The Hong Kong shatterdome buzzed with a low excitement. There had been talk for days of Pentecost re-recruiting Raleigh Bennet and the government trying to slowly get rid of the Pan Pacific Defense Corps. The PPDC had been slowly loosing their funding as the costs of the Kaiju damages went up and the Jaegers became more expensive to build and maintain.

and much to Chuck's dimsay, Raleigh had been brought in as Pentecost's last hope.

Maybe he was a little jealous; not that he'd ever admit it. He was the golden boy, the younger pilot, working alongside his dad and bringing down a record number of Kaiju. Not the washed up pilot from Alaska. Him.

and maybe starting a fight with Raleigh right outside of Pentecost's office wasn't the best idea; especially not when he was already on thin ice. It's not his fault, the closing of the Sidney Shatterdome and the seemingly more frequent Kaiju attacks had him on edge.

Chuck stalks back towards his room, his head hung like a kicked puppy after being yelled at by both his father and Pentecost. Max trailing after him, the dogs heavy breathing the only sound in the residence hall as Chuck finally makes it back to his room.