Dave removed some lint from the sleeve of his judge's tuxedo and he returned his focus to the current girl up on stage. She wasn't to impressive to him, then again he was waiting for Mimi to go on. This is the talent portion of the show and she was going to recite from Shakespear's MacBeth, the play she was in back in highschool, the same play that he himself caught to see how good she was and the same play that won him over for her. She had mentioned to him earlier that she was going to perform Lady MacBeth's speech when she goes mad, the famous, "out damn spot," scene.
"Our next, lovely contestant had mad her acting debut here a month ago as Belle in the play, Love Unites. Please, ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Miss Mimi Rodgers," the MC said as he promptly clapped his hands and walked offstage. The entire audience applauded as Mimi walked out in a period costume which reflected the time of medieval Scotland. She even went as far as to have red extensions be entwined with her blond to give her a radiant, golden plume.
She approached the mic and cleared her throat and then got into character. By this time Lady MacBeth has given into madness. She had been responsible for several deaths already to further her husband's glory of achieving thane and now king. Mimi began toiling with a cloth and then she stared out into the audience with a glassy gaze and began her soliloquy.
"Yet here's a spot. Out, damn spot! Out, I say! One-- two-- why then 'tis time to do't. Hell is murky. Fie! My lord, fie! A soldier and afeared? What need we fear who knows it when none can call our power to account? Yet who would have that thought the old man would have so much blood in him," she paused and toiled some more in her mock torment of insanity, she allowed a lock of hair to tumbled before her brow and then she looked out again with a more sinister image, "The Thane of Fife had a wife; where is she now? What, will these hands ne'er be clean? No more o that, my lord, no more o that. You mar all with this starting," She choked up, en character and brought up some tears to put her acting over the top, "Here's the smell of blood still. All the perfumes in Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh, oh, oh!" She drew her robe closer to her and shook off a shiver, "Wash your hands, put on your nightgown, look not so pale. I tell you yet again, Banquo's buried; he can not come out on's grave. To bed, to bed, there's a knocking at the gate. Come, come, come, come, give me your hand. What's done can not be undone. To bed, to bed, to bed," with that last bit she trailed off and finished her rehearsed lines. She stood there in the silence as the audience remained dumbstruck. After a few moments the silence gave into applause. Mimi smiled to herself and gave a slight bow and waved to her audience as she headed backstage.
"That's some girl you got there, Monroe," Roy said, even he was moved, albeit slightly.
"Thanks, man. With a performance like that, Mimi's got this contest locked and stocked," Dave said.
"Wow, thank you for another dynamite performance Miss Rodgers, everybody, give it up for her one more time," the MC began, "And moving right along here we have another lovely young lady performing a song medley for us using her own songs Watashi no kare wa Pailotto and Shao Pai Long, her is miss Lynn-Minmei."
Stepping back on to stage, timidly, is young Minmei. She felt so nervous, she had never sung for so many people before and now it's sink or swim time as she stepped out of the wings and moved centerstage. She was all dressed up in her silk komono and her hair was done up in a very traditional style, even her makeup was done very well, making her lips and eyes project into the grandstands but there were little to no response from the crowd as she made her way to the mic. After following Mimi's performance, Minmei felt like her little pop songs would be a joke, after all, everyone knows and loves Mimi, and to top it off, famous movie actress Jan Morris still had her performance after her.
Minmei approached the mic and gave a very slight cough to clear her throat and then she tapped the mic to test it, it gave a bit of a whistle which made her feel even more embarrassed.
"Ni hao, my name is Lynn-Minmei, and I am going to sing for you," she began timidly as she stepped back and allowed her music to play in. She tapped her toes and snapped her finger to her beat. It was a very beautiful love-type song being played behind her and she approached the mic once more with closed eyes and began to sing her sweet little words--
Zero-G love, zero-G love!
On my way home from school with my boyfriend,
At the usual corner where we part,
Seeing no one's around, He kissed me without warning.
I pretended to get angry at him
...but...but...My head dimmed,
and my heart pounded.
Zero-G love, zero-G love.
Four, three, two, one, zero-G love.
