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== History ==
=== Early Life ===
Kimmalyn is from [[Bountiful Cavern]] and the daughter of AA gunners.{{book ref|sky1|11}} She was trained on the smaller AA guns by her father prior to [[flight school]], though it is unclear when she began her training.{{book ref|Skyward|11}} Part of her father's training
=== Flight School ===
She did not plan to take the entrance exam for flight school but was approached by [[DDF]] recruiters who wanted to see a demonstration of her weaponry skills.{{book ref|Skyward|11}} Once seeing her abilities, they encouraged her to apply for the DDF and sit the entrance exam.{{book ref|Skyward|11}} After passing the exam, Kimmalyn was placed in [[Skyward Flight]] under the tutorledge of [[Cobb]]. She was roomed with the other female members of her flight, with the exception of [[Spensa]], who was denied accommodation.{{book ref|sky1|11}} Before it became known that Spensa would not be rooming with them, Kimmalyn offered to switch out sleeping arrangements with the other girl every second night so that Spensa would not have to always sleep on a cot instead of a bed.{{book ref|sky1|11}}
On the first day of flight school, Kimmalyn ran into, and befriended Spensa, shortly after leaving the elevator from [[Igneous]].{{book ref|sky1|7}} The two girls were the first to arrive at the classroom, introducing themselves to their classmates when they arrived. When [[Jorgen]] arrived and ordered Skyward Flight to attention, Kimmalyn immediately jumped to action, however, in her excitement, she saluted Jorgen with both hands while also standing on her toes. Jorgen harshly criticized her, leading to Spensa jumping to Kimmalyn's defense. Kimmalyn, while initially hurt by Jorgen's comment, was pleased by Spensa's response.{{book ref|sky1|8}}
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|Kimmalyn during their first virtual training session when asked to fall in line with her fellow pilots{{book ref|sky1|10}}
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After exploding during a training exercise, Nedd prodded Kimmalyn, teasing her about the crash and provoking a polite but moderate response from the woman. Later, during her solo run, Kimmalyn successfully managed to IMP a Krell ship without crashing. Despite the praise she received by Spensa, Kimmalyn was focused on the negatives of her flying until Spensa managed to successfully distract her through a discussion about insults.{{book ref|sky1|23}}
Later, Kimmalyn and Skyward Flight took to the sky in their
The next week, Kimmalyn, along with FM and Hurl, devised a plan to sneak Spensa into their dormitory for the evening. Following the day's lesson, Kimmalyn and FM retired to their bunks before dinner, claiming to be unwell. Kimmalyn lead Spensa to their room, meeting up with FM near the door and smuggled Spensa inside where she found blankets piled as a makeshift bed and food waiting for her.{{book ref|sky1|27}} As the girls waited for Hurl to return, Kimmalyn teased FM about her ramblings about the militaristic Defiant culture. The four friends chatted as the night progressed, coming up with, and naming, silly flight patterns.{{book ref|sky1|28}}
After a later training session, Skyward Flight was called to action to help defend against a Krell attack. The flight took up position near one of Alta's AA guns away from the main fight to wait as backup. After the flight was given the green light to engage, Kimmalyn found herself being swarmed by Krell and called for aid. Despite the best efforts of her teammates, the Krell kept locking onto Kimmalyn even after being driven away, causing the cadet to panic and fly erratically to try and lose them. Spensa managed to draw the Krell away from Kimmalyn, leading them to chase her instead. Free from her tail, Kimmalyn maneuvered herself above the fray to get out of range. In an effort to save Hurl, Kimmalyn tried to shoot down her persuers, however, missed her target. Moments later, Hurl's wing was destroyed by destructor fire and her ship plummeted for the planet, leading to her death.{{book ref|sky1|32}}
=== Dropping Out of Flight School ===
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|“I failed Hurl,” she [Kimmalyn] said softly. “I’ll fail the others.”<br>
“No. The only way you fail, Kimmalyn, is if you’re not there. '''Be there'''. ”</br>
