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[May 7] [Pacific Rim] Charm
Title: Charm
Day/Theme: 7. backpfeifengesicht (a face badly in need of a fist)
Series: Pacific Rim
Character/Pairing: Hermann/Newt
Rating: part 7 of 31
The new staff was getting acclimated and the science team had been called on to let them all know what they were dealing with. It should've been straightforward, but Newt had behaved himself for far too long. Now that he had a captive audience, he was airing all his complaints and political opinions in between unpleasant information delivered with enthusiasm that even Hermann thought was unseemly. Hermann even knew better, knew how much of it was an act and how much was bluster, and still felt his teeth grind a little.
"It really makes sense that they'd send mammals to fight mammals," he was saying. "I mean think about it, the last time they were here the dinosaurs roamed and what survived the dinosaurs? Little scurrying things. So now, they've gotten small and scuttery. Comparatively speaking."
He grinned like it was the best news ever, and got nothing but stoney faces back. That was the usual Geiszler charm. How someone so brilliant could be so annoying had always been a mystery, but now, post-Drift, Hermann finally knew. It was a test. Who was smart enough to understand what he was saying and focus on that instead of the delivery? Anyone? Anyone? Maybe not this time. The vibe had gone from reluctant to hostile, but Newt was so used to that, he rolled on.
He listed off the main characteristics of the new Kaiju and how they were different from the original monsters. He then used some of Hermann's charts to show how they had changed throughout the first war and offered some speculation on what kind of changes might happen with this new batch.
"These five were all definitely clones," Newt went on, gesturing at the table full of samples. "All genetically identical. This is only the second time I've ever had multiple samples from one event so, it's good to put that debate to rest for the second time." He winked obnoxiously at Hermann who rolled his eyes. Newt would never stop gloating about that, just like Hermann would take any chance to remind him that his predictive model had been spot on. It could wait a little. His turn was next.
Day/Theme: 7. backpfeifengesicht (a face badly in need of a fist)
Series: Pacific Rim
Character/Pairing: Hermann/Newt
Rating: part 7 of 31
The new staff was getting acclimated and the science team had been called on to let them all know what they were dealing with. It should've been straightforward, but Newt had behaved himself for far too long. Now that he had a captive audience, he was airing all his complaints and political opinions in between unpleasant information delivered with enthusiasm that even Hermann thought was unseemly. Hermann even knew better, knew how much of it was an act and how much was bluster, and still felt his teeth grind a little.
"It really makes sense that they'd send mammals to fight mammals," he was saying. "I mean think about it, the last time they were here the dinosaurs roamed and what survived the dinosaurs? Little scurrying things. So now, they've gotten small and scuttery. Comparatively speaking."
He grinned like it was the best news ever, and got nothing but stoney faces back. That was the usual Geiszler charm. How someone so brilliant could be so annoying had always been a mystery, but now, post-Drift, Hermann finally knew. It was a test. Who was smart enough to understand what he was saying and focus on that instead of the delivery? Anyone? Anyone? Maybe not this time. The vibe had gone from reluctant to hostile, but Newt was so used to that, he rolled on.
He listed off the main characteristics of the new Kaiju and how they were different from the original monsters. He then used some of Hermann's charts to show how they had changed throughout the first war and offered some speculation on what kind of changes might happen with this new batch.
"These five were all definitely clones," Newt went on, gesturing at the table full of samples. "All genetically identical. This is only the second time I've ever had multiple samples from one event so, it's good to put that debate to rest for the second time." He winked obnoxiously at Hermann who rolled his eyes. Newt would never stop gloating about that, just like Hermann would take any chance to remind him that his predictive model had been spot on. It could wait a little. His turn was next.