Light Ranger Training

Light Ranger Training
December 2018
Hong Kong, China
{by artificiallifecreator}
"Gentlemen," began Xiong, "I'm not going to tell you how absolutely boneheaded that move was, and what a stupid move it was, no matter how heartfelt. I'm not going to scare you with stories about incompatible, now brain dead, Drift partners because you clearly did your homework and made sure Quartermaster Yeung could Drift with one of you.
"I'm not going to tell you any of that."
Hu looked almost hopeful.
Jin's eyes were dark.
Cheung was on the defensive.
"No, instead I will tell you that if, for any reason, one of you is unable to jockey, Quartermaster Yeung will take your place."
She could see them thinking: Oh, that's no problem, our immune systems are great, we can take a quite a punch, it'll never happen.
Xiong continued: "In fact, based on her last physical, she can begin training as early as next week. Maybe try her out against a smaller-than-average Kaiju if one happens to come through the Breach."
"You can't do that," breathed Jin.
"Oh but I can."
"Please-!"
"We just-!"
"It's not-!"
"I know," said Xiong. "And because of your kind gesture, not only have we found a new Ranger candidate, but you've discovered a massive flaw in the rulebook that will soon be fixed."
"We will accept a harsher punishment-," started Cheung.
"Just please, please leave Min out of this," begged Hu.
"But gentlemen," said Xiong, "it's her decision. Who wouldn't want to pilot a Jaeger?"
(A lot of what Xiong's saying is crap (eg, Min's too afraid of being loathed to even step foot in a Conn-pod), but since she unsettled the triplets and made them emotional, they won't notice.)
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