My body went floating away on the wind.
KYUN, KYUN! KYUN, KYUN!
My boyfriend is a pilot.
It shines and makes a quick dive.
It fires its engines and makes a quick ascent.
Pulling a tail of white smoke,
it draws two big hearts...
Two big hearts joined in the blue sky.
It is a love sign.
I love you.
You love me?
But he has a crush on his plane.
KYUN KYUN,
KYUN KYUN.
My boyfriend is a pilot.
She danced a little during the first song and began to feel more comfortable and began to put her heart and soul into her words. As the music changed she took the time to change into her second costume on stage by ripping her komono off and flinging it across the stage, underneath it she was wearing a more hip hop type costume. She had a glitter covered halter top and she rolled down her legs of her cargo pants. With a quick flick of her wrist her hair came down and fell over her shoulders like a silky black halo. She then moved into her next song which was more up tempo and very dancy--
Remember, The silver wings that dance in the great sky.
Shao Pai Long!
Shao Pai Long!
Remember, The the burning eyes that tear apart the darkness.
Shao Pai Long!
Shao Pai Long!
The man who came to seek the diseased city, Evirus.
Slayer! Slayer! Slayer!
Shao Pai...
Her voice and her dance steps brought the crowd up out of their seats and they began cheering along to her song. When the music switched to an outro she brought back her previous lyrics and struck a pose--
Zero-G love. . .
By this time the entire house was alive with applause and everyone gave her a standing ovation. She remained in her final dance pose and slowed down her breathing. Her heart was racing, this was quite a rush for her and she looked out over the ocean of fans and felt this sensation overcome her. She was addicted to the stage. She loved performing for everyone and she really enjoyed the fact that they loved her. She stood up and went for something between a curtsy and a bow. She tried walking off stage but she was too excited to leave her newfound fans. She waved them all good-bye, for now, and bounced her way backstage.
"W-wow," even the MC was near a loss of words, "Miss Lynn-Minmei, everybody." The whole audience was roaring for her favor. Even as this was being broadcast across the rest of the ship, people were glued to their sets and little girls got up and tried to dance and sing like Minmei. Boys were starstruck as they watched this beautiful young girl sing for them. Even the crew members, the pilots, and the bridge officers were entranced. And, somewhere, out there in the void, a Meltran fighter pilot remained motionless in her fighter as she heard Minmei's sweet songs come out over her com line.
Dave sat there with his jaw on the floor, as with Roy Fokker. Both men, two of the five judges, were speechless, the other three were so won over that they gave all their votes for her. Without thinking, Dave marked down a ten. And for the talent competition, Minmei sweeped it.
Minmei returned to the back and was exalted by several of the girls in the back, the two who didn't waste their time on her was Jan Morris, the arrogant and proud movie star, and Mimi Rodgers, who still believes that Dave has a thing for her.
"Omigod, I can't believe how good you are."
"You dance so well."
"I'd vote for you, for sure."
As Minmei thanked her new supporters she found a familiar face and wanted to talk to her. She made her way to Mimi as she waved off the others girls and thanked them some more.
"Hey, Mimi, that was a great performance, what was it again," Minmei asked as she struggled for conversation with one of her on-stage rivals; little did she know that an off-stage rivalry exists also.
"That was Lady MacBeth's famous lines in William Shakespear's MacBeth," Mimi said in a tone that sounded as if she were speaking to a child.
"Oh, I haven't seen much Shakespear before, just Romeo and Juliet and Braveheart," Minmei said with a smile.
"First, Braveheart is a movie, not a play; second, William Shakespear did not do it, Mel Gibson did," Mimi corrected. "Now, if you excuse me, I have to get ready for the swimsuit competition."
Minmei felt these vibes from Mimi as if she harbored a grudge towards her for some reason. She stood in her tracks and watched Mimi head for a changing stall where she drew a curtain to vanish from everyone.
"Jan, you're up," the backstage director called out.
Jan Morris made her way past Minmei and went up the walkway for her que to go on stage for a recital of her next film.
