

-Austin, Lead Mechanic/Engineer of Dawnton 3.



Section One: Quotes/References



Basic References~

"Car-Born": Swiftly avoiding all the questions you were surely about to ask me, car-born vehicles are those not made by man, but rather by the success of their parents using car-kind's most complex system created, no matter if one was a human or if they were both cars. Moving on, now.

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"Human-Made" Cars that were made in human factories and came from Earth in any dimension. Don't judge them, though; most have been so long removed from their creators, they don't remember much about their society. That being said, a car is capable of remembering all of his owners in a lifetime forever, even beyond death. Depending on the owner(s), this could be a sweet or very unfortunate thing.

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"Model Swearing": when a car or truck mutters, yells, or uses another model name, usually a competitor model, in a joking, hostile, or sardonic context; usually replaces "god" in human speech.
I.E: A Ford Focus using "Dodge"
"Dodge, that's the ugliest thing I've ever seen!"
"Just Dodge-awful."
"Oh. My. Dodge."
Common courtesy among cars is to watch what models are near them before uttering disrespectful spews, such as saying Chevy or GM when a Dodge vehicle is nearby.
Fords usually disregard this rule and rather blatantly provoke non-Ford or Lincoln models nearby.

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"Tailpipe": ...Well, you know what it is. Commonly replaces "butthole" or "jerk" in human language. Can be used as politely or hostilely as intended. Good for both genders.
I.E; "You're a real tailpipe, you know that?"

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"Birch": A slightly more polite version of calling someone a female dog. It can be used affectionately by a female to her group of female friends; it has a different effect when used by a guy to his female friends no matter how affectionately, unfortunately. Also an Earthen tree extremely rarely found growing in Prismonican woodland.
I.E "Just chillin' with my birches!"
"You're a birch!"

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"Diff/Differential" This... This is a tricky one. Every car has one, on their rear axle, front axle, or both, but let's say there's a slight internal, added-on difference between males and females, heh-heh.
When someone is being a real turd of a person, we call them diffs. Diffs are usually prettier than these jerks, rest assured. Males only.
I.E "You diff!"

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"Hatch, Tailgate, Trunk, Bumper": References to rear ends, which one used depends on the body style of the vehicle. Where tailpipe is used more bitterly, these are used with more joking undertones. Usually said instead of "butt", but sometimes is used in context like they represent backs, as you would believe when you hear a bitter old station wagon call you a "Hatch-Stabber" for stealing his cookies without asking. No; they still mean their rear ends, rest assured. I'd rather be stabbed in the butt than my back if you ask me.
I.E; "Kiss my tailgate, Fords!" (Once said by Schickard, a Ram HD, to a group of rowdy trucks.)
"Get your hatch over here!" Usually said by a hatchback car, wagon, or SUV.

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"Caddy": Short/diminutive of Cadillac, often used by any model. Plural, Caddies.
I.E, "Who's your Caddy?!" is a very common quote or war cry to make light of any situation.

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"Caddy-Shack" Usually a reference to many Cadillacs in a small enclosed space, such as a tiny house or building. Also, homes where Cadillacs reside are jokingly referred to Caddy-Shacks.
The Caddy-Shack is a famous Escalade-owned diner in Dawnton 3 as well.

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"'Slade/'Slades" 'Slade is diminutive for Escalade, and Cadillacs commonly refer to the model as 'Slades in a cool fashion. Not many other non-Cadillac models call Escalades 'Slades. I mean, why would they; it's Escalade, not Escaslade!

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"Forden": Anything created by or pertaining to Fords. Usually quoted by a proud Ford referencing himself.
I.E "I'm like the Forden spice of the universe." Yes, that particular proud Ford was Luga.
"I'm a Forden failure!" The better but mildly annoying side of Luga is his distressed side.

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"Ramily": A Ramily, plural Ramilies, is a gathering of Rams, be they 1500s, 2500s, or 3500s, of 5 members or more that have previously met and/or are deeply in love or very good friends. Rams have no comprehension of personal space or private time; they call a meet-up, pack together, and just enjoy the presence of their fellow beasts around them.
Literal family units of Rams are also called Ramilies.

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"Partner" The car equivalent to a human husband or wife. Since we don't marry under holy matrimony, a guy comes in and makes us say our vows, slightly different from human vows but meaningful nevertheless, then we nuzzle to complete the occasion.

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"Partnership Ceremony" We call our equivalent to weddings “Partnership Ceremonies”. Some cars even get whimsical and drive off with cans dragging on their bumpers like humans do to their cars. After that, the partners are just like married couples.

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Quotes!

"Bad Hatch/Tailgate/Trunk, etc": It's like bad arse, but better.
I.E "DUDE! That's a bad-hatch set of skills right there!"

