Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)
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				Title: <strong>Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cassandra LeMay</strong> on <strong>22-01-2017, 10:34:59</strong>
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				<strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size">Everything happening outside the base should be posted in this thread. For now that includes everything happening in space, on ships, and even on Earth.</span></strong><br><br><hr><br><strong><span class="bbc_u">For all post, please use the following post header:</span></strong><br><br><div class="codeheader">Code: <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);" class="codeoperation">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[floatleft][img padding=5].....[/img][/floatleft]<br>[b]Name:[/b] <br>[b]Date:[/b] <br>[b]Location:[/b] <br>[b]With:[/b] <br>[hr]</code></pre><br><strong>Character images</strong> should be the usual avatar size (150x200). I'll be happy to resize, crop, change images for you, if need be.<br>When on duty, <strong>Name</strong> should also include rank. <br><strong>Date</strong>: The <span class="bbc_u">game starts on Thursday, March 11, 2032</span>. Earlier posts should have their date beginning with "Flashback".<br><strong>Location</strong>: The Spaceport and Command Center have a myriad of facilities, from a hospital to repair bays to the actual command center and much, much more. Like the rest of the base these are big places, so please be specific.<br><strong>With</strong>: <span class="bbc_u">As long as you don't say anything here, the scene will be open for other PCs and NPCs</span>. If you want a scene to be for just certain characters, please list them here. If you want to write only about your PC, please state "Narrative", to make that obvious.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>orderNchaos</strong> on <strong>22-01-2017, 13:30:54</strong>
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				<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> <em>Flashback</em> 02 March 2032 <br><strong>Location:</strong> Moon Base Aluce Hangar/Airspace<br><strong>With:</strong> Lt Cdr Zilkin Kaverosky, Closed<br><hr><br>Max let Zilkin enjoy the feel of her body for a few more minutes before she kissed him on the mouth with a long passionate embrace.&nbsp; "Hangar Bay, one hour."&nbsp; She whispered before pulling away and stepping out of the shower with a towel around her torso.&nbsp; She'd dried off and run back to her room.&nbsp; A change of clothes was in order along with a chance to catch her breath.&nbsp; She'd happily have stayed in bed with Zil all day given the chance, but she needed to feel space under her feet.&nbsp; <br><br>Clearing the flight schedule with the OOD hadn't been hard.&nbsp; Max had a standing allowance for currency flights from the base commander and Commander Nomura to make sure that all of new pilots were at combat readiness.&nbsp; The limited number of instructor pilots stationed on Aluce surprised Max, but only served to signify the importance of her position.&nbsp; She'd cleared two VF-5's for currency flights, jets set aside as combat spares or trainers.&nbsp; She'd needed to rehack her currency in the 5's anyways since she'd arrived, and putting a couple through their paces with Zilkin was the best way Max could think to do just that.&nbsp; <br><br>She sat quietly on the ladder to the bird she'd been assigned as she waited for Zilkin to finish getting ready.&nbsp; She knew he'd only been out a few times on routine flights.&nbsp; It was time for him to get some real time in the seat.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Relikai</strong> on <strong>23-01-2017, 18:10:38</strong>
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				<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>The VF-5 was a fine craft, one which Zilkin made his name on through command and control, and his expertise in its technical ability. He possessed some rigid ideas in the battlefield, especially when his squadron was herding targets for a decisive blow. Too quick, and a VF-5 might be exposed. Too slow, they might miss out on the complete destruction of a target. Zilkin could call out exact speeds and bearings to his squadron even as he flew, his mind reading the battlefield through the radar and his mental eye, leaving his physical sight bordering on the peripheral.<br><br>Many said that it was a suicidal form of trance, Zilkin agreed and disagreed. It was only suicidal when he did not know what he was getting into, but a chessmaster always knew what was ahead.<br><br><strong>"Fresh and ready, Phade."</strong> Zilkin called out as he approached his assigned fighter. His personal fighter was painted typical grey, Zilkin preferred to keep his plane clean of personal insignia. The trainer was no different, clean and dull, just like how he preferred to be seen in public.<br><br><strong>"This is Shinden, strapped in and ready."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>orderNchaos</strong> on <strong>23-01-2017, 19:31:40</strong>