|Spensa encouraging Kimmalyn to go with [[Nedd]] and [[Arturo]] and help the overwhelmed pilots during the [[Second Battle of Alta]]{{book ref|sky1|48}}
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Following the Skyward graduation, Kimmalyn and the former members of the flight met up at a restaurant in Alta Base to listen in to the battle at the shipyard on Arturo's family radio. Hearing the desperation of the battle, the friends discussed potentially stealing the Mendez private jets to provide aid. Kimmalyn protested Spensa's suggestion that she accompany Arturo and Nedd on the mission, believing it would just be another opportunity for her to fail. After some encouraging words from Spensa, Kimmalyn went with Nedd and Arturo to steal the starfighters and help the overwhelmed DDF pilots.{{book ref|sky1|48}}
=== The Battle of Alta Second ===
Having successfully stolen the Mendez family starships, Kimmalyn, Nedd, and Arturo went to join Spensa in defending Alta Base. The group arrived shortly after Spensa was shot down, with Kimmalyn immediately wanting to go to her aid. Ironsides, however, ordered Kimmalyn and the others to attack and destroy the bomber as they were too far away to be of help to Spensa.{{book ref|sky1|51}}
After Spensa rejoined the fight in M-Bot, she ordered Kimmalyn to hang back and, once the ship's defenses had been deactivated, shoot the bomber so that the bomb would drop without detonating. Kimmalyn protested, not believing herself good enough to make such a shot, however Spensa disagreed, reminding the other woman of how they met and the encouragement she had given Spensa on that day. On Spensa's orders, Kimmalyn shot at the bomber, hitting the clamps that held the lifebuster to the ship and destroying them, cutting the bomb free.{{book ref|sky1|52}}▼
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|A line of red light pierced the battlefield. It passed between Krell ships, went right over Jorgen’s wing as he overburned away from the bomber. And damn me if it didn’t spear the exact spot between the bomber and the bomb, severing the clamps.
|[[Spensa]] commenting on Kimmalyn detaching the [[lifebuster]] from it's carrier ship{{book ref|sky1|52}}
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▲After Spensa rejoined the fight in M-Bot, she ordered Kimmalyn to hang back and, once the ship's defenses had been deactivated, shoot the bomber so that the bomb would drop without detonating. Kimmalyn protested, not believing herself good enough to make such a shot, however Spensa disagreed, reminding the other woman of how they met and the encouragement she had given Spensa on that day. On Spensa's orders, Kimmalyn shot at the bomber, hitting the clamps that held the lifebuster to the ship and destroying them, cutting the bomb free.{{book ref|sky1|52}}
=== Return to the DDF ===
Following the battle, Kimmalyn rejoined the DDF as an active pilot taking up a specialized piloting role in the reformed Skyward Flight.{{book ref|sky2|2}} She accompanied Spensa, FM, and [[Sadie]] into battle against the Krell shortly before the arrival of the [[Superiority]] battleships.{{book ref|sky2|2}} After returning to base, Kimmalyn waited with Spensa who had stayed behind to speak to [[Jorgen]]. The pair chatted with Sadie as they waited, who looked up to both women. When Jorgen arrived, Kimmalyn abandoned Spensa to face Jorgen's wrath alone.{{book ref|sky1|3}}
When [[Alanik]] appeared outside of [[Detritus]]' atmosphere, heading towards the ground and being badly damaged by the orbital platforms, Kimmalyn and Spensa took chase to rescue the unknown ship. After the damaged ship was successfully saved and grounded by Spensa, Kimmalyn and the other girl went to investigate, finding the alien woman inside.{{book ref|sky2|7}} Spensa tried to open Alanik's cockpit, despite Kimmalyn warnings about the unknown internal atmosphere, however, she was not quick enough, and soon the two friends were doing what they could to help the alien woman.{{book ref|sky2|8}} At some point following Spensa's sudden departure for [[Starsight]], Jorgen explained to Kimmalyn and the others about her mission.{{book ref|sky2|38}}
When Spensa returned from Starsight, Kimmalyn was the first to speak with her, radioing in shortly after she appeared near Detritus.{{book ref|sky2|37}} Kimmalyn met Spensa in the hangar dock, thrilled to see her friend again. Their reunion, however, was cut short when the [[Defiant League|Defiant]]s were called to arms, with Kimmalyn departing to face the Superiority forces and participate in the upcoming battle.{{book ref|sky2|38}}
