Dave Monroe. An only child of a single father. His mom had left his father years ago. Dave never met her or even remembers her. He and his father were close, nearly best friends, so he didn't miss not having a mother. His father did his best to raise Dave right. They moved away from the city once his father got a promotion and they moved up into the Valley where he attended school. With the world in the throes of a Global Civil War Dave's father really wanted to move his son away from any combat zones in the city.
Dave has always been a good kid and he got into his share of mischief a most boys his age do. He got into schoolyard fights, got banged up learning how to skateboard but he did learn a nice collection of moves. He would sneak out with his friend, Luke, and drink his father's beers out on the hillsides. Things were easy. Simpler.
In his freshman year this tall and lanky Dave tried out for the basketball team. He made it but after the season he never continued the sport, istead he found more time to fool around and get into trouble. The pranks that he and Luke pulled on the school's faculty were notorious. And every time he got caught, his father would be called down to the office and listen to what Dave had done this time. At home his father would laugh with Dave on some of his better pranks, like the time they tapped into the school's PA and pirate broadcasted music over the morning announcements. Dave's electronics teacher found him in the corner workshop laughing at his job well done. His pranks proved how smart Dave is as he always pushed himself to outdo himself the next time. His pranks became more sophisticated and more and more fool proof as he never got caught in his junior and senior years.
And then one day in his senior year things took a slight change. No one knew what Mimi saw in this tall, dark haired, blue eyed prankster with a crooked smirk but she was lured in by his childishness. Mimi has been in honor classes her entire accademic life and has focussed her studies in the theatre. She has been known to be very serious. Her nickname back then was the Ice Queen because of her drop dead gorgeous looks but her nearly curmudgeon attitude. It was by chance that she wound up in detention, she and her friends got back to campuss too late from lunch one day and had to spend time after class in the study hall. Inside she noticed that there were a few students there but the two resident detention bad boys were clowning it up behind the teacher's back. The other students would laugh and Dave and Luke would quiet down their antics and pretend to know nothing about what was going on behind their teacher's back. Then Dave got this idea working in his head, he wanted to get out of detention, for good, so he took his books and slammed them down on to the floor. The loud noise forced the teacher to turn around and when he did he saw that Dave's books were scattered across the floor and he had his feet propped up on his desk as he reclined and whistled to himself. Mimi laughed and then shut herself up real fast but not fast enough. The teacher ordered Dave to leave immediately.
"You think that was funny, Miss Rodgers," the teacher asked her. The question was rediculous and Mimi laughed aloud and could not find a way to stop herself. The teacher became upset at this otherwise perfect student and told her to take it outside.
Mimi left the study hall and started to laugh even louder out in the hallway.
"Always glad to know that I can entertain people with more than just my good looks," Dave said as he crept up behind her.
Mimi had thought that she was by herself and as soon as she realized that Dave was behind her she nearly jumped out of her skin. She was so embarassed, she had never lost her composure like that before.
"You idiot, you got me kicked out of detention," she cursed out.
"And your point is," Dave asked, he was truly puzzeled by her statement.
"You're a jerk," Mi mi said as she composed herself better, flipping her hair back.
"What, you actually wanted to be there, why," Dave asked.
"I'm suppose to serve an hour and if I don't," but Mimi was cut off abruptly.
"Who cares, you're a senior, this is the last year we have in this school, lighten up, have fun, make some memories," Dave interjected.
That statement was enough to challenge Mimi. Normally she would never give a creep like this the time of day but there was a difinate charm about this prankster.
"Where's your gown," Dave asked.
"Excuse me," Mimi asked, she was very confused by Dave and where he's coming from and where he's going in conversations.
Dave pointed to a flyer posted behind her on the hall. It was for a school play that Mimi was involved with, MacBeth. Mimi had played Lady MacBeth, a role that reconfirmed her status of the Ice Queen.
"That was just a prop, you don't take it home with you," she thought that this guy was a complete idiot to think otherwise.
"MacBeth, huh," Dave said.
"Like you know anything about MacBeth or Shakespear," Mimi said in a very superior tone.
"Okay, I may not know MacBeth but I do know about the Taming of the Shrew," Dave said.
"Oh really," Mimi shot.
Dave stepped a bit closer, "I enjoy Shakespear very much."
Mimi felt that was getting closer to her and she almost wanted him to come closer. "You probably don't even read," she said softly, she was trembling, "you probably spend all day burning things."
"I can read, all right," Dave said just inches away from her. The two leaned in as if they were going to kiss but the he blurted out at the last second, "oh would you look at the time, I'm late for my ride."
Mimi just stood there, dumbfounded. She actually elt as if she would give into this creep and just kiss him. She wanted to, or at least part of her but now she just feels embarassed and that made her defensive and angry.
Dave had already headed down the hall but then he turned around, "So, Mimi, what are you doing tonight?"
She wanted so badly to chew him out, to give her a piece of her mind but then she melted once more and said, "Nothing, why?"
"We should hook up," Dave said as he removed a pen, "what's your number?"
She gave it to him and then something had dawned on her, "Who are you and how do you know my name?"
"I read the flyer for your play," he started, "and the name's Dave, see you around eight."