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				<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> <em>Flashback</em> 02 March 2032 <br><strong>Location:</strong> Moon Base Aluce Hangar/Airspace<br><strong>With:</strong> Lt Cdr Zilkin Kaverosky, Closed<br><hr><br>Max watched with curious interest as Zilkin walked into the hangar bay.&nbsp; He seemed at ease with the procedures for these training flights, yet curiously distant.&nbsp; It wasn't a surprise to Max.&nbsp; Zil had always been very careful about letting anyone know that he had been physically involved with his wingman.&nbsp; He didn't show any deference towards either of them in public, but made up for his lack of attention in private.&nbsp; Her tingling body was evidence of that.&nbsp; She could only grin and shake her head when she watched him go straight for his fighter.&nbsp; The 5's had been loaded with pods on the wing pylons designed to simulate weapon shots and register targeting telemetry between each fighter.&nbsp; The bases simulation system would also collect the data, recording shots and kills as both pilots maneuvered.&nbsp; In the cockpit they would see weapons engage targets, but in reality no weapons ever left the aircraft. <br><br>This mission wouldn't necessarily be about combat, it was about them.&nbsp; Zilkin and Max had always had a way of pushing each other, of testing each other's limits.&nbsp; While Zilkin had been assigned to a VF-5 unit after he left the training, Max had been put in a situation to help out with training and test and evaluation of the 5's capabilities.&nbsp; There were things the fielded units didn't know about the 5's that the instructors did.&nbsp; Max wanted to spend time with Zilkin and enjoy sharing flight time with him.&nbsp; It had been how they'd met, it was only fair after what had happened the previous night that they seal their connection with a flight.<br><br>Max jumped up her ladder into the cockpit.&nbsp; Her crew chief handed her helmet after she strapped in.&nbsp; "Aluce Control, Valkyrie 02 and 03 ready for launch."&nbsp; Max called over the communications net as her cockpit closed and her fighter was pulled forward into the airlock area.&nbsp; The training callsign would match up with what was on the flight roster she'd coordinated with the OOD earlier in the morning.&nbsp; <br><br><em>"Copy Valkyrie 02, launch procedures enabled.&nbsp; Once airlock doors are clear you are clear to launch."</em>&nbsp; The voice over the comm system simply repeated the same procedures every pilot knew and had worked with since they'd began flying from the base.&nbsp; Zilkin's fighter moved up beside hers as he reported his ready his status.&nbsp; <br><br>"I'll be the judge of how ready you are Shin!"&nbsp; Max retorted with a soft smile and a nod across at her lover as the large airlock doors opened before them.&nbsp; The black of space and the barren expanse of the moon's surface spread out before them.&nbsp; The slow run up of the 5's engines vibrated the fighter as Max pushed up the afterburners.&nbsp; <em>"Valkyrie 02 and 03, clear to launch.</em><br><br>The call freed the launch release system that held both fighters in position as their engines pushed up.&nbsp; But once the release system engaged, both fighters shot into the deep of space before them, followed close by bright plumes of fire.&nbsp; <br><br>"Hell yeah!"&nbsp; Max yelled as her veritech accelerated into the deep dark of space with Zilkin close behind.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Relikai</strong> on <strong>26-01-2017, 16:53:06</strong>
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				<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 was back home in the vacuum of space, his fighter burning fuel as he deployed its thrusters to full. Their loadouts simulated the same weight as an actual military configuration, but in the vacuums of space that would matter less when dealing with maneuverability. The further they got from the moon, the lighter the VF-5 became, and the quicker a skilled pilot could pull off radical moves. That was the difference between atmospheric combat with stronger gravitational forces, and a weaker influence away in space.<br><br><strong>"All systems check, all green."</strong> Zilkin reported, checking his plane's readings as it adapted to the new environment. The data recorder was spinning, collecting data as they flew. Zilkin was a man born for flight, born for space, and his control over the VF-5 was evident as they entered the operating field. Dormant asteroids and other space debris filled a section of the training area, while most were open space for instructors to push their machines to their very limits.