=== After Spensa's Departure ===
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|I don't know, but I doubt it's a coincidence we're being called up now. I'm guessing she brought trouble with her. Like the Saint always says, 'Trouble follows its own'
|Kimmalyn to FM{{book ref|sf1|1}}
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After Spensa's departure, Kimmalyn and the rest of Skyward Flight continued to live on and operate out of Platform Prime. Kimmalyn fought with Skyward Flight when they were called up into combat outside the atmosphere of Detritus. Spensa had returned, but a large force of Krell had come as well. With Jorgen being back on Detritus, Kimmalyn flew with [[Sushi]] as her wingmate as she fought the Krell. They were suddenly ordered by Cobb to turn off all communications, and soon after, a [[delver]] appeared.{{book ref|sf1|1}} It was only there for a few moments, however, before disappearing again to attack [[Starsight (station)|Starsight]]. The enemy ships retreated, and Kimmalyn and the others in the flight returned to Platform Prime.{{book ref|sf1|2}}
After Jorgen found a multitude of different kinds of [[taynix]] in the caverns beneath Detritus and began experimenting with them with FM and Rig, Kimmalyn came to observe. After [[Boomslug|one of the taynix]] exploded outwards with mindblades, slicing Jorgen all over his skin, it was Kimmalyn who jokingly named the slug Boomslug.{{book ref|sf1|4}}
When FM and Jorgen used a fighter and a hyperslug taynix to experiment with hyperjumps, Kimmalyn and the rest of the flight accompanied them in case something went wrong. Kimmalyn and Sadie were in scout ships, and they checked the surrounding area for debris or transport ships before the experiment began.{{book ref|sf1|9}} The Superiority noticed Jorgen hyperjumping however, and decided to destroy Detritus once and for all. They sent a large battleship with a planetary cannon to begin firing on Detritus, and Skyward Flight immediately joined other flights heading up to try and stop it.{{book ref|sf1|10}} FM attempted to take out the battleship's cannon controls, and immediately began to be swarmed by Krell. Kimmalyn and Sadie stayed behind her, watching her back and fending off the Krell that came for her. Eventually the Krell became too much however, and them and the three of them had to retreat. The Engineering Corps managed to get Detritus' planetary shield up, protecting the planet from the Superiority's battleship, but out also trapped Kimmalyn and several other ships outside the shield.{{book ref|sf1|11}} The problem was eventually solved, however, when Jorgen used the taynix to hyperjump them. The members of Skyward Flight, along with a few other ships, touched wings together and were hyperjumped across to the other side of the shield.{{book ref|sf1|12}}
=== Mission to Sunreach ===
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|He got out, right? He had all those slugs. He must have gotten out.
|Kimmalyn after Jorgen's ship was destroyed{{book ref|sf1|16}}
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Not long after, Kimmalyn and Skyward Flight went to go rescue Minister [[Cuna]], who was stranded on the research outpost of [[Sunreach (station)|Sunreach]] and besieged by Superiority forces. Jorgen hyperjumped them to the correct location, and they began to engage the Krell. They discovered that Sunreach was built to study a dangerous [[mammoth starpod]], which Kimmalyn thought looked pretty.{{book ref|sf1|15}} When Jorgen was shot down during the fight and his fighter was destroyed, Kimmalyn correctly believed that Jorgen had gotten out using the taynix. Jorgen used [[Gill]] to hyperjump FM inside the station, and Cuna wanted to leave immediately, since the Superiority ships were targeting the station's life support functions. FM refused to abandon her friends, however, and had Jorgen use the taynix to retrieve Kimmalyn and the other members of the flight. Once inside, Jorgen hyperjumped Kimmalyn, the rest of the flight, Cuna, and their assistants back to Detritus.{{book ref|sf1|16}}
=== Helping Alanik on ReDawn ===
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|Are they feeding you algae strips? They could at least have brought you some dessert.
