Ashley

==First encounter==
When Xe'anna leaves her ship and her crew on Duranga to answer Hexie's distress call and they can't afford to wait until she returns to go acquire weapons in the vicinity of Duranga, local adventurer Rachel Lucas hires a pilot to replace her.
The pilot she finds is an AI who goes by the name of Ashley, a shining metal humanoid robot with a bridge of a nose, a mouth but no eyes, a jacket à la Han Solo but no pants, flat feet but no shoes, and glasses held in place by sp'duct tape. Also, a very shiny metal butt.See .
Ashley also has an ab compartment, but no stomachSee .. And a shiny metal butt.
==Character==
In addition to being a capable pilot, Ashley is an affable companion. He may still be learning about emotions but readily identified Rachel and Theea as the Bat'leth's co-captains, at least in Xe'anna's absence.
Ashley develops, in time, a peculiar relationship with Echo Spot's AI named ^D4T3. On the one hand, he can't stand his sometimes derogatory sense of humor. On the other hand, well, he hands up following him on his own quest.
==Side quests==
=== Finding a home for Morva ===
Ashley retrieved the broken AI known to the group as Morva, from the name of the even more broken ship where they found it ... or her and wants to find a new home for Morva, such as Echo.See .
=== Upgrading Oxana ===
Ashley starts a conversation that delves into Oxana's natureSee . when he first relays to the gathered crew her desire to become an AI herself, then suggests that however afraid Kika is that Oxana would lose what is herself, it would make sense to consult Oxana before making a decision on her behalf.
These two quests were taken up by the whole crew. With both Morva's and Oxana's consent and acknowledgement of the risks involved, ^D4T3 starts merging the broken AI and emerging VI with no way to know what will result of it.See . 
== Spreading the message even further ==
After doing his part to spread the virus that contained the message about the RazeSee ., Ashley leaves the crew and stays behind on Echo to help ^D4T3 spread another virus directly on Echo Prime.
Ashley, who is bad at goodbyes, takes the "Thank you for being a friend" magnet on his neck and puts it on the exit to the door. After Kika asks:You're coming back for that, right?his parting words are:We'll see. Go save the Universe. I have to go.And then, he rips the pants ^D4T3 has kindly handed up to him, while trying to put them on. NftE: Because the laughs are never too far away from the tears with Ashley.
== Notes ==
Category:Leviathan
Category:Leviathan Player Characters