<br><br><strong>"Fuel efficiency looks good. Seems like the new engines and fuel mix resulted in a smoother ride."</strong><br><br>A few buttons were pushed, the fighter changing into its GERWALK mode as Zilkin approached an asteroid. Feet and hands shifting with the control sticks, the veritech faced the asteroid as it radome came within ten feet of the space rock. It was dangerously close, but Zilkin was already yawing the fighter so it moved across the rock, maintaining that close distance as he circled around the asteroid at speed.<br><br><strong>"Maintaining jet thrusters, allows for quicker strafing within asteroid fields, a faster rotational rate than the VF-1."</strong><br><br>His reports were spoken out orally, Zilkin making sure that every action was clearly reported. No point having analysts being dumbfounded at radical data, it was good to have someone explain all the different readings on the recorder.<br><br><strong>"How's your side doing Phade?"</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>orderNchaos</strong> on <strong>28-01-2017, 14:07:01</strong>
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				<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> <em>Flashback</em> 02 March 2032 <br><strong>Location:</strong> Moon Base Aluce Hangar/Airspace<br><strong>With:</strong> Lt Cdr Zilkin Kaverosky, Closed<br><hr><br>Max closed her eyes as the power behind her and the lack of gravity around her gave her veritech the feel of truly being free.&nbsp; She'd been able to fly in on her VF-1 so it had only been about two days since the last time she'd been in space, but there was something so natural and free about flying in space.&nbsp; She loved flying in general, either in space or atmosphere, it didn't matter.&nbsp; But there had always been something different about flying in space.&nbsp; <br><br>She let her instincts take over, knowing Zilkin was to her left side, keeping close to her.&nbsp; She simply let her thoughts control the movements of the fighter as they screamed towards the training field.&nbsp; Zil's constant verbal chatter brought a grin to Max's face.&nbsp; This was the big difference in their strengths as pilots.&nbsp; He was logical, thorough, purposeful in his flying.&nbsp; He trusted the science and the mechanics behind the machine; Max felt the controls, trusted her instincts, her intuition drove her flying.&nbsp; They were almost a very curious form of Ying and Yang in the way they worked, but the trick was they worked, and worked well together.&nbsp; <br><br>Max watched Zil change from fighter to hybrid.&nbsp; He was testing his control as she watched him drift dangerously close to an asteroid.&nbsp; Max burned back towards Zil, a turn that likely would have made her black out in atmospheric flight.&nbsp; At full power, towards the large roid Zil was dancing with, Max drew back the control which switched from fighter to Gerwalk.&nbsp; The transformation completed the instant she was directly aligned with Zilkin and the asteroid.&nbsp; <br><br>Firing off a short burst of simulated rounds from her rifle at Zilkin's veritech, Max immediately pitched up her nose, throwing the control back to fighter as her feet thrusters pushed her over the top of the asteroid.&nbsp; A few kilometers after she was back to fighter mode, Max threw the switch back as her nose turned down.&nbsp; The veritech seemed to flip over itself as she transformed again.&nbsp; Engaging the firing button on her thruster controls launched the simulated missiles towards Zilkin's fighter as her foot thrusters pushed her to the side out of position behind the missile smoke screen.<br><br>"AHAHAHAH....this thing's a dream, or did you forget how I got my callsign?"&nbsp; Max had quickly developed a talent as a young pilot of making sure her Veritech wasn't easy to hit.&nbsp; She'd gained the callsign Phade because she always seemed to not be where someone was shooting at her by the time they were able to shoot.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Relikai</strong> on <strong>30-01-2017, 17:22:38</strong>
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				<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...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>orderNchaos</strong> on <strong>30-01-2017, 19:16:05</strong>
