Misa's reaction to Garrick is, "Hmm. I think I can work with this pilot. He likes to joke around, but not as much as the Lieutenant-Commander. (And if I'm being honest with myself, I deserved that one.) And he's nowhere nearly as rude and naive as that loudmouth."
Also, Misa is the levelheaded type. Daughter of career officers, lives, breathes, eats, sleeps military doctrine. She's not gonna go after Garrick because he's almost old enough to be her father, and an E-3 at that! Minmei, on the other hand.... *Garrick grumbles somewhere off-screen.*
Hikaru is another story. After being put through the wringer that is the gauntlet they run to Earth, Hikaru matures quickly. Once he is made into an officer himself, Misa starts to see him in a different light. The time they spend captured by the Zentradi helps a lot.
Also, Misa is the levelheaded type. Daughter of career officers, lives, breathes, eats, sleeps military doctrine. She's not gonna go after Garrick because he's almost old enough to be her father, and an E-3 at that! Minmei, on the other hand.... *Garrick grumbles somewhere off-screen.*
Hikaru is another story. After being put through the wringer that is the gauntlet they run to Earth, Hikaru matures quickly. Once he is made into an officer himself, Misa starts to see him in a different light. The time they spend captured by the Zentradi helps a lot.