Commentary
...Yeah, that's... That's probably where they're from, Elliot. Gold star.
Ashley's geographically widespread history and her family not being particularly big on their heritage prior to immigrating to America generations ago was something I originally figured would take panels upon panels to address, but nope. GOOD THING I SPENT SO MUCH TIME THINKING ABOUT HOW THAT DISCUSSION WOULD GO
Of course, if they don't talk about it much, why would there be a big discussion? I guess I just assume every detail is going to wind up being a lengthy discussion.
Dance Soccer
Normally with fan speculation, I either just say "nailed it" or "nope" and move on with life, but I received a lot of speculation very early on about Ashley being either a soccer player or a dancer, and on this rare ocassion, I said, "nope, but you still nailed it".
Put in a less "Dan's brain phrases things strangely" way, I thought it would be cool if she had experience with both, and while I don't generally watch ballet, I do think the things the dancers can do are super rad, so I decided she specifically had experience with that.