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				<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> <em>Flashback</em> 02 March 2032 <br><strong>Location:</strong> Moon Airspace/Training Area<br><strong>With:</strong> Lt Cdr Zilkin Kaverosky, Closed<br><hr><br>Max grinned at Zilkin's suggestion.&nbsp; His remark made it sound like Max preferred something a bit more intense and a bit less intimate.&nbsp; Of course he wouldn't know about her previous encounters, but there was the chance he had referred to something a little more recent.&nbsp; From Max's point of view, they both played the long game, regardless of how tired Zil was, so she could only assume he figured Max for someone who preferred quick intense encounters.&nbsp; <br><br>Zilkin's innuendo aside, Max knew how the man thought.&nbsp; It was what had drawn them together in the first place.&nbsp; Intellectually, and philosophically they were ying and yang and that made them both extremely dangerous together and almost impossible to predict apart.&nbsp; It actually made her wonder why the commander of the base hadn't put them together, outside of the fact that there really had been no documented connection between the two pilots.&nbsp; <br><br>What was didn't matter, what is became the only thing that mattered and that included Zilkin's attempts to counter her moves.&nbsp; She'd caught him off guard in the beginning, that had been her strength in the opening volley, but now that he was aware they were actively engaging one another, they would dance around each other until one of them made a mistake.&nbsp; Max decided it was a good thing she hadn't scheduled the training flight for a specific time frame.&nbsp; <br><br>She knew Zilkin was calculating, anticipating, predicting.&nbsp; He'd always liked to think he could predict which way Max would go, or which way she'd jink or jump based on some tactic.&nbsp; In reality, Max felt her movements long before her body drove the mech in that direction.&nbsp; <br><br>"Oh I know you prefer something more methodical Shin...it's a good thing for you that kind of dedication works in the bedroom."&nbsp; Max teased as she used the asteroids to keep a distance between them.&nbsp; As he blasted past her, Max shook her head with dismay, <em>Here we go again</em>&nbsp; She thought tracking his progress behind her.&nbsp; Almost at the same time they both changed to GERWALK mode.&nbsp; Zilkin unleashed a salvo of fire from his rifle followed by a single missile the computer simulated on her HUD.&nbsp; <br><br>"What, like I didn't expect that?"&nbsp; Max joked as the four missiles she'd fired around the back side of the asteroid she'd stopped beside just as Zilkin changed came back into tracking view."[/color]&nbsp; She used the threat of a Mech in front or two missiles coming from the side to divide Zilkin's attention long enough for another missile to intercept his.&nbsp; The blast covered her long enough to push off the asteroid with her feet and reset her momentum perpendicular to Zilkin's incoming fire.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Relikai</strong> on <strong>01-02-2017, 17:47:37</strong>
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				<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 smiled as Max launched a missile to counter his. The beeping on the side notified him of the incoming missiles, before snapping his VF back into fighter mode, aiming for Phade's own mech, intending to blaze past with mere inches to spare. He knew Phade had tricks, and probably knew the handling of the VF-5 better due to her status as an instructor, and Zilkin was one who always mentioned that soldiers involved in training must remember their first mission - To get back safe and have dinner with their families.<br><br>However, Zilkin decided to take things a little unorthodox today. Once passing Phade, he immediately snapped his controls back, switching the VF right into Battroid mode. He would make use of the resulting momentum of the VF's velocity, flying backwards even as he flipped just like before, his rifle aimed for Phade at a much closer range. This time, two missiles were fired, Zilkin making use of the possible minimum range factor to have them circle an arc to get a proper targeting on Phade, the missiles crisscrossing in front of his VF to create a temporary smokescreen.<br><br>A smokescreen from which a hail of dummy bullets shot out from, courtesy of Shinden treating Phade to a serving of full automatic.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>orderNchaos</strong> on <strong>21-02-2017, 16:56:01</strong>
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				<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> <em>Flashback</em> 02 March 2032 <br><strong>Location:</strong> Moon Airspace/Training Area<br><strong>With:</strong> Lt Cdr Zilkin Kaverosky, Closed<br><hr><br>Max spun her guardian using the momentum from her push off on the asteroid and her lateral jets to spin herself almost in a barrel roll, but spinning her squat body out of the way of Zilkin's incoming missiles.&nbsp; The missiles hid the bullets, and her display registered a few rounds impacting her legs and wings as she spun.&nbsp; The missiles flew harmlessly past her back as Max reset to fighter mode, blasting deeper into the asteroid training area.&nbsp; She needed some space, Zilkin had worked in too close, his specialty removing much of her advantage.&nbsp; Of course she like him being close, just not when it consisted of bullets and missiles flying in her direction.<br><br>"Good to see you've still got some skill Shin.&nbsp; Not many of the new pilots can keep up with me."&nbsp; Max joked over their comm net.&nbsp; This brought back a lot of memories from the training they'd attended that had introduced them to each other.&nbsp; The theoretical debates in class had been quickly matched by the hands on in the simulator and life flight exercises.&nbsp; She'd been impressed with his skill handling the VF-5 even if his approach was mechanical and scientific.&nbsp; That had always been Max's advantage, Zilkin knew what the fighter <em>could</em> do, but Max felt what it would do.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Relikai</strong> on <strong>03-03-2017, 08:14:02</strong>
