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even her conservative outfit couldn't conceal. There was an air of cool command about her.

The other three were suddenly laughing and pointing at him; the tall, dark-haired one-Kim,
Rick understood-was whispering something to the one with glasses-Vanessa. Rick was resisting an
urge to check his fly buttons, when the short blonde among them yelled, "Mr. Lingerie!"

He decided to risk a full look and recognized three of the women from this morning's
incident in the dress shop. One of them was saying, "Hold your skirts down, ladies," and Roy was
elbowing him in the ribs.

"What gives, Little Brother?"

"Don't ask," Rick said out of the corner of his mouth.

The oldest had stepped forward; she gave Rick a look and turned to Roy.

"Commander Fokker, don't tell me this is the brilliant new pilot you were raving about?"

"One and the same. Corporal Rick Hunter, this is the Flight Officer Lisa Hayes. You'll be
hearing a lot from her from now on."

Rick saluted again. The women were still needling him with comments.

"Rick Hunter..." Lisa Hayes was repeating. "Why does that name sound familiar? Have we met-
uh, before this morning, I mean?"

"No, sir, I don't think so, sir."

Lisa tapped her lower lip with her forefinger. She knew that name from somewhere...and all
at once she had it: Hunter was the civilian pilot who had shown up at Macross on Launching Day.
The same one who had made unauthorized use of a Veritech, the same one who had rescued that
Chinese girl, the same one who had called her-

"You're that loudmouthed pilot, aren't you?"

Rick stared at her. Yes, unbelievable as it was, she was the one he had seen on the
Veritech commo screen months ago.

"Then you must be-"



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"Go ahead, Corporal Hunter, say it: I must be..."

"Y-you must be...my superior officer, sir!"

Lisa smirked and nodded her head knowingly. She motioned to her group, and they started