"Hey, Minmei, great job," another girl said as she made her way to her changing stall, "I hope that this doesn't embarrass you any, but can I have you sign this for me?"
Minmei stood there in disbelief. She looked at the small fold of paper in the girl's hand and the pen in her other and she waited for Minmei to accept.
"You want me to sign an autograph," Minmei asked slowly. This was like a dream, this doesn't happen in real life.
"I know, it's dumb, I'm sorry," the girl apologized.
"Oh, no, I just don't feel like a big star or anything, I'm certainly no Jan Morris or Mimi Rodgers, I'm just a waitress at my parents' restaurant," Minmei said as she took the pen and paper and wrote her name, "here you go."
"Thanks, Minmei, you're the coolest," the girl said as she went into her stall to get ready for the next contest.
Minmei stood there some more and soaked in the situation. She had no idea whatsoever that people would actually enjoy listening to her and become her fans. Maybe she can sing all the time for people. Maybe she can get really big and help out her family and when they get back to Earth she can get them into a really big house somewhere real nice.
"Okay girls, you have ten minutes until the swimsuit competition," the backstage director called out.
Minmei returned to reality. She felt a newfound desire to win this contest and she entered her stall and found her high heels, they were like something out of Cinderella, they sparkled and shimmered like glass, even the laces were transparent. She changed quickly and put her one piece on and then she stepped into her shoes and headed back to her starting position with the rest of the girls.
"All right, this is my favorite part of the show," Roy said as he elbowed Dave.
"I hear it man, bring on the girls," Dave snickered.
The other three judges, all throughout the show kept telling the two to quiet down and to take this serious. This is not meant for the two of them to be leering over the girls for their own entertainment. And now they gave another shh and strong looks.
"Sorry," Roy said and waved to the others. He then brought Dave in closer so that the two can snicker to themselves.
The girls came out of the wing and went to their positions. They made two rows and waited there for the MC to introduce them one by one. When they get called they will walk the length of the catwalk, turn and smile to the audience and make their way back to their starting position.
One by one the girls went out. The spotlight was fixed on each one of them the whole way out and back. Soon it was Mimi's turn. She found this amazing blue two piece which accented her new hair. The contrast between the sapphire color and the reddish blond really made her stand out. She came over to the edge of the catwalk and gave a wink to the audience and bounced her way back to her starting position, giggiling the whole way. She will pay for this by the talent coordinator later; she wanted the girls to be professional and not act like a bunch of bimbos when they make their walk. But this cheap thrill did win over a lot of men in the audience, especially the small covering in the back.
"And now, Miss Lynn-Minmei, she's wearing a one piece mailot from Tsunami Mommy and her shoes are provided by Starwalk," the MC announced as Minmei walked the length of the catwalk. She made it to the end and pivoted and then she feel hard to the floor, hitting her bottom on the stage. Everyone gasped in a breath. The audience, the stage crew, the MC's, the judges, and the people watching at home, they were all feeling for Minmei right then and there. After having a perfect performance, she might lose it all because she came out of her shoe and fell on her butt. She went red from the embarrassment and wanted so bad to cry. But if she did then she would have been the redicule of everyone backstage and a disappointment of her fans. So, biting her lip she took the one shoe off, the one she did not fasten well enough and then she took off the other one. She tied the two together and stood up. She swung the shoes over her shoulder real casual like and strutted backstage.
"And would you look at that, Miss Lynn is all right," the MC said and everyone cheered.
Minmei looked over her shoulder as she went back to her starting position and blew a kiss to her adoring public.
Jan Morris was the last to go up and the jaws dropped on everyone man who was watching this. Jan had the bare minimum requirement of wearing what would be called a bikini. It was so tawdry, yet so appealing that everyone watched in excited silence. She walked very sultry like to the lip of the catwalk and turned, exposing her picturesque back and then she turned once more to give her public one more good look at her before she went back. But as she turned around that last time she was greeted by catcalls and whistles. She thought nothing of it, being the center of attention that she is and she stood there, basking in her early victory until she figured out why all the men in the audience was leering and whistling at her. She looked at herself and saw that she had fallen out of her top, one of her breasts had been exposed. She put her hands up to conceal herself and then she got even more self-conscience and tried to reveal what her suit normally doesn't conceal anyway and she ran backstage immediately, embarrassed and nearly in tears.