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				<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><strong>"Ah, and it would be your job to show them how things are done here, <em>ma'am</em>.</strong> Zilkin replied, tracking Phade as she broke off their immediate engagement, before fading into the depths of the training field, taunting Zilkin to follow her in deeper. The commander smiled at the new development, before sending his mech back into fighter mode, going after her in a slow cruising speed. He kept his guard up, his mind analysing the different attack channels from which Phade could come from. One thing Zilkin liked to do was focus on the trickiest unknowns, his mind splitting into over a dozen different countermeasures. He allowed himself to focus on those hardest to pull off, and for his muscles to react instinctively for simple evasive maneuvers.<br><br><strong>"What other tricks do you have up your sleeve? Surely this new fighter has some special function or something not listed in the manual... <em>yet</em>."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>orderNchaos</strong> on <strong>03-03-2017, 09:22:49</strong>
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				<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> <em>Flashback</em> 02 March 2032 <br><strong>Location:</strong> Moon Airspace/Training Area<br><strong>With:</strong> Lt Cdr Zilkin Kaverosky, Closed<br><hr><br>Max was simply enjoying being in space and being out with Zilkin made things even more fun.&nbsp; It'd been a while since the last time she'd been in space to simply run and gun, and she'd had very little time with the new VF-5's in space.&nbsp; The feeling of the fighters movements under her control seemed more free and flowed more than the 4 she was assigned or the one she'd brought up from Earth.&nbsp; <br><br>"Of course!"&nbsp; Max replied regarding Zilkin's suggestion that it was her job to show the other pilots what could be done with the new fighters.&nbsp; Max cruised in and out of the asteroid like some sort of obstacle course, getting a feel for how the fighter dealt with G forces and tight turns.&nbsp; She knew Zilkin was nearby, trying to track her, which was why she kept close to the asteroids.&nbsp; She picked up speed, sweeping in and out as hard as she could working her way back to Zilkin.&nbsp; <br><br>Knowing Zilkin's tracking in the asteroid field was limited at best as long as she stayed inside the large rocks, she picked up more speed, wanting to see how tight she could keep her closure.&nbsp; Before she realized she'd worked her way back to their original position, breaking the axis of a large rock Zilkin's veritech appeared on her screens.&nbsp; A quick pull of her trigger fired off a burst of bullets as Max flashed over Zilkin's fighter, before vanishing behind another asteroid. <br><br>"Holy crap, the inertial dampener on this thing is amazing."&nbsp; Max yelled across the net as she vanished into the field, slipping around rocks like water.&nbsp; "Are you seeing me at all on your scopes?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>orderNchaos</strong> on <strong>08-03-2017, 05:51:08</strong>
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				<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..&nbsp; He'd served as a staff officer during the war but was otherwise untested in combat.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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. &nbsp;<br><br>Which was why they were going out.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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. &nbsp;<br><br>Done with her preflight check, Max climbed into her seat to talk with the technician and wait for Zephorous to arrive. &nbsp;"You ready?" &nbsp;She asked as Zeph arrived and climbed up into his seat.&nbsp; She gave him a few minutes to run his system diagnostics while she brought the veritech's engines up, providing power to the systems.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Confirm your boards are green?"</em>&nbsp;<br><br>"Aluce control, finishing final checks.&nbsp; Standby." &nbsp;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] &nbsp;Max asked flipping the switch that slowly closed the canopy to the fighter.