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Kimmalyn (Callsign: Quirk) is a cadet in DDF Flight School.

Kimmalyn's great grandmother was the assistant quartermaster of the Antioch.

Appearance and Personality

Kimmalyn is a girl around Spensa's age, with tan-brown skin and long, curly black hair, who is taller than Spensa. She has a faint accent. She is touchy feely. She comes across as very genuine. She enjoys small pleasures like the sound of water in a fountain. She is a cheerful and friendly person.

She likes to quote someone called the Saint, though no one else knows who that is. It is later revealed that most of the Saint's "sayings" actually originated with Kimmalyn^{[citation needed]}.

She occasionally likes to insult people without their being aware they have been insulted^{[citation needed]}.

Abilities

Kimmalyn is a poor flyer, but an expert markswoman, specializing in sniping Krell ships from a distance that would normally be impossible.

History

Kimmalyn is from Bountiful Cavern. Her father was a gunner, and gave Kimmalyn training on the subject.

Her callsign was originally Quick, but Cobb changed it to Quirk for her personality.

After the battle where Hurl died, Kimmalyn quit the DDF, blaming her poor flying skills for Hurl's death.

== History -- Kimmalyn and Spensa meet at the top of the public elevators on the first day of flight school and travel to class. They stopped at a fountain and Kimmalyn

When Jorgen starts ordering the cadets around before their first class, Kimmalyn follows his orders and salutes him with both hands while on her tippy toes.

Relationships

Kimmalyn takes Spensa in stride from the get go and is not put out by her strong personality. When Jorgen critisizes Kimmalyn shortly after Spensa meets the girl, she feels immediately protective of her.

== Quotes

We can do this. Just take a deep breath. Reach up. Pluck a star. That’s what the Saint says. - Chapter 6

Notes

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