Hawking, Nichol

Nichol Hawking, the chief pilot of the Cha-Cha Maru, has a strong crush on Tita. Once, with a little help from Roger Rogers, he spied on Tita and Ellyse while they were bathing (and suffered a nosebleed as a result). Tita, however, got even with both of them. When Tita was injured by Guizel, Nichol stayed at her bedside while she healed.
Nichol is an expert pilot. Although he tends to panic, he knows enough to keep a level head in a crisis situation, especially when Tita leads the Cha-Cha Maru against Guizel's rogue fleet.