&nbsp; The launch crews wiggled the fighter onto the catapult and gave Max a thumbs up before running back towards the closing airlock door.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>08-03-2017, 07:15:11</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: left;">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/a0/ZephorusAvatar.jpg)<strong>Name:</strong> Zephorus<br><strong>Call Sign:</strong> N/A-&gt; Hawk 3 (??)<br><strong>Date:</strong> March 13th 2032 <br><strong>Location:</strong> Aluce Base: Hangar/Deep Space<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Max Cosinara <br><hr><br>Zephorus strolled into the hangar noticing that Max was already present. He chuckled to himself "Ah yes at least she's punctual this time." He was remembering how she had almost been late for the introduction meeting a few days ago. He made his way up to the fighter and climbed up into the cockpit. He began to check over his console as he heard Max ask if he was ready. "I am yes" he remarked in response. It wouldn't be too long before they were granted permission to take off.<br><br>While sitting there waiting for permission to lift off the Zentran found himself thinking about the last conversation he had with Max two days ago. He found himself chuckling again at her antics then and wondered if she was going to display any similar antics today or if she were actually going to show the soldier side of herself. He did find himself more curious about whether or not she was aspiring to be more like her mother or her father. <br></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>orderNchaos</strong> on <strong>08-03-2017, 12:23:37</strong>
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				<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>"Aluce Control, Hawk 03, ready for launch."&nbsp; Max looked over the displays on her heads up display to make sure everything looked good.&nbsp; The outer door opened to the blackness of space, the low horizon of Moon's grey cratered surface in the distance. On the launch control station to the side of the airlock, Max quickly saluted to the controller in the station.&nbsp; Suddenly the veritech shot forward through the tube, out into space.&nbsp; As soon as they were clear of the main airlock tube, Max threw the jets into afterburn and banked the fighter hard to the right.&nbsp; The EW veritechs were more up to date than the single seat VF-1's but nothing like the new VF-5's and Max could feel the difference in the way the controlls responded and the G-forces that fought against her maneuvers.&nbsp; <br><br>"Aluce Control, Hawk 03 clear, beginning patrol route zeta six."&nbsp; <br><br><em>"Copy Hawk 03, good hunting."</em><br><br>The fighter banked again, dropping down along the moon surface as Max drew closer to the terrain.&nbsp; The veritech cruised along the grey surface, making the moonscape below nothing but a blur as it streaked by, occasionally bumping up over a crater or ridgeline.&nbsp; "Ok, Zeph, keep your eyes open.&nbsp; Scanners on maximum.&nbsp; Heat up the jammers."&nbsp; Max called back as she worked the controls, getting a feel for how the veritech handled and responded to her slightest touches. <br><br>"I know you went through the training program to get you familiar with how the systems worked, but now we get to actually see how they work."&nbsp; Max banked left around the edge of a larger mountain then banked the fighter to the right to fly along the windward edge of the mountain.&nbsp; "Setting route zeta six, Two minutes out from way point 3."&nbsp; Max checked her navigation charts to make sure she was tracking the changes in topography.&nbsp; "So, we can go about this two ways.&nbsp; Come in low and fast until we hit the target or high and fast to give our missiles more kinetic kill.&nbsp; I hope this isn't too much for you."<br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Relikai</strong> on <strong>09-03-2017, 05:06:15</strong>
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				<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><strong>"Barely, you're kind of ghosting around. After all, this is the blind asteroid field, radars don't really work that well here."</strong><br><br>Zilkin continued his flight, banking hard when Phade appeared in her attack. However, the commander slowly pushed his thrusters forward, his veritech picking up speed as he began to weave through the many rocks. He noted the paint on the side of his wing, and knew that this fight might be coming to an end should he continue in his leisurely pace.<br><br>Why not pick things up?<br><br><strong>"Alright, I think I got this."</strong><br><br>It was his turn to disappear into the asteroids as well, the two pilots now flying nearly blind. It might come to a point where the two meet face to face, and it was then that the quicker one to fire would win the encounter...