Mimi stood there as he walked down the hall and disappear around the corner, the whole time he was whistling to himself.
They became the school's odd couple. The class clown and the straight A student. They went to prom and spent their senior class trip together. But after graduation Dave found himself at a crossroads in his life. He wanted to do something but more importantly, he wanted to do it on his own. His father offered to put him through college but that was too easy for Dave. He wanted to become a self made man and fight for everything he gets from now on. It was a hard decision but felt that he would be doing something important if he signed on to the UN Spacy as a fighter pilot. He and his friend Luke both considered the choice and agreed that if the two enlist togehter then they would have support from one another.
It was tough telling Mimi. Dad was easy, he stood behind Dave like he always did but he did express that he would miss him while he was away. Mimi was frightened that she would never see him ever again. But then he offered to move her into his housing on base once he gets out of basic training. And then when he told her that he would be stationed on an island in the Pacific she was begining to warm up to the idea. The two of them would live on their own tropical island together.
"I want you to be careful," Mimi said after a good cry.
"I'll have Luke keep an eye on me the whole time," Dave assured.
She smiled and they kissed under the moon. The next day he got on the bus.
Boot camp was miserable but Dave and Luke had each other to depend on. The two really pushed their friendship to its limits and by the time they made it out they were as close as brothers. The two of them bunked up together in a house on Macross island and brought their girlfriends over to live with them. Over the course of bootcamp Dave filled out his tall lanky stature and he now weighs in around one sixty, one sixtyfive. Mimi was impressed by his new physique and his haircut. When they were together he had this long hair which reminded her of some rockstar but now it's kept short and decent looking.
Dave was impressed of himself. He had always been the class clown who always terrorized his teachers but now he is one of the few and very proud valkyrie pilots of the Vermilion squadron. He met good friends in his company, many of whom will be in Vermilion with him. There was Max and Ben, Luke, Johnson, and Davis. It's a shame now that Johnson is no longer with Dave anymore. He gave his life to his planet as a very brave pilot, son, and brother. When Dave heard that Johnson had died in the first wave of combat he felt himself change inside. He felt bile lodge in his throat but he forced it down into this empty spot in his chest. Dave bears the weight and responsibilites of a fighter pilot during wartime now and that's something he has to live with for the rest of his life.
Now, Dave and Luke share a bunk in the pilots' barracks. It's no where as nice as the civilian cabins but it does offer eveything a soldier needs and just a little bit of space for them to decorate as they see fit. This way life in war won't be that drab.
Tonight Dave spent time with his squad at the pilot's lounge where they held their private respects for the fallen asofar.
Dave stood by himself looking out a porthole into the vastness of space. Things are very different now. Dave felt as if he and all of these other fresh cadets have lost their innocence on that July afternoon.
Dave has always been a good kid and he got into his share of mischief a most boys his age do. He got into schoolyard fights, got banged up learning how to skateboard but he did learn a nice collection of moves. He would sneak out with his friend, Luke, and drink his father's beers out on the hillsides. Things were easy. Simpler.
In his freshman year this tall and lanky Dave tried out for the basketball team. He made it but after the season he never continued the sport, istead he found more time to fool around and get into trouble. The pranks that he and Luke pulled on the school's faculty were notorious. And every time he got caught, his father would be called down to the office and listen to what Dave had done this time. At home his father would laugh with Dave on some of his better pranks, like the time they tapped into the school's PA and pirate broadcasted music over the morning announcements. Dave's electronics teacher found him in the corner workshop laughing at his job well done. His pranks proved how smart Dave is as he always pushed himself to outdo himself the next time. His pranks became more sophisticated and more and more fool proof as he never got caught in his junior and senior years.
And then one day in his senior year things took a slight change. No one knew what Mimi saw in this tall, dark haired, blue eyed prankster with a crooked smirk but she was lured in by his childishness. Mimi has been in honor classes her entire accademic life and has focussed her studies in the theatre. She has been known to be very serious. Her nickname back then was the Ice Queen because of her drop dead gorgeous looks but her nearly curmudgeon attitude. It was by chance that she wound up in detention, she and her friends got back to campuss too late from lunch one day and had to spend time after class in the study hall. Inside she noticed that there were a few students there but the two resident detention bad boys were clowning it up behind the teacher's back. The other students would laugh and Dave and Luke would quiet down their antics and pretend to know nothing about what was going on behind their teacher's back. Then Dave got this idea working in his head, he wanted to get out of detention, for good, so he took his books and slammed them down on to the floor. The loud noise forced the teacher to turn around and when he did he saw that Dave's books were scattered across the floor and he had his feet propped up on his desk as he reclined and whistled to himself. Mimi laughed and then shut herself up real fast but not fast enough. The teacher ordered Dave to leave immediately.
"You think that was funny, Miss Rodgers," the teacher asked her. The question was rediculous and Mimi laughed aloud and could not find a way to stop herself. The teacher became upset at this otherwise perfect student and told her to take it outside.
Mimi left the study hall and started to laugh even louder out in the hallway.
"Always glad to know that I can entertain people with more than just my good looks," Dave said as he crept up behind her.
