#*pacific rim

There are things you can't fight, acts of God. You see a hurricane coming, you have to get out of the way. But when you're in a Jaeger, suddenly, you can fight the hurricane. You can win.

It had once been framed in his office.

Their Jaeger had been a beauty, but of course it was, Lauriam had piloted it.

It had been a sign of hope once. The article detailed their first day in public with it. Their first battle against kaiju. The quotes from Lauriam about protecting the future. He had always handled the press.

Even had stood at his side, awkward, and with a strong want to hold his hand. He'd berated Lauriam about that in battle. About feeling ignored.

Lauriam had reminded him that he couldn't ignore him and that what media thought of them was critical for funding.

Lauriam had made it up to him that night.

The next time had been a disaster. The next time he had articles about that were stricken from the internet. The next time they had failed.

They had failed and Lauriam had refused to ever try again with him.

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