Kozmo
Biographical Details
Born 2019 in East Los Angeles, Kozmo is the youngest of seven children. His mother, Rosaline Kaminski, is a homemaker and former actress who met her future husband while performing for the troops in Panama. Ramon Espinoza, born in Panama, is employed by Halon. Ramon is a veteran of the Gulf of Panama Conflict and is currently assigned to Operation: Clean Diamond.
The names of Kozmo's brothers and sisters, from oldest to youngest: Juan Ramon, Julia Marie, Esteban, Maria Rose, Jimi, and Palo. Each sibling is about two years apart in age.
Kozmo is named after his father's favorite boyhood dog.
As a child Kozmo would pen short stories about giant dogs, talking crows and magic cats. He would also hand-write scripts for his favorite television programs, copying the style and format of published screenplays. At the age of twelve he crafted a series of seventeen illustrated 24-page booklets featuring the exploits of a superhero known as "Special K."
Kozmo began writing for the website of his high school, Dick Cheney Magnet School of East Los Angeles. His teachers noted that while he displayed a casual contempt for authority and had trouble getting along with his peers, he was a highly intelligent, motivated student and a very gifted writer. During his last two years of school Kozmo began acting in school theater and developed a flair for the dramatic.
Kozmo enrolled at Los Angeles City College but was expelled when he assaulted a freshman composition professor. In spite of his father's veteran service, Kozmo was rejected by Halon when he attempted to enlist in their foreign service. He has worked during the last year for a number of local news outlets, honing his skills as a journalist.
Kozmo's Tattoos
Around the age of fourteen, Kozmo read a book about tattoos and tattooing. He stole his brother Esteban's identification (they are very similar in appearance) and promptly got his first tattoo - a dancing skeleton meant to symbolize the impermanence of existence. In coming years Kozmo acquired additional tattoos, at least one of which may be the result of his association with an East Los Angeles street gang.
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Azimuth Brighter Futures Program
Kozmo is tight-lipped or evasive about his plans for the Azimuth grant when he successfully completes testing. His most common answer is that he plans to open a gecko farm in Cuba.