Ashley perked up in her seat as the issue of pay arose and leant forwards as she paid intense attention to the answer, surprised at the bluntness with which August had bought up the issue but relieved it hadn't had to be her asking. Ultimately this was the make or break question for Ashley as, whilst a relief from the solitude of the mercenary life would be welcome and Ashley already had people she considered friends on the task force, if she felt she could earn better elsewhere she'd turn her attentions there. Ashley rolled her eyes behind her aviators and sighed as it turned out Ghim could not directly answer the question but turned the aforementioned eyes to the contract skim reading it for keywords like "payment" and "credits". Her eyes widened as she saw the potential figures and she immediately signed contract. She'd need to ask about expenses at some point, particularly if her services were required as a pilot, but having seen the reactions of some of the others when August had asked his question Ashley had no desire to be "that girl" and kept her mouth shut for now, tapping her foot impatiently as she waited for the briefing to begin and smiling at some of the others present from behind her shades.