Crew Record: Ashpaw, Ashley (#75659066)

[SilverLightsune]

Nanotrasen Employee ID: #75659066
Name: Ashley Ashpaw

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Race: Vulpkanin

Blood Type: AB+

General Occupational Role(s):

Medical Supplier/Chemist, high candidacy match
Malady Manager/Virologist, high candidacy match
Floral Caretaker/Botanist, moderate candidacy match
Slime Rancher/Xenobiologist, moderate candidacy match
Queen of Medbay/Chief Medical Officer, moderate candidacy match
Genome Tinkerer/Geneticist, low candidacy match
Underpaid Practitioner/Medical Doctor, low candidacy match

 

Biography:

Much of the following is derived from Ms. Ashpaw's own narration.

Born Ashley Lys Ashpaw to Kestrel and Dk'mafh 'Ashpaw' on January 27, 2538, a second-generation Terran (first generation Terran-born) Vulpkanin. She grew up nearby on the artificial island Tantalsi in the north Atlantic, not far from the island capital Minora. Though she knew faces from many different races from a young age, her sense of a 'big city' came from Minora, which taken together with the rest of the population of Tantalsi barely exceeded half a million. Also from a young age she observed her parents, both involved in ecological sciences as advisors in Earth's revitalization project, and displayed a curiosity about the various natural sciences.

Ashley was taught by her parents starting at age 14 [Clearance: CentComm] after her boredom in a chemistry class lab started a panic over a jury-rigged incendiary container of firefighting foam and smoke powder. The incident has since been removed from local public record. Though her interests didn't exactly follow their broad ecological scope, she went on to shine in a variety of local academic events and later completed a master's degree in Organic Chemistry. Her thesis, 'Comparison of Thermodynamic Properties of Sapient Derived Hair and Fur', is publicly available via the University of Minora. Shortly before degree completion she met with Nanotrasen Recruiter K. Din (#67290390) and signed on to begin after completing her studies.

Departing from Earth for the Nanotrasen Training Station Galakiir, she left her parents, two younger brothers (Fenrix & Zefan), one younger sister (Kenti), and few but close friends. In her months at Galakiir, she completed a number of certification courses. [Clearance: Security] She was also warned after using hydroponics materials to grow and distribute glowing watermelons and tomato smoke bombs. In the time since, she has been assigned to various duties aboard the NSS Cyberiad.

During breaks in her employment, Ashley has been furthering her academic pursuits. She expects to begin the review process for her doctoral thesis sometime in 2564, pursuing NT-funded research into retroviral engineering. [Clearance: CentComm] Cut from the publicly reviewed and available part of this thesis are her notes on viral interspecies gene splicing and bioweapon research. This research was conducted at the behest of her superiors, taking place at Site TR-14 with experimentation carried out upon captured EOCs. It should be noted that while Ms. Ashpaw complied and remains loyal, this appears to have severely strained her emotionally. More thorough investigation of her loyalties is recommended. In light of her efforts, competence, and hopefully upcoming doctorate, she was promoted to First Lieutenant in the NT Medical Corps in late 2563. Though this title is often only honorary, it recognizes her regular qualification to serve as Chief Medical Officer or stand in for the position, whereas she only held the position provisionally in the past.

 

Awarded Qualifications:

- Board of Directives' Scholarship, University of Minora (awarded annually, 2555-2561)
- Master's Degree, Organic Chemistry (University of Minora, Terra/Earth, Class of 2561)
- Cleanest Employee of the Month (NT Training Station Galakiir, July 2561)
- Nanotrasen Emergency Preparedness Certification (NTS Galakiir, August 2561)
- Nanotrasen Horticulture Certification (NTS Galakiir, November 2561)
- Nanotrasen Xenobiology Certification (NTS Galakiir, February 2562)
- Rank #1 in Nanotrasen Employment Diversity Training out of all Employees with ID #75659066
- 2nd Lieutenant, Nanotrasen Medical Corps (NSS Cyberiad, May 2562)
- 1st Lieutenant, Nanotrasen Medical Corps (NSS Cyberiad, November 2563)
- Cryostar Medal, Nanotrasen Medical Corps (NSS Cyberiad, April 2566)

 

Observed Qualifications:

- Capacity to memorize information
- Capacity to home in on relevant information across wide communication traffic
- Respect for departmental authority
- Gracious to those she asks something from
- Display of forethought
- Paranoia(?)
- Moderately responsible
- Allergic to failure (qualification pending further testing)
- Positive attitude
- Displays more focus in roles which require reduced sapient interaction
- Competent instructor for new or recently reassigned employees

 

Employment Records:

Notable points include -
- Various pharmaceutical internships during college
- Formally began employment with Nanotrasen on July 1, 2561
- Completed additional training in emergency preparedness, horticulture, and xenobiology by February 28, 2562
- After psychological review, stationed to the NSS Cyberiad, predominantly to serve as a pharmaceutical chemist
- Has spent time in various roles as noted in General Occupational Roles
- Occasionally gets assigned to unrelated job due to clerical errors, at which point it might be added here if she displays aptitude
- Once synthesized 5000 units of synthflesh in one shift
- Once also synthesized over 3000u of cryoxadone in one shift
- Took part in a demographic/cultural study run by station psychologist
- As a chemist in a severely understaffed medical department, performed brain surgery based off prior rudimentary experience. Narrowly managed to not kill patient in the process
- Participated in chaplain-run seminar on recognizing and dealing with vampires, which ended halfway through when the engine broke loose and had to be neutralized by CC
- Has trialed as Chief Medical Officer. Fully qualified as CMO. By necessity, learned quite a bit about surgery along the way. Exhibits levelheadedness under pressure, but may not be qualified to handle the stress for long periods of time
- Has made highly beneficial symbiotic synthetic virus in the span of approximately ten minutes since shift start, claiming that her record is just under eleven minutes
- Received assistance from station therapist after recurring nightmares about terror spiders. Has gained some therapeutic tools to help cope, but still having regular appointments between shifts to help deal with stress and paranoia
- Took break from station service to work on doctorate, review of which is still pending as of writing
- Awarded the NTMC Cryostar on April 7, 2566 in recognition of medical professionalism and strongly developed pharmaceutical skills

 

Security Records:

- Has accidentally blown up Medical Chemistry at least six times during course of employment; claims to now know the location of flammable substances in workplace
- Penchant for crafting homemade grenades as a chemist; as of late these have contained cleaning foam or quick-set metal insulation
- Unverified reports of using xenobiological engineering to create mice scouts, uplift command staff pets to sapience, and warp space-time
- Tendency to carry a station bounced radio at all times if permitted - possibly afraid of the station's communication network going out?
- Sometimes yells at crewmates for not closing authenticating doors after passing through
- Has seen a Syndicate agent chem-lab partner kill himself over regret that his loyalty had to be so divided; this may have led to uncertainty in her own loyalties
- Repaired internal bleeding and several fractures for a member of the Wizard Federation without knowing the patient was an EoC; claims that healing was her responsibility under oath as a medical professional
- Has previously barricaded herself in her own lab and welded all the vents shut after terror spider nightmares led to paranoid behavior; currently getting counseling for this
- Regularly refuses to make narcotics or other potentially harmful products when asked to do so, despite threats from outside parties. Only does so with express permission from the CMO
- Undergoing substantial stress leads her to increasingly erratic behavior
- NT Loyalty: Skeptic-leaning
- Adherence to SOP: Slightly Above Average

 

Medical Records:

- Gets her job done quickly and efficiently in front of chemical dispenser (While this is likely true to some degree, it should be noted that Medical employees are not to frivolously alter their own records)
- Occasional ordinary workplace injuries
- Occasionally rescued from pressure vacuums in both MedChem and SciChem
- Once recovered by station reclamation team from suspension inside a functional cryotube while a parasitic entity in stomach counteracted mending; does not directly recall event but has mentioned likely related nightmares
- Requires treatment for fatigue during extended shifts
- Mild nyctophobia, which seems to be getting worse
- Possible referral to station psychiatrist due to presence of both lonely nature and interest in pyrotechnics
- Possible referral to station psychiatrist after having seen a chemistry lab partner suicide due to his regrets for his Syndicate involvement
- Ever since being assigned to CMO position, gray is slowly creeping further into her fur. Low-stress positions recommended after protracted shifts
- Sought help from station psychiatrist after recurring nightmares about terror spiders
- Ms. Ashpaw has had a cybernetic heart since an on-station accident. [Clearance: CC] She fell victim to abductors but has no memory of the incident, only its fallout. References to the event and her forgotten time appear to cause her additional anxiety. Addendum: This has happened twice now.
- She has shown increasing unease, concerned about the perils of space, becoming high-strung and easily distracted when thrown off the routine of her work

 

Personnel Photo (Appearance text):

A 5'9"/1.75m Vulpkanin, predominantly furred in shades of light blue. Her forepaws and hindpaws both display a transition to an ashy gray hue, slightly darker near claws. She has a fairly lithe build,  though her confident stance is disturbed by minor twitchiness. This may be an extension of her alert senses (tall blue ears, slightly glowing violet eyes, sharp muzzle, among others) or may be a sign of paranoia.

 

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Other Notes:

Ashley has known a version of Poly which repeatedly suggested the genocide of Tajaran, Unathi, and Vulpkanin. She harbors at best a cold suspicion against the bird.

Edited April 9, 2022 by SilverLightsune

[Drakeven]

Neat backstory! Gosh I wish I had the creative drive to write amazing bios like this.