Pacific Rim Page #4

into the Drift.

For my family, I need...

(IN JAPANESE)

(CHATTERING)

HERC:
Raleigh.

Come sit with us.

Oh, I'm okay, thank you.

Ah, come on,

there's plenty of room at our table.

RALEIGH:
I haven't seen bread in a while.

Hong Kong.

Beauty of an open port, no rationing.

We've got potatoes, peas,

sweet beans, decent meat loaf.

Pass the potatoes.

Raleigh, this is my son...

...Chuck. He's my copilot now.

He's more my copilot.

Right, Dad?

So you're the guy, eh?

You're the guy who's gonna run defense

for me...

- ...in that old rust bucket of yours?

- That's the plan.

CHUCK:
Good.

So when was the last time

you jockeyed, Ray?

About five years ago.

What have you been doing for five years?

Something pretty important, I reckon.

I was in construction.

Oh, wow, that's great.

I mean, that's really useful.

We get into a fight, you can build

our way out of it, eh, Ray?

It's Raleigh.

Whatever.

Look, you're Pentecost's bright idea.

And my old man, he seems to like you.

But it's guys like you who brought

down the Jaeger program. To me...

...you're dead weight.

You slow me down...

...I'm gonna drop you

like a sack of Kaiju sh*t.

(CLICKS TONGUE)

I'll see you around, Raleigh.

Come on, Max.

You can blame me for that one.

I've raised him on my own.

He's a smart kid, but I never knew

whether to give him a hug...

...or a kick in the ass.

With respect, sir...

...I'm pretty sure which one he needs.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(CROWD APPLAUDS)

Four points to 0.

(PENTECOST GRUNTS)

Four points to 1.

(CROWD APPLAUDS)

Four points...

...to 2.

Okay, what?

You don't like them?

I thought you selected them...

...personally.

Excuse me?

Every time a match ends

you make this little gesture...

...like you're critical

of their performance.

It's not their performance,

it's yours. Your gambit.

You could have taken...

...all of them two moves earlier.

You think so?

I know so.

Can we change this up?

How about we give...

...her a shot.

the cadet list we have, ranger.

Only candidates with Drift

compatibility...

Which I have, marshal.

Mako, this is not only

about a neural connection.

It's also about a physical compatibility.

What's the matter, marshal?

Don't think your brightest

can cut it in the ring with me?

Go.

Four strikes marks a win.

Remember, it's about compatibility.

It's a dialogue, not a fight.

But I'm not gonna dial down my moves.

MAKO:
Okay.

Then neither will I.

One-zero.

(MAKO GRUNTS)

One-one.

Two-one. Concentrate.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

Two-two.

Better watch it.

MAN:
Oh.

Three-two.

(IN JAPANESE)

Enough.

(CROWD APPLAUDING)

I've seen what I need to see.

Me too.

She's my copilot.

PENTECOST:
That's not going to work.

Why not?

Because I said so, Mr. Becket.

I made my decision. Report to...

...the Shatterdome in two hours

and find out who your copilot will be.

RALEIGH:
Mako.

What was all that about?

I mean...

...I'm not crazy. You felt it, right?

We are Drift compatible.

Thank you for standing up for me.

But there is nothing to talk about.

(DOORKNOB CLICKING)

That's my room.

Excuse me.

RALEIGH:
I mean, come on.

I thought you wanted to be a pilot.

Mako...

...this is worth fighting for.

We don't have to just obey him.

It's not obedience, Mr. Becket.

It's respect.

RALEIGH:
Would you at least tell me...

...what his problem is?

REPORTER:
In the wake...

...of the Sydney incident

which showed the ineffective nature...

...of the Wall of Life program,

many are questioning...

...the government's motives

and wondering why...

...the Jaeger program

has been discontinued.

Riots have erupted

along the coastlines of several...

...Pan Pacific...

...cities.

AMERICAN UN REP:
We have now relocated

millions of civilians and supplies...

...300 miles inland

to the safe zones.

WOMAN:
Safe zones? For the rich and powerful?

What about the rest of us?

MAN:
Yeah, answer the question.

AMERICAN UN REP:
I believe the Wall of Life

is still our best option at this time.

And that's all I'm gonna say

on the matter. Thank you.

NEWT:
Kaiju/Human...

...Drift experiment, take one.

The, uh...

The brain segment is the frontal lobe.

Um, chances are...

...the segment's far too damaged

to Drift with.

Unscientific aside:

Hermann,

if you're listening to this...

...well, I'm either alive and

I've proven what I've just done works...

...in which case, ha, ha, I won...

...or I'm dead and I'd like you to know

that it's all your fault.

It really is. You know,

you drove me to this.

In which case...

...ha, I also won.

Sort of.

I'm going in in three...

...two...

...one.

(GRUNTS)

(SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)

(ROARS)

(CHITTERS)

GOTTLIEB:
Newton. Newton!

What have you done?

WOMAN:
(OVER PA)

Gipsy Danger neural test commencing...

...in 20 minutes.

Gipsy Danger...

...neural test commencing...

...in 20 minutes.

Gipsy Danger neural test...

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

(GRUNTING)

PENTECOST:
May I come in, Mako?

A long time ago...

...I made you a promise.

(IN JAPANESE)

These transmitters are non-operative.

I need them replaced.

RALEIGH:
Setting harness for test mode.

Waiting for second pilot.

AI:
Two pilots on board.

I'm gonna take this side if you don't

mind. My left arm's kind of shot.

Sure.

Are you gonna say anything?

No point. In five minutes

you're gonna be...

...inside my head.

You look good.

Pilots on board and ready to connect.

- Initiating...

...neural handshake.

RALEIGH:
Okay. We're not in

the simulator now, Mako.

Remember, don't chase the rabbit.

Random Access Brain Impulse

Triggers. Memories.

Just let them flow, don't latch on.

Tune them out. Stay in the Drift.

The Drift is silence.

Neural interface Drift initiated.

BOY:
Raleigh!

(CHILDREN GIGGLING)

(BOY SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)

Mama!

YANCY:
Raleigh, listen to me!

Raleigh, listen to me!

(MAKO GASPS)

AI:
Right hemisphere calibrated.

Left hemisphere calibrated.

Ready to activate...

...the Jaeger.

Okay, Gipsy. Lining up nicely.

Better get ready.

Pilot to Jaeger connection complete.

GOTTLIEB:
Marshal! Marshal!

I need to talk to you.

PENTECOST:
Not now, Mr. Gottlieb.

I'm sure you can appreciate

how important this moment is to me.

Newton created a neural bridge from

garbage and Drifted with a Kaiju.

I found him prone...

...and he's sort of dazed.

I don't exactly know what to do.

I told you it would work.

Yes, you did.

Well, what'd you see?

It was only a fragment of a brain, so

really all I was able to get was, like...

...a series of, uh, images...

...or impressions.

Like when you blink your eyes over and

over and over again all you really see...

...are, like, frames. It was emotion.

Newton, Newton.

Okay, Newton. Newton, look at me.

Now I want you to take your time

and be very specific.

Okay. Okay.

Well, I don't feel like they're just

following some sort of animalistic urge...

...you know, just hunting and gathering.

And I think they're attacking us

under orders.

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