<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f3/Max_Cosarina_-_Macross.jpeg)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Lt Maxine "Max" Cosinara<br/><br/><strong>Callsign:</strong>Phade<br/><br/><strong>Date:</strong><em>Flashback</em>02 March 2032<br/><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Moon Airspace/Training Area<br/><br/><strong>With:</strong>Lt Cdr Zilkin Kaverosky, Closed<br/><br/><hr/><br/>"No kidding!"  Max laughed at Zilkin's cursing the asteroids in the field.  If there was one thing she could always count on with Zilkin, it was that he would cover her ass in just about any situation.  Regardless of their relationship now, she believed there was enough mutual respect and support between them that she could get away with just about anything before Zilkin would feel he needed to decide between compromising his values to support her.  The suggestion that Zilkin still had more to learn from her regarding what the 5's could do made Max grin.  Apparently there was still a lot she could learn about what they could do herself.  The nice thing was having Zilkin to fly with allowed her to push things to a limit she'd likely never get to with anyone else.  For that she had a lot of respect for her wingman.<br/><br/>"Well, after this, I'm not sure the CAG is going to let me take one out anytime soon, but here's to hoping."  She adjusted the trim on the flight controls, thanking the universe they had been in space and not atmo.  "I wonder how much damage one of these could take before not being able to fly it home?"  Zilkin's suggestion that he wanted more than a round of drinks at the bar brought a grin to Max's face and a warm tension to her belly.  "What did you have in mind?"  She knew what she had in mind, but considering how young their new relationship was, she wanted to give Zilkin a chance to come up with ideas on his own to get a feel for where his appetites might lay.<br/><br/>Before Zilkin could answer, the flashing lights of Aluce Base landing platform came into view.  "Aluce Control, Hawk flight requesting permission to land"