|Kimmalyn while visiting Alanik{{book ref|sf2|6}}
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When Alanik returned to Detritus to ask for help with a coup on [[ReDawn (planet)|ReDawn]], Kimmalyn and a few other members of Skyward Flight went to visit her in her temporary quarters. Kimmalyn was quite friendly, talking to Alanik about food and helping to put her at ease. Cobb arrived and informed them that Alanik's request for military aid had been denied by the National Assembly, who had been negotiating with the Superiority recently. Cobb, however, heavily hinted that while he couldn't officially order Skyward Flight to desert and go help Alanik on ReDawn, he wanted them to. The flight quickly agreed to join Alanik and aid her. While the other members of Skyward Flight went for their ships immediately, Kimmalyn ran and fetched Arturo, [[Catnip]], and [[T-Stall]] before getting in her ship. They connected their ships with light-lances, Kimmalyn attaching her ship to Alanik's, and Jorgen hyperjumped them to ReDawn.{{book ref|sf2|7}}
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|Saints and stars, does that thing eat people?
|Kimmalyn to Alanik upon seeing one of ReDawn's trees{{book ref|sf2|8}}
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Skyward Flight arrived outside the city of Hollow, and Kimmalyn found the view beautiful. They located the Superiority transport carrying members of the Independence faction, with whom Alanik was allied. They met resistance from numerous Unity fighter pilots, and worked to fight them off while chasing down the transport. Nedd knocked out the transport's shield, Arturo and Alanik grabbed hold of the ship with their light-lances, and Kimmalyn delivered the final shot, killing the transport's pilot.{{book ref|sf2|8}} The Independence pilots inside the transport got out of the ship, got to their planes in Hollow, and joined the fight. During the fighting, Kimmalyn was surprised by a Unity pilot's use of a light-net, but she evaded it nonetheless.{{book ref|sf2|9}} Because of the sheer number of enemy ships, Skyward Flight and the Independence pilots were forced to retreat using the taynix. They retreated to the automated, weaponized platform of [[Wandering Leaf]], Jorgen hyperjumping Kimmalyn underneath it's turrets to find a hangar for them to take shelter. She found one, and Jorgen used hyperslugs to hyperjump Skyward Flight and the Independence pilots to safety.{{book ref|sf2|10}} Once safely inside, the members of Skyward Flight met the various Independence pilots, and discussed amongst themselves if they'd all face court-martial when they returned home. Kimmalyn was a bit disbelieving that [[Jeshua Weight|Jeshua]] would imprison her own son, but Jorgen thought it was likely.{{book ref|sf2|12}}
When FM and Jorgen got into a heated argument over the taynix that FM and Alanik brought back from Detritus while retrieving Rig, Kimmalyn and Sadie worked to help organize things and distribute food.{{book ref|sf2|16}}
When Skyward Flight decided to hyperjump Wandering Leaf to Tower to try and rescue Alanik's captured friend [[Rinakin]], Quilan and his other cytonics arrived with a force of Unity fighters to attack Wandering Leaf. To try to keep their attention, Kimmalyn and most of the other fighters went out to engage them.{{book ref|sf2|18}} The Unity cytonics got a cytonic inhibitor up, and a Superiority battleship appeared with weapons trained on the city of Tower. Kimmalyn and the others targeted the enemy cytonics, disrupting the cytonic inhibitor and allowing Rig to hyperjump Wandering Leaf close to the battleship and destroy the battleship. After that, the Unity forces retreated, and the Independence faction was able to take control.{{book ref|sf2|22}} Afterward, Kimmalyn accompanied the others on their return to Detritus, while Alanik and Jorgen went to rescue Gran-Gran, Cobb, Cuna, and Jorgen's parents from a Superiority ship. Kimmalyn waited behind on Wandering Leaf while the attempted rescue took place.{{book ref|sf2|23}}
After briefly returning to the surface of Detritus, Kimmalyn went back to ReDawn with Alanik, Nedd, and Arturo to complete the creation of an alliance between the UrDail and the humans of Detritus.{{book ref|sf3|2}}
=== Mission to Evershore ===
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|Gorgeous. And I'm reasonably certain at first glance that it isn't going to eat us.