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>orderNchaos</strong> on <strong>09-03-2017, 12:42:49</strong>
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				<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> <em>Flashback</em> 02 March 2032 <br><strong>Location:</strong> Moon Airspace/Training Area<br><strong>With:</strong> Lt Cdr Zilkin Kaverosky, Closed<br><br><hr><br>"Isn't that kinda the point?" Max joked enjoying the breakneck speed and power she was getting out of the veritech.&nbsp; This was how she'd earned her callsign, by being hard to track and even harder to kill and Zilkin knew it.&nbsp; Max spun around the back of one of the larger rocks and slammed her controls to Guardian mode, throwing her feet out in front of her with jets full blast to stop her forward progress.&nbsp; Immediately she spun over and switched back to fighter mode ostensibly changing her heading 180 degrees back the way she'd come knowing that Zilkin was likely pushing up his speed trying to shadow her and track her in the rocks.&nbsp; &nbsp; <br><br>She knew Zilkin was moving to catch her, likely pushing up his fighter, attempting to match her speed and route.&nbsp; His mind was running the moves she could make, trying to think two moves ahead, to anticipate Max's actions before she did them.&nbsp; Max smirked at that thought.&nbsp; He had been trying to get inside her thought process ever since they first met. On the off occassion that he tended to guess right, Max always found a way to surprise him.&nbsp; Then of course he had found ways to surprise her, which was one of the reasons they had found themselves in each other.&nbsp; <br><br>Zipping around rocks here and there, with no real direction or focus to her movements, she kept an eye out for Zilkin and his attempts to find her.&nbsp; It was the ultimate version of cat and mouse where both the cat and the mouse had missiles and proton cannons to fight with.&nbsp; <br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Relikai</strong> on <strong>17-03-2017, 11:13:53</strong>
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				<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>It took a few seconds, of which Zilkin was thankful for as he continued to keep his engines cool. However, the sporadic ping in his radar told him of an object not too far ahead, and the increasing frequency was not one to be ignored. The veritech twisted and unfolded, Zilkin engaging the many gears as the fighter transformed into a full walker, the rifle loaded with training rounds steady in its hands. The battroid gave its position one final scan, before Zilkin shot forward, until he finally spotted a zipping plane, his target.<br><br>A burst from the Battroid's rifle, and Zilkin was jumping away. Using the asteroids as cover, he made himself visible for less than a second each time he broke forth, sending rounds flying towards Phade in little bursts. Catching her would be difficult, but if he could taunt her into close quarter combat, it would work for Zilkin as both would be fully visible to the other...