Dave and Roy gave each other a high five in the judging booth and laughed. The other three judges told them to shut up and they tried to gain their composure.
After a few minutes for the girls to return to wearing their first gowns of the evening, the MC called for the lot of them again to reveal the winner of the first ever Miss Macross pageant.
Mimi sat there with a smug smile on her face, she knew that she had an ace in the hole with Dave on the panel. He tried to keep it a secret from her but she snooped around and found his judging pass in his jacket pocket. She acted like she knew nothing whenever he was around and did not let him know that she knew. But if he truly loved her he would make sure that she wins.
Jan had her composure returned to her over the last few minutes and she waited in her seat. If being a celebrity is not enough for these simple minded yokels, then maybe her stunt where she became exposed will win over the judges. After all, it's politics, she has a release party next week, just when the Macross should be landing on Earth. It would be too perfect to come back from outer space with the title of Miss Macross and go to Hollywood to be present for her film.
Minmei sat there, nervous and embarrassed. She felt the butterflies fly around like madmen in her stomach and the feeling of self doubt was present as well. She wasn't expecting to win but if she could sing the winner off, that would be her dream come true. But what are the chances of that happening, the MC letting her, a loser, sing instead of him. It's a beautiful thought though.
The drum roll sounded as the MC toyed with the envelope.
"And the winner is," he fell silent so that he could read the judges' choice, "you are in for a treat, the winner is Miss Lynn-Minmei."
The whole audience cheered and roared with excitement. The spotlight fell on Minmei and she was struck dumbfounded. Her senses were so numb, she didn't know what to think, everything just happened so fast. None of this really registered until the other girls came around her and hugged her. Jan and Mimi were appalled and stood there with vicious eyes.
The MC began to sing a song for the winner as he brought her out to the edge of the catwalk. A crown was placed on her head and a robe was draped around her shoulders. A bouquet of roses were given to her and she was standing there, among everybody as Miss Macross.
"I want to thank everybody, I love you all," she said as tears of joy streamed down her face. She kept waving at her fans as she felt a sense of euphoria sweep her into a beautiful dream state.
"Our next, lovely contestant had mad her acting debut here a month ago as Belle in the play, Love Unites. Please, ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Miss Mimi Rodgers," the MC said as he promptly clapped his hands and walked offstage. The entire audience applauded as Mimi walked out in a period costume which reflected the time of medieval Scotland. She even went as far as to have red extensions be entwined with her blond to give her a radiant, golden plume.
She approached the mic and cleared her throat and then got into character. By this time Lady MacBeth has given into madness. She had been responsible for several deaths already to further her husband's glory of achieving thane and now king. Mimi began toiling with a cloth and then she stared out into the audience with a glassy gaze and began her soliloquy.
"Yet here's a spot. Out, damn spot! Out, I say! One-- two-- why then 'tis time to do't. Hell is murky. Fie! My lord, fie! A soldier and afeared? What need we fear who knows it when none can call our power to account? Yet who would have that thought the old man would have so much blood in him," she paused and toiled some more in her mock torment of insanity, she allowed a lock of hair to tumbled before her brow and then she looked out again with a more sinister image, "The Thane of Fife had a wife; where is she now? What, will these hands ne'er be clean? No more o that, my lord, no more o that. You mar all with this starting," She choked up, en character and brought up some tears to put her acting over the top, "Here's the smell of blood still. All the perfumes in Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh, oh, oh!" She drew her robe closer to her and shook off a shiver, "Wash your hands, put on your nightgown, look not so pale. I tell you yet again, Banquo's buried; he can not come out on's grave. To bed, to bed, there's a knocking at the gate. Come, come, come, come, give me your hand. What's done can not be undone. To bed, to bed, to bed," with that last bit she trailed off and finished her rehearsed lines. She stood there in the silence as the audience remained dumbstruck. After a few moments the silence gave into applause. Mimi smiled to herself and gave a slight bow and waved to her audience as she headed backstage.