|Kimmalyn's reaction to seeing the clouds above the surface of Evershore{{book ref|sf3|5}}
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When Jorgen received a [[kitsen]] communication via hypercomm, Kimmalyn and the rest of Skyward Flight went to the planet [[Evershore (planet)|Evershore]] to retrieve the unconscious Cobb and Gran-Gran.{{book ref|sf3|5}} Soon after arriving in the kitsen capital of [[Dreamspring]], Kimmalyn stopped on the street to help some kitsen load a large rock into a hovertruck. The rock was huge to the kitsen, though Kimmalyn could hold it easily in her hand.{{book ref|sf3|6}}
The members of Skyward Flight were invited to a welcome feast, and Kimmalyn and several others in the flight stayed behind to help with the meal preparation while the others went to see Cobb and Gran-Gran. Kimmalyn and Sadie worked on seasoning the fish using tiny shakers. After eating, the kitsen [[Kauri]] led the flight down to the beach, where Kimmalyn and Nedd took off their shoes and put their feet in the water.{{book ref|sf3|7}}
When a large force of Superiority ships suddenly attacked the planet, Kimmalyn and Sadie were unable to immediately get to their fighters safely. They hid in an oven together for cover, though they were pinned down. Jorgen directed [[Happy]] to retrieve Kimmalyn and hyperjump her to her ship, doing likewise with Sadie.{{book ref|sf3|12}}
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|I'm fine. I would feel much worse knowing you all were still up there without me.
|Kimmalyn to Jorgen after being shot down{{book ref|sf3|15}}
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During the battle, Kimmalyn was being pursued by a Superiority cytonic using mindblades, who sliced her ship into three pieces.{{book ref|sf3|14}} Happy hyperjumped Kimmalyn to safety however, allowing her to escape without having to eject. She was teleported to the other side of the beach, and initially intended to fly in Jorgen's unoccupied fighter, but Jorgen arrived and ended up needing his ship. Kimmalyn was partially in shock from being shot down, and her hands were shaking. Jorgen told her she could sit out the rest of the battle, but Kimmalyn said it would be worse knowing her friends were fighting without her up there. At Jorgen's suggestion, Kimmalyn used Happy to return to Detritus, get a new ship, then had Happy hyperjump to Arturo to rejoin the battle.{{book ref|sf3|15}}
When the Superiority force sent a bomber with a lifebuster to try and destroy Dreamspring, Kimmalyn shot the bomber down, releasing the bomb, which Alanik hyperjumped a safe distance away by grabbing it with her light-lance.{{book ref|sf3|18}} The Superiority ships then spread out to the various islands to try and target the civilians and the various cities themselves, and Kimmalyn and the rest of the flight focused on evacuating civilians at Jorgen's order. When Jorgen and Rig managed to hyperjump the entire planet of Detritus to join the battle, however, the Superiority force was quickly defeated.{{book ref|sf3|20}}
== Relationships ==
== Trivia ==
* The phrase 'bless your stars', commonly used by Kimmalyn, is likely based on the southern US phrase, '[[Wikipedia:Bless_your_heart|bless your heart]]'. Both phrases are used in a variety of circumstances to convey expressions that range from sincerity to mockery.
* Kimmalyn is queer.{{wob ref|15166}}{{wob ref|15157}}
== Notes ==
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