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Important points were made. From a metatextual sense, the truth is having the truck be something Theresa can drive is just easier. It makes for good story. Moreover, they are presented to people from this universe, specifically to people from a mostly western society. The symbolism of the tarot makes more sense when given context. The Tower is about tearing down the old to build the new. The transition from the 50s to the 60s was, in my mind, a perfect "Tower" moment.

The whole 'everyone speaks English' thing always bugs me, too. So, let me say this. While it hasn't been explained yet, only two of the characters that have been introduced in Mysteries of the Arcana have actually been speaking English: Kludge and Theresa. Everyone else is speaking their native language. Chrys? She doesn't actually HAVE a native language.