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'''Kimiko''' was an old lady-friend of [[Crashdown]], who he described as "a lovely little lady in a lovely little city in a lovely little colony that I used to know."
'''Kimiko''' was an old lady-friend of {{callsign|Crashdown}}, whom he describes as "a lovely little lady in a lovely little city in a lovely little colony that I used to know."


Crashdown tries to convince [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] to name a small asteroid after Kimiko as they scan for water throughout adjacent areas of space to the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] ([[Water]]).
Crashdown tries to convince [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] to name a small asteroid after Kimiko as they scan for water throughout adjacent areas of space to the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] {{TRS|Water}}.


==Notes==
==Notes==
*In what is probably a very obscure coincidence, on [[Ron Moore]] (who personally wrote "Water")'s old series, ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', in the episode "Honor Among Thieves", while working undercover Miles O'Brien had to bluff his way out of the offer of a call girl as a reward by a gangster, by saying that he already had a girlfriend.  When pressed, O'Brien said his girlfriend's name was "Kimiko" (spelled exactly the same way).  This is either a very obscure reference by Moore to his old series, or a sign that after over 700 episodes, ''Star Trek'' has begun to use every phonetically possible name in existance.  
*In what is probably a very obscure coincidence or deliberate reference, on [[Ron Moore]]'s (who personally wrote "Water") old series, ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', in the episode "[[MemoryAlpha:Honor Among Thieves|Honor Among Thieves]]," while working undercover [[MemoryAlpha:Miles O'Brien|Miles O'Brien]] has to bluff his way out of the offer of a call girl as a reward by a [[MemoryAlpha:Liam Bilby|gangster]], by saying that he already has a girlfriend.  When pressed, O'Brien says his girlfriend's name is "[[MemoryAlpha:Kimiko|Kimiko]]".
*Kimiko is a female Japanese name meaning "noble child" or "truth child"<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=kimiko|title=Behind the Name: Kimiko|date=|accessdate=23 October 2006|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>.
*Kimiko is a female Japanese name meaning "noble child" or "truth child"<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=kimiko|title=Behind the Name: Kimiko|date=|accessdate=23 October 2006|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>.


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Latest revision as of 04:12, 22 February 2024

Kimiko was an old lady-friend of Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo, whom he describes as "a lovely little lady in a lovely little city in a lovely little colony that I used to know."

Crashdown tries to convince Sharon Valerii to name a small asteroid after Kimiko as they scan for water throughout adjacent areas of space to the Fleet (TRS: "Water").

Notes[edit]

  • In what is probably a very obscure coincidence or deliberate reference, on Ron Moore's (who personally wrote "Water") old series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, in the episode "Honor Among Thieves," while working undercover Miles O'Brien has to bluff his way out of the offer of a call girl as a reward by a gangster, by saying that he already has a girlfriend. When pressed, O'Brien says his girlfriend's name is "Kimiko".
  • Kimiko is a female Japanese name meaning "noble child" or "truth child"[1].

References[edit]

  1. Behind the Name: Kimiko (backup available on Archive.org) . Retrieved on 23 October 2006.