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[May 5] [Pacific Rim] Changes
Title: Changes
Day/Theme: 5. zhaghzhagh (the chattering of teeth due to cold or rage)
Series: Pacific Rim
Character/Pairing: Hermann/Newt
Rating: Herman's POV.
Hermann had used Newt's research to completely redesign an attack machine. The new kaiju were smaller and lighter, so would be the new jaegers. The weaponry would have to be able to penetrate the creatures' hides and withstand or neutralize the acid. Luckily Newt knew all about the chemical processes in that and was full of ideas. If it worked, these new robots would require much less energy to run. Much less radioactivity, too. They might not even need two pilots.
It was brilliant and revolutionary and Marshall Hanson took it as a personal insult and a betrayal to all those who had gone before. He started out cold and furious, but it only took a few explanations to have him shouting. Hermann was used to shouting matches but only from people who knew what they were talking about. He was glad Newt wasn't there to say so out loud. As it was, he was having a hard time remembering his manners.
"It takes years to build a full-size jaeger." He tried very hard to sound reasonable and not condescending. "There's only one even close to operational. Yes, there are two more in production, but they won't be ready for much too long. We don't have that kind of time, Marshall."
"Once we have that one, what makes you think we'll need these toys?" Hanson spat, waving his arm at the schematics. "This attack wasn't nearly as bad as Trespasser. That thing killed thousands. So far these have barely made it into triple digits. They were also stopped in a third of the time. The new Danger could crush all five of them under one foot!"
"If she could catch them, sir!" Hermann sputtered. "It would be like trying step on a minnow in a pond! These new creatures are too small and fast. They scuttle like roaches and a traditional jaeger would do more damage to the environment trying to catch them than the creatures themselves. They have made us the rampagers, sir. The jaeger would become the monster in that scenario." He took a deep breath and calmed his expression. "They have changed, Marshall, and to survive, so must we.”
Day/Theme: 5. zhaghzhagh (the chattering of teeth due to cold or rage)
Series: Pacific Rim
Character/Pairing: Hermann/Newt
Rating: Herman's POV.
Hermann had used Newt's research to completely redesign an attack machine. The new kaiju were smaller and lighter, so would be the new jaegers. The weaponry would have to be able to penetrate the creatures' hides and withstand or neutralize the acid. Luckily Newt knew all about the chemical processes in that and was full of ideas. If it worked, these new robots would require much less energy to run. Much less radioactivity, too. They might not even need two pilots.
It was brilliant and revolutionary and Marshall Hanson took it as a personal insult and a betrayal to all those who had gone before. He started out cold and furious, but it only took a few explanations to have him shouting. Hermann was used to shouting matches but only from people who knew what they were talking about. He was glad Newt wasn't there to say so out loud. As it was, he was having a hard time remembering his manners.
"It takes years to build a full-size jaeger." He tried very hard to sound reasonable and not condescending. "There's only one even close to operational. Yes, there are two more in production, but they won't be ready for much too long. We don't have that kind of time, Marshall."
"Once we have that one, what makes you think we'll need these toys?" Hanson spat, waving his arm at the schematics. "This attack wasn't nearly as bad as Trespasser. That thing killed thousands. So far these have barely made it into triple digits. They were also stopped in a third of the time. The new Danger could crush all five of them under one foot!"
"If she could catch them, sir!" Hermann sputtered. "It would be like trying step on a minnow in a pond! These new creatures are too small and fast. They scuttle like roaches and a traditional jaeger would do more damage to the environment trying to catch them than the creatures themselves. They have made us the rampagers, sir. The jaeger would become the monster in that scenario." He took a deep breath and calmed his expression. "They have changed, Marshall, and to survive, so must we.”