“Yeah. There’s stories about Jaegers moving without their pilots in ‘em.”

He watches the interest flicker over her face and he’s pleased he’s come up with something they can discuss without it getting awkward or antagonistic. One point to Chuck Hansen – he’s not a complete fuckup.

“You leave residue. In each other, and in the Jaeger.” He gestures towards the approaching conn-pod before folding his arms again. “They say the Drift is a two-way street, pilot to pilot. People forget that the Jaeger is involved, too.”