#the way I write the Garrison is different and much-better structured than the scraps we get in canon

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Verse.

    Seventeen-year-old Keith is a lonely first-year student at the Garrison. Though he scored very highly on his entrance and screening exams and fared well in boot camp, his tarnished ‘problem child’ record lost him a rate assignment as a pilot during his first semester. He was instead assigned to ground forces, something that made him absolutely miserable and only fueled his defiant behavior. It’s not until a few weeks into the semester, after he commandeers a sim pod after-hours and breaks several long-standing records when Commander Iverson takes note of his performance and reassigns him as a pilot.

     As a pilot, Keith exhibits prodigious innate talent from the get-go. He likes to rely more on his own instincts than on textbook knowledge and lets himself be guided by what he feels, which is something most of his instructors see as too reckless. Despite it all, he is still lauded by many as the best pilot of his generation. This title, paired with his disinterest in by-the-book maneuvers and his aloof attitude, makes him come across as arrogant and drives other jealous cadets to greatly dislike him.

     Though accused of being aggressive and undisciplined, in reality, Keith is more of a trouble magnet than a troublemaker. He’s constantly on the defensive and tries to shield himself from others who want nothing more than to see him fail. He has few friends, but those select few that’s he’s allowed close to him he trusts implicitly.

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