A short woman with dark brown, shoulder-length hair, Ky Is rather attractive in her own way, though the dark-colored lubricants that have become imbedded in her hands through many years of engineering do reflect her profession.
Very happy with her duties aboard the ship, Ky would be quite satisfied to remain with this one ship until either she retires, or it is decommissioned. Driven by almost a compulsion to have the vessel operating at highest efficiency, she has been known to pressure herself and her subordinates unmercifully to "get the job done," usually with positive results.
Though very friendly with Lt. Commander Hodgkins, she is married to her work even more, and would rather lose him than leave what she
loves.
When things are going well, she is cheerful, friendly, and wonderful company. But, if there are any problems in Engineering, she becomes
irritable and nervous, occasionally shouting orders in Cantonese. She is always upset if even the slightest thing is wrong with the ship or its
engines, and will persist in pestering ari'6 harassing everyone within range until the situation is corrected.
Ky is neutral toward Romulans until their cause results in stress damage to the Niwen, after which she becomes very opposed to their presence.
