<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/13/ZilkinAvatarMacross2032JPG.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Lt Cmdr Zilkin Kaverosky<br/><strong>Callsign:</strong>Shinden<br/><strong>Date:</strong>Flashback 02 March 2032<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Airspace<br/><strong>With:</strong>Lt Maxine "Max" Cosinara<br/><hr/><br/>Zilkin saw the missiles coming, a moment after he narrowly dodged the ballistic rounds by jinking a little quicker than he'd like. No matter, the machine responded in its GERWALK mode, and the incoming blips on his radar signaled the start of the simulation.<br/><br/>For him, at least. He was sure Phade took the chance and initiative to remind him of her capabilities. Never once did he doubt her skills, for often the best would end up as instructors or commanders, two jobs which the two now occupied.<br/><br/><strong>"Quick in, quick out. Just how you like it huh."</strong>Zilkin replied, his lips forming a smile as he subtly hinted another activity which Phade and him engaged in not too long ago.<strong>"Unfortunately, I do prefer something more... methodical."</strong><br/><br/>Relying on his memory of the area and his experience during VF patrols, Zilkin switched over to Fighter mode before sending the VF-5 on a burst into the asteroid field. Switching to infrared sensors to detect heat signatures in the deathly coldness of space, Zilkin tracked his adversary and her movements, his brain saving every little detail of her routine. He would give himself compensation, noting the distance Phade moved after attacking and her habits. Whether her dodging was towards an asteroid, or towards open space, Zilkin would formulate reasons to why it would happen, and react accordingly.<br/><br/>One of his weaknesses perhaps, that Zilkin liked to react more than taking the initiative. However, enemies of equal skill often faced trouble fighting against Zilkin's defensive tactics, as the commander often relied on the doctrine of 'Offensive Defence', using his defensive tactics as a method of attacking his opponents both physically and mentally. Even as he calculated on how to catch his prey, Zilkin had dozens of different escape routes for every asteroid, although it would be a genuine headache to draw each and every one of them out continuously in battle.<br/><br/><strong>"...and there you are!"</strong><br/><br/>Zilkin purposely buzzed past Phade, giving himself some distance as he left her near his six o'clock. However, the bearings changed in a blink of an eye, as Zilkin's fighter switched over to GERWALK mode while he suddenly jerked on the joystick, allowing him to stand inverted while facing his opponent, his guns unleashing shells at controlled bursts before launching a single dummy missile at Phade...