"That's some girl you got there, Monroe," Roy said, even he was moved, albeit slightly.
"Thanks, man. With a performance like that, Mimi's got this contest locked and stocked," Dave said.
"Wow, thank you for another dynamite performance Miss Rodgers, everybody, give it up for her one more time," the MC began, "And moving right along here we have another lovely young lady performing a song medley for us using her own songs Watashi no kare wa Pailotto and Shao Pai Long, her is miss Lynn-Minmei."
Stepping back on to stage, timidly, is young Minmei. She felt so nervous, she had never sung for so many people before and now it's sink or swim time as she stepped out of the wings and moved centerstage. She was all dressed up in her silk komono and her hair was done up in a very traditional style, even her makeup was done very well, making her lips and eyes project into the grandstands but there were little to no response from the crowd as she made her way to the mic. After following Mimi's performance, Minmei felt like her little pop songs would be a joke, after all, everyone knows and loves Mimi, and to top it off, famous movie actress Jan Morris still had her performance after her.
Minmei approached the mic and gave a very slight cough to clear her throat and then she tapped the mic to test it, it gave a bit of a whistle which made her feel even more embarrassed.
"Ni hao, my name is Lynn-Minmei, and I am going to sing for you," she began timidly as she stepped back and allowed her music to play in. She tapped her toes and snapped her finger to her beat. It was a very beautiful love-type song being played behind her and she approached the mic once more with closed eyes and began to sing her sweet little words--
Zero-G love, zero-G love!
On my way home from school with my boyfriend,
At the usual corner where we part,
Seeing no one's around, He kissed me without warning.
I pretended to get angry at him
...but...but...My head dimmed,
and my heart pounded.
Zero-G love, zero-G love.
Four, three, two, one, zero-G love.
My body went floating away on the wind.
KYUN, KYUN! KYUN, KYUN!
My boyfriend is a pilot.
It shines and makes a quick dive.
It fires its engines and makes a quick ascent.
Pulling a tail of white smoke,
it draws two big hearts...
Two big hearts joined in the blue sky.
It is a love sign.
I love you.
You love me?
But he has a crush on his plane.
KYUN KYUN,
KYUN KYUN.
My boyfriend is a pilot.
She danced a little during the first song and began to feel more comfortable and began to put her heart and soul into her words. As the music changed she took the time to change into her second costume on stage by ripping her komono off and flinging it across the stage, underneath it she was wearing a more hip hop type costume. She had a glitter covered halter top and she rolled down her legs of her cargo pants. With a quick flick of her wrist her hair came down and fell over her shoulders like a silky black halo. She then moved into her next song which was more up tempo and very dancy--
Remember, The silver wings that dance in the great sky.
Shao Pai Long!
Shao Pai Long!
Remember, The the burning eyes that tear apart the darkness.
Shao Pai Long!
Shao Pai Long!
The man who came to seek the diseased city, Evirus.
Slayer! Slayer! Slayer!
Shao Pai...
Her voice and her dance steps brought the crowd up out of their seats and they began cheering along to her song. When the music switched to an outro she brought back her previous lyrics and struck a pose--
Zero-G love. . .
By this time the entire house was alive with applause and everyone gave her a standing ovation. She remained in her final dance pose and slowed down her breathing. Her heart was racing, this was quite a rush for her and she looked out over the ocean of fans and felt this sensation overcome her. She was addicted to the stage. She loved performing for everyone and she really enjoyed the fact that they loved her. She stood up and went for something between a curtsy and a bow. She tried walking off stage but she was too excited to leave her newfound fans. She waved them all good-bye, for now, and bounced her way backstage.
"W-wow," even the MC was near a loss of words, "Miss Lynn-Minmei, everybody." The whole audience was roaring for her favor. Even as this was being broadcast across the rest of the ship, people were glued to their sets and little girls got up and tried to dance and sing like Minmei. Boys were starstruck as they watched this beautiful young girl sing for them. Even the crew members, the pilots, and the bridge officers were entranced. And, somewhere, out there in the void, a Meltran fighter pilot remained motionless in her fighter as she heard Minmei's sweet songs come out over her com line.
