Pacific Rim2013

[Stacker is finishing washing his face when Raleigh enters.]

Raleigh Becket:
How sick are you? And why didn't you tell me?

Stacker Pentecost:
Uh– what's to tell? [Takes a cloth and uses it to wipe his hands] You know, them Mark 1s, we scraped them bad boys together in 14 months. Last thing we were thinking about was radiation shielding. [Uses the cloth to wipe his face, then throws it away] I ran nearly a dozen missions. I stayed under the medical radar for a while, but– [Takes a folded shirt] –the last time I jockeyed was in Tokyo. I finished the fight solo, but for three hours, I burned. They warned me if I ever stepped foot into a Jaeger again, the toll would be too much. You and I are the only two that ever ran solo combat. That's why I brought you here.

[Raleigh and Stacker hear a computer beeping. Stacker gets a call from Tendo.]

Stacker Pentecost:
What is it?

Tendo Choi:
Sir, it's happening. I just got two signatures with unprecedented dilation, 40-meter strikes.

Stacker Pentecost:
What category?

Tendo Choi:
Checking the ratios, Category 4.

Stacker Pentecost:
Where they headed?

Tendo Choi:
That's the thing, they're not heading anywhere. They're hovering just above the Breach. It's– It's like they're protecting it or something.

Stacker Pentecost:
Alright, Gipsy, Striker on deck.

Tendo Choi:
Sir, Herc cannot ride. His arm–

Stacker Pentecost:
You heard me. [Heads out]