Character creation story. Ashley.

Hello everyone. So, the best girl in the world won the poll, and I'll gladly tell you how she was created.

Actually, there's a lot I'd like to share about her story in the game, but then I'd have to lay all my cards on the table and drop a huge number of spoilers, so let's skip the plot points and try to avoid them.

Appearance, personality, image.

Ashley is probably the only model in my library that has undergone minimal changes that set her apart from the base version she's built on. I can't really remember why she remained almost unchanged — maybe I liked her right away just the way she is, or maybe I just couldn't make her better. Either way, the look she has now is considered the best for me. The only thing I don't really like about her is the lack of ability to use different hairstyles. Literally only 2-3 styles suit her, and that's it. Most likely this is due to the shape of her face and head, but if I change those, she loses her familiar appearance. Sometimes I remember the times when I tried to pile a ton of makeup on her, and after a while I'd realize that it only ruins her beauty. She's good even without all that.

Ashley's character took a very long time to build. There were many versions of how I envisioned her. It got to the point where I would imagine different situations in my mind in which I could theoretically be around a person like her, and I would analyze what happened. During TSOB's development, I didn't have a clear idea of exactly who she should be, so in some in-game situations she wasn't quite like herself. Now, however, she is exactly the way I always wanted her to be.

If you look past all her sarcasm, sexually charged jokes, and crude expressions, you can try to see Ashley from a different angle, but you have to understand that her lore is still at a very early stage of development. At the current point in the story, you can see that she tries to be an egoist, which she isn't really, and she has a small mindset: "I solve my own problems; other people's problems somehow become mine too." In other words, she allows others to need her, but forbids herself from needing others.

Probably the only person she can be more real with than with others is Laura. She constantly sexually provokes Laura, teases her, makes her embarrassed, offers to show her boobs, provokes her physically, and enjoys her reactions. But as soon as the conversation turns serious, Ashley changes drastically.

Overall, working on a character like Ashley is a great pleasure. I enjoy writing her as someone who's quick to act, especially in stressful situations. She usually doesn't go through the stages of irritation — warning — conflict — showdown; she just gets angry and starts acting. That's what I like most about her. In the car surveillance scene, Laura suggests they wait and gather more information, but, of course, where does she go? Ashley jumps straight into the action. Her engine runs on a combination of danger and adrenaline that makes her feel alive, which is exactly why her decisions seem reckless and thoughtless. But overall, I wouldn't say these qualities make her a dumb brute after three bottles of beer — rather, she's smart but impatient. Because of this, she always offers faster ways to reach a goal, even if they aren't the most pleasant from a moral standpoint.

In the early stages of my creative journey, Ashley was conceived as a more tactical and quiet character. The difference from the final version was that waiting was her bitch. However, that style of writing and behavior for her quickly became boring for me. Mentally taking her final story arc to its conclusion, I came to the realization that she was becoming a clichéd character who didn't stand out much compared to the others. Besides, it would be pretty dull to watch a passive character trying to act pompous — it just didn't fit. By the second episode of TSOB, Ashley started to resemble more the character we have now.

Let's talk a bit about her figure.

Here, she's probably the most frequently modified character. The topic of her thighs is still unexplored, but let's go in order. I once said that I don't like huge breasts the size of two heads, and that still remains a priority. A beautifully shaped chest slightly above average size is the standard for me, and Ashley has exactly the size that I personally find almost ideal. BUT HER LEGS... Honestly, it happened by accident. Really. I didn't plan to give her such juicy thighs, but I just forgot to remove one parameter while working on her butt. Probably, that was my best mistake. I don't know how, but her legs really go well with her body. Now it's hard for me to imagine her model's legs in their default form, and I know I could easily revert them to the original state at any moment, but that's exactly something I will never do.

This was the first trial post on this kind of topic. To be honest, I have some mixed feelings about it. Maybe I didn't say something, or maybe I said too much — I don't know. Or maybe this post should have looked completely different, but either way, now you have a better understanding of my favorite character than you did before.

Thank you for taking the time to read it, for hitting like, for telling your friends, your neighbors, that weird guy at work, and the person on the bus sitting next to you staring at your phone screen.

See you in the next development status update — something interesting will be waiting for you there.