"So, is this your first time seeing a K-science lab?" Tenpou was in an amiable mood and was prone to chatting as he worked, but he knew it was unlikely that any of the new Academy recruits had experienced anything quite like his lab. The room was large, but almost claustrophobically crammed full of unusual equipment - most of it custom-made - and enormous vessels crafted from tempered glass and steel. Inside these glass cylinders, the alien shapes of Kaiju organs and tissue samples floated in a murky ammonia solution intended to slow their rapid decomposition. The harsh scent of ammonia was heavy in the air, almost masking less pleasant smells from a robotic dissection apparatus in the corner of the lab. There were also several moldy containers of half-eaten Chinese takeout piled by a computer workstation. Most showed evidence of having been used as makeshift ashtrays. "It's not that bad. You get used to the smell after a while, and if you fail out of Ranger training, I can always use lab assistants." Tenpou paused to light a fresh cigarette. "For some reason, the lab assistant turnover rate is quite high..."
He continued his meandering tour of the lab, stopping occasionally to peer into digital displays or check the timer on a centrifuge. "The PPDC has an international think tank of scientists studying the Kaiju, but after seven years, we're only beginning to be able to identify the major organs. Part of the problem is that their bodies start decomposing into highly toxic by-products as soon as they're killed, and the other is that giant robots with swords really aren't equipped for careful dissection and sampling." Tenpou shook his head, as if he saw this as a great oversight in Jaeger design. "I keep telling the higher-ups that we're going to start losing Rangers if we don't get the data we need to fight those things, but..." He cut himself off immediately and shook his head until his sudden look of cold focus flattened back into a vague, pleasant smile. "But you don't really want to hear about that, do you? You're here to become a hero."
Tenpou | Saiyuki Gaiden
"So, is this your first time seeing a K-science lab?" Tenpou was in an amiable mood and was prone to chatting as he worked, but he knew it was unlikely that any of the new Academy recruits had experienced anything quite like his lab. The room was large, but almost claustrophobically crammed full of unusual equipment - most of it custom-made - and enormous vessels crafted from tempered glass and steel. Inside these glass cylinders, the alien shapes of Kaiju organs and tissue samples floated in a murky ammonia solution intended to slow their rapid decomposition. The harsh scent of ammonia was heavy in the air, almost masking less pleasant smells from a robotic dissection apparatus in the corner of the lab. There were also several moldy containers of half-eaten Chinese takeout piled by a computer workstation. Most showed evidence of having been used as makeshift ashtrays. "It's not that bad. You get used to the smell after a while, and if you fail out of Ranger training, I can always use lab assistants." Tenpou paused to light a fresh cigarette. "For some reason, the lab assistant turnover rate is quite high..."
He continued his meandering tour of the lab, stopping occasionally to peer into digital displays or check the timer on a centrifuge. "The PPDC has an international think tank of scientists studying the Kaiju, but after seven years, we're only beginning to be able to identify the major organs. Part of the problem is that their bodies start decomposing into highly toxic by-products as soon as they're killed, and the other is that giant robots with swords really aren't equipped for careful dissection and sampling." Tenpou shook his head, as if he saw this as a great oversight in Jaeger design. "I keep telling the higher-ups that we're going to start losing Rangers if we don't get the data we need to fight those things, but..." He cut himself off immediately and shook his head until his sudden look of cold focus flattened back into a vague, pleasant smile. "But you don't really want to hear about that, do you? You're here to become a hero."