Difference between revisions of "User:LadyLameness/Kimmalyn"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
LadyLameness (talk | contribs) (Up to 37) |
LadyLameness (talk | contribs) (Part way through chapter 3) |
||
|
== Appearance and Personality ==
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 phrases, 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 upbeat, even when delivering insults.{{book ref|sky2|2}}
{{sidequote
}}
She is a very energetic and excitable person, who can sometimes come across as silly to others.{{book ref|sky1|8}} She is not shy with physical affection even with people she does not know, and is a cheerful and friendly person.{{book ref|sky1|7}} Kimmalyn enjoys life's small pleasures{{book ref|sky1|7}} and is perky and upbeat.{{book ref|sky1|8}}
She is genuinely kind and considers others well-being as much as her own. She will willingly decrease her comfort of living to help increase another's, so that they do not have to carry discomfort themselves.{{book ref|sky1|11}} She is perceptive about her friends and will specifically check in with them if something seems wrong, and will do what she can to help.{{book ref|sky1|13}} She does not shy away from bringing up sensitive topics, however, is sympathetic and empathetic when discussing issues.{{book ref|sky1|16}}
Despite this, Kimmalyn does not always recognize when she enables bad behavior in others.{{book ref|sky1|15}} She is quick to follow orders, even from those who do not necessarily have authority to give them.{{book ref|sky1|8}} 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 erroded Kimmalyn's trust in her abilities, believing that her friend's death was from her own failure, causing 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 put in another situation that required her to make a difficult shot.{{
=== Religiosity ===
Kimmalyn is religious{{book ref|sky1|38}} and often makes up sayings, attributing them to the Saint.{{book ref|sky1|28}} She justifies a majority of her actions through these sayings and also uses them to obscure insults.{{book ref|sky1|19}} Though offered suggestions by her fellow cadets, she does not consider using them.{{book ref|sky1|32}} Kimmalyn vehemently disagreed with the suggestion she use the callsign: Saint, when it was suggested.{{book ref|sky1|9}} She will also call out others for using the Saint's name in vain, though may be doing this in a joking manner.{{book ref|sky1|38}}
== History ==
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}}
Following the battle, Kimmalyn went to Cobb, expressing her wishes to leave the cadet training program. After spending the night thinking over her decision, at Cobb's insistence, she reaffirmed her decision the next day in front of the rest of her flight. Although they tried to convince her to stay, Kimmalyn stayed firm in her choice.{{book ref|sky1|33}} When she went to clear her dorm room of her possessions, she did so chaotically, leading to some of her things becoming lost and being left behind.{{book ref|sky1|38}}
Later that week, Kimmalyn met up with her fellow Skyward Flight members, as all active members had been given a week of medical leave. After meeting with the group, Kimmalyn asked if FM would be able to fetch a necklace that she had left in their room before departing. When FM returned with the necklace, she brought Spensa with her, whom she had found on her way back to the restaurant.{{book ref|sky1|37}} After retrieving her necklace from FM, Kimmalyn and her friends spoke of Hurl, remembering their friend and reminiscing about their time in flight school. When Arturo's girlfriend, Bryn, went to the bathroom, the members of Skyward Flight talked briefly about the strangeness of Krell tactics and the DDF's hesitancy to talk about these things.{{book ref|sky1|38}}
{{sidequote
|“I failed Hurl,” she [Kimmalyn] said softly. “I’ll fail the others.”
“No. The only way you fail, Kimmalyn, is if you’re not there. '''Be there'''. ”
|Spensa encouraging Kimmalyn to go with Nedd and Arturo and help the overwhelmed pilots during the Second Battle of Alta{{book ref|sky1|48}}
|side=right
|size=350px
}}
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}}
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}}
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, one of the newest members of Skyward Flight who looked up to both women. When Jorgen arrived, Kimmalyn abandoned Spensa to face Jorgen's wrath.{{book ref|sky1|3}}
==Abilities==
{{quote
|Kind of like trying to hit the floor with a rock, sir. They aren’t even moving.
|Kimmalyn when asked to demonstrate during target
}}
Kimmalyn is highly knowledgeable about piloting and [[starfighters]], having achieved the rank of pilot.{/{book ref|sky2}}
=== Spensa ===
{{quote
|'Remember? The first day we met? ...You told me to take a deep breath, reach up…'
'Pluck a star,' Kimmalyn whispered.
|[[Spensa]] encouraging Kimmalyn during the [[Battle of Alta Second]]{{book ref|sky1|52}}
Kimmalyn is aware of who Spensa's [[Zeen_Nightshade|father]] and has heard the stories about him.{{book ref|sky1|15}} Although she is, at first, shocked to find out Spensa's parentage, she does not treat Spensa differently after the revelation, nor does she shy away from the topic or Spensa's anger.{{book ref|sky1|16}} She is impressed by Spensa's ability to stand up against the rumors and admires Spensa's courage.{{book ref|sky1|16}} She sees Spensa's fears of being weak as natural and encourages her to share her feelings with her teammates and rely on them.{{book ref|sky1|28}}
Spensa quickly becomes protective of Kimmalyn, jumping to the women's aid when she is harshly criticized.{{book ref|sky1|8}} During flight school, Spensa is aware that Kimmalyn is nervous about her poor flying ability. Spensa feels anger on her friends behalf, irritated that Kimmalyn has to so often feel like a failure for her flying ability, when she could instead gain further confidence if she was permanently in a sniper role.{{book ref|sky1|23}}
Spensa finds the look of Kimmalyn in a space helmet strange, as it fully contains Kimmalyn's voluminous hair.{{book ref|sky2|2}} Kimmalyn may be aware of some of Spensa's fears surrounding her cytonic abilities, however, Spensa is not always willing to share her feelings.{{book ref|sky2|2}}
=== Hurl ===
Kimmalyn and Hurl are friends and share a dorm room with FM during flight school. The three While rooming together, the three would come up with silly flight maneuvers they could name after each other. At some point, Hurl taught Kimmalyn wall-ball, though Kimmalyn seemed to prefer watching her friends play than participating.{{book ref|sky1|28}}
Kimmalyn believes she is at fault for Hurl's death as she was unable to shoot down Hurl's pursuers right before her death. She is strongly affected by Hurl's death and following the battle requests to be dismissed from the DDF.{{book ref|sky1|33}} Kimmalyn's confidence in her abilities is shaken following the incident and she becomes anxious and unsure when faced with another situation where her shooting could change the tide of battle.{{
=== Nedd ===
{{quote
|Nice explosion, Quirk. Seven out of ten. Try to spin your wreckage a little more next time you fall.
}}
Nedd is aware of Kimmalyn's nervousness about her flying abilities during flight school, and would deliberately tease her so she could channel her stress at someone to let off steam. Nedd believes Kimmalyn is uptight, particularly during times of stress.{{book ref|sky1|23}}
=== Sadie ===
== Quotes ==
“How many times has one of you had to pull out of a fight to come and save me? I’m putting you all in danger.” 33
“I might not be coming back, but at least I made cadet,” Kimmalyn said, perking up. “My parents are proud, and the gunners in Bountiful are full of chatter about me.”38
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. 52
‘Watch out for the smart ones. They tend to be stupid.’ starsight 2
== Trivia ==
| |||