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"Smart Hatch/Tailgate/Trunk, etc"; you're a major smart aleck; sometimes used in place of "Captain Obvious".
I.E *Snappish remark*; "Smart hatch."

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"Dumb Hatch/Tailgate/Trunk, etc": an insult or sarcastic remark similar to Smart hatch. Often said sardonically or harshly at a bad joke, awkward action or situation, or a mistake.
I.E "What a dumb hatch mistake that was."

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"Cool your dipstick": Calm the heck down! Don't get so worked up. Dipsticks are used to check the level of engine oil, transmission fluid, and more; overly hot fluid of any sort isn't good for anybody.

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Gestures


"Nuzzle/nuzzling" Nuzzling is where two cars of any age, make, model, or gender brush fenders as a greeting, gesture of love, or a goodbye. It is also known as a “car hug”, but we nuzzle instead of kissing, as well. Cars are very social, and most of us—with the exception of Dore—love to be in groups. Nuzzling is one of our many ways of communications. No, it is not considered weird unless the car has a certain energy, be it over excited, fear, anger, or stress. The other car will pick up on it. Sometimes, this can escalate into fighting.

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Parties/Identities


"Classican/Classicans" A Classican is a car made before 2015, and the umbrella term for classics come from the El Doradan continent called Classican, where only the pre-2015s could live as decided by them to keep their newer rivals out. Even up to 2015, Classicans are stubborn, spiteful, angry, insecure cars no matter their make or model. They blame newer cars for being the reason the humans wanted to scrap them, for replacing them and making them obsolete, and being cause of all the hate and neglect towards them. The rivalry towards Modernians the Classicans have divide many vehicles that share models and even identical design generations that would otherwise be undecipherable when parked together. Chaotic Neutral on average.

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"Modernian/Modernians" A Modernian, any car made or born after 2015, always looks to the future and is rarely afraid to destroy anything in their path impeding said progress. They are extremely intelligent, often cunningly callous machines. They believe the finishing of Classican extinction is the only way our society can continue flaw-free, and their presence is dragging us into a downward spiral. True Neutral on average.

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"The Insurgents": An Insurgent can be of any model, model hybrid, or model year on appearance; they were created by other cars in a laboratory trying to recreate extinct cars almost lost forever, or experimenting with forbidden crossings such as Escalades and Navigators, and Fords and Chevies. The resulting offspring are reared in the lab with little devotion or care, and studied like test rats. When these artificials rebel, not for equality but for revenge, they become known as Insurgents and usually defect to a hidden clan of fellows after escaping. All outsiders are seen as threats. They are the wildcard to our society. Chaotic Evil on Average.

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"The Loyalists": A Loyalist is the slang term for agencies that work to protect car kind. They are deemed neutral by some, and enemies by others. In actuality, cars working for agencies no matter the name stride for the good of their race. Sometimes, you can't fix an enemy.Chaotic Good on average.



Section 2: Books and Magazines

The Family Square: Hey; you really can find good cooking and health tips in here!

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4x4 Monthly: The only bi-weekly four-wheeling magazine printed in Dawnton Three and the quintessential magazine for any off-road enthusiast from beginner to pro. Any model, from Jeeps to station wagons, can find useful tips for hitting the trails.

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The Farmstead: Build a chicken coop with your bare fists! Punch a bear off your prized show cattle! It's all in here~

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Organic Growing: Learn how to can beans for bean-loving Subarus and how to grow the best non-GMO tomatoes like a birch!

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Garden of Cheer-Okee A gardening magazine packed with helpful hints, presented by Grassly the Jeep Cherokee.

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Rising Dawn Chronicles: District-appropriate newspapers. If they don't sell, shelter cats really crap all over old news, you know.

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Metropolitan: A beauty and feminine-health magazine, even if Nash Metropolitans aren't known for proper hygiene.

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Major Viewing: The top-rated carverse celebrity magazine.

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Sports, SPORTS, S p o r t s ! A sports magazine that covers all the hip and happening vehicular sports kids play these days. It all looks like Rocket League, anyway.

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Build It Up! You guessed it; architectural magazine!

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Work It Bi-Weekly You knew it was a jobs for hire newspaper, right? Of course you did.

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Food For thought A cooking magazine with weekly food memoirs from the top chefs in the region, and also funny "food-porn" columns, where you describe a dish as seductively as possible. Some of them make me question how the mag is rated for general audiences.

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Times of Our Lives: A magazine for classic cars who live in the past and just want to pretend the newer versions of their model don't exist.

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Bumper Sprouts! A kids' magazine; for all those little diff-goblins you love.

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Livin' High Monthly A mag for all the luxury cars in your life. You ever wonder what Lincoln Navigators do in their free time? What might a Porsche enjoy on his pizza? Are Cadillacs lazy? Well, read the darned magazine or ask one yourself!