Dave sat there with his jaw on the floor, as with Roy Fokker. Both men, two of the five judges, were speechless, the other three were so won over that they gave all their votes for her. Without thinking, Dave marked down a ten. And for the talent competition, Minmei sweeped it.
Minmei returned to the back and was exalted by several of the girls in the back, the two who didn't waste their time on her was Jan Morris, the arrogant and proud movie star, and Mimi Rodgers, who still believes that Dave has a thing for her.
"Omigod, I can't believe how good you are."
"You dance so well."
"I'd vote for you, for sure."
As Minmei thanked her new supporters she found a familiar face and wanted to talk to her. She made her way to Mimi as she waved off the others girls and thanked them some more.
"Hey, Mimi, that was a great performance, what was it again," Minmei asked as she struggled for conversation with one of her on-stage rivals; little did she know that an off-stage rivalry exists also.
"That was Lady MacBeth's famous lines in William Shakespear's MacBeth," Mimi said in a tone that sounded as if she were speaking to a child.
"Oh, I haven't seen much Shakespear before, just Romeo and Juliet and Braveheart," Minmei said with a smile.
"First, Braveheart is a movie, not a play; second, William Shakespear did not do it, Mel Gibson did," Mimi corrected. "Now, if you excuse me, I have to get ready for the swimsuit competition."
Minmei felt these vibes from Mimi as if she harbored a grudge towards her for some reason. She stood in her tracks and watched Mimi head for a changing stall where she drew a curtain to vanish from everyone.
"Jan, you're up," the backstage director called out.
Jan Morris made her way past Minmei and went up the walkway for her que to go on stage for a recital of her next film.
"Hey, Minmei, great job," another girl said as she made her way to her changing stall, "I hope that this doesn't embarrass you any, but can I have you sign this for me?"
Minmei stood there in disbelief. She looked at the small fold of paper in the girl's hand and the pen in her other and she waited for Minmei to accept.
"You want me to sign an autograph," Minmei asked slowly. This was like a dream, this doesn't happen in real life.
"I know, it's dumb, I'm sorry," the girl apologized.
"Oh, no, I just don't feel like a big star or anything, I'm certainly no Jan Morris or Mimi Rodgers, I'm just a waitress at my parents' restaurant," Minmei said as she took the pen and paper and wrote her name, "here you go."
"Thanks, Minmei, you're the coolest," the girl said as she went into her stall to get ready for the next contest.
Minmei stood there some more and soaked in the situation. She had no idea whatsoever that people would actually enjoy listening to her and become her fans. Maybe she can sing all the time for people. Maybe she can get really big and help out her family and when they get back to Earth she can get them into a really big house somewhere real nice.
"Okay girls, you have ten minutes until the swimsuit competition," the backstage director called out.
Minmei returned to reality. She felt a newfound desire to win this contest and she entered her stall and found her high heels, they were like something out of Cinderella, they sparkled and shimmered like glass, even the laces were transparent. She changed quickly and put her one piece on and then she stepped into her shoes and headed back to her starting position with the rest of the girls.
"All right, this is my favorite part of the show," Roy said as he elbowed Dave.
"I hear it man, bring on the girls," Dave snickered.
The other three judges, all throughout the show kept telling the two to quiet down and to take this serious. This is not meant for the two of them to be leering over the girls for their own entertainment. And now they gave another shh and strong looks.
"Sorry," Roy said and waved to the others. He then brought Dave in closer so that the two can snicker to themselves.
The girls came out of the wing and went to their positions. They made two rows and waited there for the MC to introduce them one by one. When they get called they will walk the length of the catwalk, turn and smile to the audience and make their way back to their starting position.
One by one the girls went out. The spotlight was fixed on each one of them the whole way out and back. Soon it was Mimi's turn. She found this amazing blue two piece which accented her new hair. The contrast between the sapphire color and the reddish blond really made her stand out. She came over to the edge of the catwalk and gave a wink to the audience and bounced her way back to her starting position, giggiling the whole way. She will pay for this by the talent coordinator later; she wanted the girls to be professional and not act like a bunch of bimbos when they make their walk. But this cheap thrill did win over a lot of men in the audience, especially the small covering in the back.