Mimi had thought that she was by herself and as soon as she realized that Dave was behind her she nearly jumped out of her skin. She was so embarassed, she had never lost her composure like that before.
"You idiot, you got me kicked out of detention," she cursed out.
"And your point is," Dave asked, he was truly puzzeled by her statement.
"You're a jerk," Mi mi said as she composed herself better, flipping her hair back.
"What, you actually wanted to be there, why," Dave asked.
"I'm suppose to serve an hour and if I don't," but Mimi was cut off abruptly.
"Who cares, you're a senior, this is the last year we have in this school, lighten up, have fun, make some memories," Dave interjected.
That statement was enough to challenge Mimi. Normally she would never give a creep like this the time of day but there was a difinate charm about this prankster.
"Where's your gown," Dave asked.
"Excuse me," Mimi asked, she was very confused by Dave and where he's coming from and where he's going in conversations.
Dave pointed to a flyer posted behind her on the hall. It was for a school play that Mimi was involved with, MacBeth. Mimi had played Lady MacBeth, a role that reconfirmed her status of the Ice Queen.
"That was just a prop, you don't take it home with you," she thought that this guy was a complete idiot to think otherwise.
"MacBeth, huh," Dave said.
"Like you know anything about MacBeth or Shakespear," Mimi said in a very superior tone.
"Okay, I may not know MacBeth but I do know about the Taming of the Shrew," Dave said.
"Oh really," Mimi shot.
Dave stepped a bit closer, "I enjoy Shakespear very much."
Mimi felt that was getting closer to her and she almost wanted him to come closer. "You probably don't even read," she said softly, she was trembling, "you probably spend all day burning things."
"I can read, all right," Dave said just inches away from her. The two leaned in as if they were going to kiss but the he blurted out at the last second, "oh would you look at the time, I'm late for my ride."
Mimi just stood there, dumbfounded. She actually elt as if she would give into this creep and just kiss him. She wanted to, or at least part of her but now she just feels embarassed and that made her defensive and angry.
Dave had already headed down the hall but then he turned around, "So, Mimi, what are you doing tonight?"
She wanted so badly to chew him out, to give her a piece of her mind but then she melted once more and said, "Nothing, why?"
"We should hook up," Dave said as he removed a pen, "what's your number?"
She gave it to him and then something had dawned on her, "Who are you and how do you know my name?"
"I read the flyer for your play," he started, "and the name's Dave, see you around eight."
Mimi stood there as he walked down the hall and disappear around the corner, the whole time he was whistling to himself.
They became the school's odd couple. The class clown and the straight A student. They went to prom and spent their senior class trip together. But after graduation Dave found himself at a crossroads in his life. He wanted to do something but more importantly, he wanted to do it on his own. His father offered to put him through college but that was too easy for Dave. He wanted to become a self made man and fight for everything he gets from now on. It was a hard decision but felt that he would be doing something important if he signed on to the UN Spacy as a fighter pilot. He and his friend Luke both considered the choice and agreed that if the two enlist togehter then they would have support from one another.
It was tough telling Mimi. Dad was easy, he stood behind Dave like he always did but he did express that he would miss him while he was away. Mimi was frightened that she would never see him ever again. But then he offered to move her into his housing on base once he gets out of basic training. And then when he told her that he would be stationed on an island in the Pacific she was begining to warm up to the idea. The two of them would live on their own tropical island together.
"I want you to be careful," Mimi said after a good cry.
"I'll have Luke keep an eye on me the whole time," Dave assured.
She smiled and they kissed under the moon. The next day he got on the bus.
Boot camp was miserable but Dave and Luke had each other to depend on. The two really pushed their friendship to its limits and by the time they made it out they were as close as brothers. The two of them bunked up together in a house on Macross island and brought their girlfriends over to live with them. Over the course of bootcamp Dave filled out his tall lanky stature and he now weighs in around one sixty, one sixtyfive. Mimi was impressed by his new physique and his haircut. When they were together he had this long hair which reminded her of some rockstar but now it's kept short and decent looking.
Dave was impressed of himself. He had always been the class clown who always terrorized his teachers but now he is one of the few and very proud valkyrie pilots of the Vermilion squadron. He met good friends in his company, many of whom will be in Vermilion with him. There was Max and Ben, Luke, Johnson, and Davis. It's a shame now that Johnson is no longer with Dave anymore. He gave his life to his planet as a very brave pilot, son, and brother. When Dave heard that Johnson had died in the first wave of combat he felt himself change inside. He felt bile lodge in his throat but he forced it down into this empty spot in his chest. Dave bears the weight and responsibilites of a fighter pilot during wartime now and that's something he has to live with for the rest of his life.
Now, Dave and Luke share a bunk in the pilots' barracks. It's no where as nice as the civilian cabins but it does offer eveything a soldier needs and just a little bit of space for them to decorate as they see fit. This way life in war won't be that drab.
Tonight Dave spent time with his squad at the pilot's lounge where they held their private respects for the fallen asofar.
Dave stood by himself looking out a porthole into the vastness of space. Things are very different now. Dave felt as if he and all of these other fresh cadets have lost their innocence on that July afternoon.