"I tried it once, in Dr. Lightcap's lab back in Hong Kong." The Pons system had been under development at the time, and the strain of attempting to control a Jaeger's brain-machine interface had nearly killed early testers. Rather than chance harming valuable pilot candidates, PPDC scientists had experimented on themselves and their lab assistants - Rangers weren't the only ones willing to risk their lives to fight the Kaiju. While he and Hanji have perhaps an unhealthy enthusiasm for cryptozoology, it's an obsession born from hatred. The only way they can fight is to understand.

"My assistant had recurring migraines for weeks, and the system overload caused by the poor connection damaged a very expensive piece of equipment. Caitlin and Catherine were cross with me for days..." Tenpou smiles, a little sheepish, and leans on his styrofoam moai. "You know, it's quite possible to get lost in your own mind. Since then, they won't let me near a Conn-Pod... sometimes I still think that I'd like to become a Ranger, though."