"And now, Miss Lynn-Minmei, she's wearing a one piece mailot from Tsunami Mommy and her shoes are provided by Starwalk," the MC announced as Minmei walked the length of the catwalk. She made it to the end and pivoted and then she feel hard to the floor, hitting her bottom on the stage. Everyone gasped in a breath. The audience, the stage crew, the MC's, the judges, and the people watching at home, they were all feeling for Minmei right then and there. After having a perfect performance, she might lose it all because she came out of her shoe and fell on her butt. She went red from the embarrassment and wanted so bad to cry. But if she did then she would have been the redicule of everyone backstage and a disappointment of her fans. So, biting her lip she took the one shoe off, the one she did not fasten well enough and then she took off the other one. She tied the two together and stood up. She swung the shoes over her shoulder real casual like and strutted backstage.
"And would you look at that, Miss Lynn is all right," the MC said and everyone cheered.
Minmei looked over her shoulder as she went back to her starting position and blew a kiss to her adoring public.
Jan Morris was the last to go up and the jaws dropped on everyone man who was watching this. Jan had the bare minimum requirement of wearing what would be called a bikini. It was so tawdry, yet so appealing that everyone watched in excited silence. She walked very sultry like to the lip of the catwalk and turned, exposing her picturesque back and then she turned once more to give her public one more good look at her before she went back. But as she turned around that last time she was greeted by catcalls and whistles. She thought nothing of it, being the center of attention that she is and she stood there, basking in her early victory until she figured out why all the men in the audience was leering and whistling at her. She looked at herself and saw that she had fallen out of her top, one of her breasts had been exposed. She put her hands up to conceal herself and then she got even more self-conscience and tried to reveal what her suit normally doesn't conceal anyway and she ran backstage immediately, embarrassed and nearly in tears.
Dave and Roy gave each other a high five in the judging booth and laughed. The other three judges told them to shut up and they tried to gain their composure.
After a few minutes for the girls to return to wearing their first gowns of the evening, the MC called for the lot of them again to reveal the winner of the first ever Miss Macross pageant.
Mimi sat there with a smug smile on her face, she knew that she had an ace in the hole with Dave on the panel. He tried to keep it a secret from her but she snooped around and found his judging pass in his jacket pocket. She acted like she knew nothing whenever he was around and did not let him know that she knew. But if he truly loved her he would make sure that she wins.
Jan had her composure returned to her over the last few minutes and she waited in her seat. If being a celebrity is not enough for these simple minded yokels, then maybe her stunt where she became exposed will win over the judges. After all, it's politics, she has a release party next week, just when the Macross should be landing on Earth. It would be too perfect to come back from outer space with the title of Miss Macross and go to Hollywood to be present for her film.
Minmei sat there, nervous and embarrassed. She felt the butterflies fly around like madmen in her stomach and the feeling of self doubt was present as well. She wasn't expecting to win but if she could sing the winner off, that would be her dream come true. But what are the chances of that happening, the MC letting her, a loser, sing instead of him. It's a beautiful thought though.
The drum roll sounded as the MC toyed with the envelope.
"And the winner is," he fell silent so that he could read the judges' choice, "you are in for a treat, the winner is Miss Lynn-Minmei."
The whole audience cheered and roared with excitement. The spotlight fell on Minmei and she was struck dumbfounded. Her senses were so numb, she didn't know what to think, everything just happened so fast. None of this really registered until the other girls came around her and hugged her. Jan and Mimi were appalled and stood there with vicious eyes.
The MC began to sing a song for the winner as he brought her out to the edge of the catwalk. A crown was placed on her head and a robe was draped around her shoulders. A bouquet of roses were given to her and she was standing there, among everybody as Miss Macross.
"I want to thank everybody, I love you all," she said as tears of joy streamed down her face. She kept waving at her fans as she felt a sense of euphoria sweep her into a beautiful dream state.