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>orderNchaos</strong> on <strong>20-03-2017, 17:47:42</strong>
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				<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> <em>Flashback</em> 02 March 2032 <br><strong>Location:</strong> Moon Airspace/Training Area<br><strong>With:</strong> Lt Cdr Zilkin Kaverosky, Closed<br><br><hr><br>She should have seen him, should have anticipated him, that's what she did.&nbsp; In truth she did, just not right then.&nbsp; There was every indication he was another twenty thousand kilometers further on, not behind the rock she'd not expected him.&nbsp; The unfortunate part of the miscalculation ended up being the speed that Max had been moving with through the asteroids.&nbsp; She knew where they were, so she could navigate around them.&nbsp; Zilkin on the other hand had not been on her scope until it was too late, and by this she truly meant <em>too late!</em><br><br>The hard burn around the last asteroid had been well timed, she'd cleared the rocks shift in movement by less than two meters as she skimmed the edge.&nbsp; Unfortunately, she'd come around the rock too fast and at such an angle she didn't realize what was in front of her until her sensors went crazy with the collision avoidance.&nbsp; The simulated bullets flying past her cockpit had been the first indication.&nbsp; The deathly loud collision klaxons blaring in her ears had been the second.&nbsp; The third had been the white flash as Max spun to avoid his battroid.&nbsp; The last indication of their proximity had been the jarring thud and the sense that her flight controls were much less receptive than they had been.&nbsp; <br><br>"I cannot freaking believe I clipped my tail wing on your arm.&nbsp; The CAG's going to be furious!"&nbsp; Max said, laughing as they slowly worked their way back to Aluce Station.&nbsp; "I certainly hope you're going to keep the reason for the clipped wing to yourself Shin!"&nbsp; Max said it more as a statement than a request.&nbsp; Not only was her reputation as a pilot on the line, but the embarrassment of having scratched one of the new VF-5's on such a high speed maneuver was likely to draw some unwanted scrutiny from the leadership.&nbsp; "You've gotta admit though, it's nice to know the 5's are capable of that though."&nbsp; Max joked looking over at Zilkin in his fighter to her right.&nbsp; She knew he wouldn't say anything, partly because he wanted to be able to get out like this again in the future.&nbsp; "I've got the rounds tonight."&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Relikai</strong> on <strong>31-03-2017, 09:42:50</strong>
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				<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>His silence was broken by an audible <strong>"Damn!"</strong> when the sight of his cockpit being filled with the incoming fighter reached his senses, Zilkin unable to react in time when the VF clipped his battroid. There was a light jerk as Zilkin slid slightly to the left, before blinking and realising that it was only minor damage to his arm. Spinning around, his concerned look was replaced by relief when he noted the other VF just flying slowly, a light dent on the wing but these machines were made of much tougher stuff.<br><br><strong>"Indeed he would! Damn these rocks I suppose!"</strong> Zilkin replied as well, giving a comical sigh to emphasize his agreement with making up a different reason for the damaged machines. Zilkin as personally alright with light damage on their machines from field testing and training as long as no one was injured. It was not that he ignored safety regulations, but Zilkin would prefer his cadets understand the risks and proximity of battle now than during a life-and-death situation.<br><br><strong>"Well, I've still got a lot to learn about them from you, Phade."</strong> Zilkin continued as they approached Aluce. <strong>"You sure the treat's alright? I've got a bigger appetite after zipping through space in this little guy."</strong> Zilkin laughed as he met her gaze from the side of his fighter.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Macross 2032 - Outside the base / Outer Space (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>orderNchaos</strong> on <strong>10-04-2017, 14:55:28</strong>
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				<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!"&nbsp; Max laughed at Zilkin's cursing the asteroids in the field.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; The suggestion that Zilkin still had more to learn from her regarding what the 5's could do made Max grin.&nbsp; Apparently there was still a lot she could learn about what they could do herself.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; For that she had a lot of respect for her wingman.&nbsp; <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."&nbsp; She adjusted the trim on the flight controls, thanking the universe they had been in space and not atmo.&nbsp; "I wonder how much damage one of these could take before not being able to fly it home?"&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; "What did you have in mind?"&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; <br><br>Before Zilkin could answer, the flashing lights of Aluce Base landing platform came into view.&nbsp; "Aluce Control, Hawk flight requesting permission to land"
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