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==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, ''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" (spelled exactly the same way).
*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>.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 17:37, 27 February 2007

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."

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 (Water).

Notes

  • 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" (spelled exactly the same way).
  • Kimiko is a female Japanese name meaning "noble child" or "truth child"[1].

References

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