"War is messy shit. My world's been at war since I was about fifteen or so. I don't think I can remember a time we weren't, really, and I think that's sad. This place is...it's weird but it's peaceful, in a way. The things we're worried about here are different from the things I'm worried about at home."

Here, the threats seem to be smaller and easier contained. Raleigh can deal with those things for the most part. He has no idea what he'd do if a kaiju ended up here and he's just glad the lake doesn't seem to be a big enough body of water to harbor one.