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In Pacific Rim when Newt is talking to Hannibal Chow when the pair first meet Hannibal says

I tried it once... once!

I'm unclear whether he previously tried to drift with the kaiju, it's implied when he shows his eye that this is the case however if so he's contradicting himself when he told Newt that

Maybe that's because no one has ever drifted with one before!

So I'm unclear, is he referring to drifting or perhaps going to a public refuge?

I'm confused about a conversation in Pacific Rim beween Newt and Hannibal Chow.

It's previous established that eyes can become bloodshot and damaged when a drift goes wrong (or perhaps it's too much strain).

• The early Jaeger Pilots have bloodshot eyes
• Newt's first attempt to drift with a kaiju left him with a bloodshot eye

When Hannibal is discussing drifting with a kaiju he shows his eye to Newt (01:14:55), it's also damaged and he says

I tried it once... once!

However he previously suggested that the reason there's a double event (and the kaiju is looking for Newt) is because

Maybe that's because no one has ever drifted with one before!

Which suggests to me that he didn't attempt a kaiju drift... So I'm unclear, what did he only try once? Is he referring to drifting or perhaps going to a public refuge?

In Pacific Rim when Newt is talking to Hannibal Chow Hannibal says

I tried it once... once!

I'm unclear whether he previously tried to drift with the kaiju, it's implied when he shows his eye that this is the case however if so he's contradicting himself when he told Newt that

Maybe that's because no one has ever drifted with one before!

So I'm unclear, is he referring to drifting or perhaps going to a public refuge?

In Pacific Rim when Newt is talking to Hannibal Chow when the pair first meet Hannibal says

I tried it once... once!

I'm unclear whether he previously tried to drift with the kaiju, it's implied when he shows his eye that this is the case however if so he's contradicting himself when he told Newt that

Maybe that's because no one has ever drifted with one before!

So I'm unclear, is he referring to drifting or perhaps going to a public refuge?