The potential pilots turn, like practicing ballet, twirling their sticks and landing in a graceful attack pose. Or it should be graceful. Apparently some of these wannabe rockstars haven't kept up their training. Malcolm makes a few noncommittal marks on on his clipboard and orders them: "Again."
The twentieth time must be the charm, right?
"All right, pack it up," he says sternly, though a sigh still escapes him. "Let's let someone else take some time on the mat. And they might be able to show you how it's really done. Remember: your partner will be on your level in more ways than you know. Do you want to go out there looking sloppy and getting yourselves killed, or do you want to be honed and focused and kill some kaiju?"
He used to be like them. Eager and fresh and impatiently waiting his turn in a jaeger. But it's not for everyone. It is, in fact, for a very small sliver of people. Maybe that'll be his next lesson.
*INSERT PACRIM THEME HERE*
The potential pilots turn, like practicing ballet, twirling their sticks and landing in a graceful attack pose. Or it should be graceful. Apparently some of these wannabe rockstars haven't kept up their training. Malcolm makes a few noncommittal marks on on his clipboard and orders them: "Again."
The twentieth time must be the charm, right?
"All right, pack it up," he says sternly, though a sigh still escapes him. "Let's let someone else take some time on the mat. And they might be able to show you how it's really done. Remember: your partner will be on your level in more ways than you know. Do you want to go out there looking sloppy and getting yourselves killed, or do you want to be honed and focused and kill some kaiju?"
He used to be like them. Eager and fresh and impatiently waiting his turn in a jaeger. But it's not for everyone. It is, in fact, for a very small sliver of people. Maybe that'll be his next lesson.