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Yo, Mamas! A maternal magazine for expecting mothers, run by Zack the Navigator.

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Full Choir: A magazine focusing on the classical musicians, church choirs, A Capella teams, and orchestras.


Section 3: foods, drinks


Porchicken Chender: A pork chop wrapped up in a chicken tender. Usually steak fried and smothered in gravy.

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Lemon-Os A cereal similar to Honey Nut Cheerios, only they are lemon flavored and have a Chevy Vega mascot on the box. Vegas everywhere tried to get the mascot changed into a Yugo, and in turn the Yugos tried to get an AMC Gremlin tossed on there. In the end, it remained a Vega.

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Yellow Pages!


Restaurants


Steakland: A generic Outback restaurant, only the only things on the menu are steak related. (I.E, chicken fried steak, steak and cheese soup, etc. The only dish on the menu not steak-related, in fact, would be the rocky mountain oysters, which aren't totally disregarded as non-steak items...

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McDougal's: Car version of McDonald's; fast food franchise. Main dish: The Big-Mac-Caddy

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Burger Queen: Car version of Burger King; fast food franchise, mostly burgers. Main dish: The Flopper.

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Skyline Soup: Famous soup kitchen run by only Nissans.

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The Grapevine: Generic Olive Garden; high quality Italian cuisine franchise.

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Pizza Garage: Generic Pizza Hut; casual pizza eatery famous for their "Lifted Meat-Wagon" pizza, with 2 pounds of meat and cheese.

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The Bacon Hut: A restaurant that only serves bacon in any way possible; even their bathroom hand dryers dispense bacon when you insert a quarter in the side and press the button. They have a "bacon buffet" and a "bacon ball pit"; the latter is even less healthy for you than your original thought was.

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Pancake House: It's like the Waffle House, but just for pancakes. A good breakfast consists equally of a bacon ball pit dive and the swimmable pool of maple syrup the Pancake House offers. Again, not as healthy as you would think.

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Chick-Rou-Lay It's like Chick-Fil-A, only you pick a number and the host or hostess spins a wheel to decide your meal for you.

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Captain B's: Because who would eat at a place called "Captain D's"? Guh!

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Two Chicks: Who needs 5 Guys when ya got Two Chicks? ...Ford, I'm sorry for failing you as a lowly SUV.

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Bremen's An authentic German-themed bar and grill run by Bremen the Volkswagen Atlas of Dawnton Three.

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The Wipe-Out Grill & Cafe: A beach-themed casual eatery usually found at beach resorts.

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The Love Shack: A fancy restaurant for couples or cars in-dates. Please don't come here alone and bring your negativity on Valentine's Day.

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The Caddy-Shack: previously known as "Greenton 3 Diner" before the big defection where all the Green Acres residents joined Dawnrise; after the move, Cesal the Escalade ESV named his diner something less area-specific to save the cost of another name redo.

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The Green Roundpen: A huge buffet run by Chevies within Dawnton 3.

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The Red Cattle-Shute: has been competing with The Green Roundpen since the dawn of time, and is run by Fords. Do Rams have one? Of course not; they aren't as petty and aren't great entrepreneurs anyway.

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The Coupe Coop!: A generic pub.

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Jeeze-'O-Beans! Subarus really like bean soup. Nobody knows why; they just do. Here they can indulge in all the Subaru-souping fun they want with hundreds of varieties and rare imported beans. They hate legumes, though. Peas are legumes, Johnny!!

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Stores/hotels

The Body Shop: a gym owned by the Rams of Dawnton 3 after the Fords banned them from the old one. No, Fords aren't banned from The Body Shop because that's not the Ram way.

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The Dodge: Kick Boxing Studio: The Body Shop shares a roof with the Dodge-owned kick boxing class.

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The Dill Inn: a small bed and breakfast owned by Dillon the AMC Pacer of Dawnton 3. I see the realization sliding across your mug, there.

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The Audi Shack: Where audiophiles go to get their wares, regardless if they're Audis or Infinitis.

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American Eagles: A clothing shop owned by the AMC Eagle Wagons of Dawnton 3.

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Jayflight Records A record producer, Jeyon the Escalade ESV promotes new and upcoming DJs from every make, model, and genre.

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Big Buick Records: A fellow EDM producer and singer, Shaun the Enclave spends his time promoting progressive house DJs. He has a daily podcast and even a Spotify playlist.

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Bose's Speakers: Bose the Cadillac XT5's stereo and music studio. Well known for his DJ name as BlastXX, bass enthusiasts swarm his shop to find the best subwoofers to slap under their back seats.

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The Fashion Beetle: A local clothing outfitter that specializes in quaint prairie dresses and bead necklaces. Quiet school girls come here for recommendations from Bessie the Volkswagen Bug.

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