<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f3/Max_Cosarina_-_Macross.jpeg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Lt Maxine "Max" Cosinara<br/><strong>Callsign:</strong>Phade<br/><strong>Date:</strong>13 March 2032<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Moon Base Aluce / Hangar / Deep Range Patrol.<br/><strong>With:</strong>Zephorus<br/><hr/><br/>Max was still thinking about the conversation she and Zephorous had a few days prior and his indication that he'd never been a combat operator or pilot as she walked the edge of her new Veritech running her preflight checks..  He'd served as a staff officer during the war but was otherwise untested in combat.  The idea of going into possible combat situations with a relatively untested pilot didn't bother her, she'd trained some of the best pilots in the force, it was more her concern with how he'd react.  Pressure in a war room when you're dealing with a thousand different problems that could alter the direction of the battle was much different than the pressure from the need for a split second decision that could mean the difference between life and death.  Max would need to be extra aware of things around them for both of their sakes, at least until Zephorous became a bit more comfortable.<br/><br/>Which was why they were going out.  Granted it was their turn in the rotation to do a deep range patrol, but Max had been granted permission from Commander Nomura to take Zeph out to extend their patrol by an hour to get him out to the test range for a taste of what they might experience.  The automated training facility had been programmed with her desired scenario and they'd leave a bit early for their patrol so they could hit the training facility before they went out on patrol.<br/><br/>Done with her preflight check, Max climbed into her seat to talk with the technician and wait for Zephorous to arrive.  "You ready?"  She asked as Zeph arrived and climbed up into his seat.  She gave him a few minutes to run his system diagnostics while she brought the veritech's engines up, providing power to the systems.  It would take the hanger crew a few minutes to move them into position, that would be enough time for him to make sure his systems were checked out.<em>Hawk 3, Aluce control.  Confirm your boards are green?"</em><br/><br/>"Aluce control, finishing final checks.  Standby."  Max replied, stuffing her full purple locks up into her helmet before pulling it down over her head. [color=purple}"You good back there Zeph?"[/color]  Max asked flipping the switch that slowly closed the canopy to the fighter.  The launch crews wiggled the fighter onto the catapult and gave Max a thumbs up before running back towards the closing airlock door.