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Kimmalyn has tan brown skin and long, curly black hair.{{book ref|sky1|7}} She spends time on her appearance{{book ref|sky1|20}} and is in general, a very neat person.{{book ref|sky1|21}}{{book ref|sky1|28}}
 
She has a slight accent, that is likely common to her home cavern, [[Bountiful Cavern]],{{book ref|sky1|7}} and has a tendency to use old fashioned turns of phrase, likely with the intent to confuse others.{{book ref|sky1|16}}{{book ref|sky1|28}} She has a relaxed and unhurried way of speaking and sounds naturally happy, even when delivering insults.{{book ref|sky2|2}} She has a good poker face and can be hard to read, which she uses to her advantage when teasing people.{{book ref|sky2|3}}
 
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Despite this, Kimmalyn does not always recognize when she enables bad behavior.{{book ref|sky1|15}} She frequently uses the phrase, ''bless your stars'', however, the intention behind her comments can range from fondness{{book ref|sky1|16}} to mockery.{{book ref|sky1|23}} Kimmalyn uses subtle and confusing language when insulting others, so they do not catch on to her intention. This is a trait she has picked up from living in Bountiful Cavern where it is considered rude to be overtly insulting, but acceptable if veiled with politeness and obscurity.{{book ref|sky1|23}}
 
Kimmalyn's confidence is shaken during her time at [[flight school]]. Despite her talents in long distance sniping, her poor performance in flying leads her to repeatedly criticize herself to her classmates, even when they are praising her improvements.{{book ref|sky1|23}}{{book ref|sky1|28}} The death of [[Hurl]] further erodes Kimmalyn's trust in her abilities, as she believes her friend's death was because her own failure, ultimately leading her to leave the [[DDF]].{{book ref|sky1|33}}{{book ref|sky1|48}} Hurl's death fueled Kimmalyn's feelings of inadequacy leading her to question her sniper skills and cause distress when asked to make another difficult shot.{{book ref|sky1|52}} Despite this, Kimmalyn is proud of what she achieved as a cadet.{{book ref|sky1|38}} Kimmalyn's confidence in both flying and shooting likely improved following the [[Battle of Alta Second]] as she rejoins the DDF and becomes a full pilot.{{book ref|sky2|2}}
 
=== Religiosity ===
|Kimmalyn when asked to demonstrate during target practice{{book ref|sky1|14}}
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Kimmalyn is highly knowledgeable about piloting and [[starfighter]]s, having achieved the rank of pilot.{{book ref|sky2|2}} Following the [[Battle of Alta Second]], Kimmalyn is placed in a specialized team made up of [[Skyward Flight]] members in the position of sniper.{{book ref|sky2|14}}
 
She is an expert shooter who specializes in long distance snipping of moving targets,{{book ref|Skyward|11}} a result of being trained on the [[DDF]] anti-aircraft guns prior to [[flight school]].{{book ref|sky1|11}} Even as a cadet, she was far more skillful with [[Starfighter#Destructors|destructors]] than a majority of DDF pilots due to her ability to target and destroy moving objects, with most other pilots only having used the guns long range against stationary units.{{book ref|sky1|14}} She is aware of her skill with shooting,{{book ref|sky1|14}} however, is either not used to praise from others or just unsure as to how to accept it.{{book ref|sky1|11}}
== 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 involved a mushroom that resembled a squirrel.{{book ref|sky1|14}}
 
=== 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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