I'm a girl and I found myself running after Ashley on Virmire every single time.I dunno, after all the conversation my char had, I think from my char's point of view she'll always be closer to Ashley than Kaidan.Plus Ash was a good soldier and she had good instinct in fighting, at least that's what I got from the squad conversation when they're in the Council room back in ME1. Kaidan commented on the beautiful trees, while Ash commented on the strategic value of the stairs. Then Ash spotted Chorban's suspicious behavior near a Keeper (keep in mind there's only 1 Keeper near them at that moment), and Kaidan still need Ash to point the guy out for the second time (really good observation skill there, Kaidan).Jack is a unique character with a sad and unique background. I think I can safely say that she's one of the most damaged squad mate Shepard ever had. I imagine that anyone who ended up with her must prepare themselves to be some sort of psychiatric for her. It was interesting to watch how her character changed throughout the game as Shepard converse with her.Kinda sad that after the Suicide Mission, she suddenly turned all b**chy on my Shepard though.I mean, what the heck? We were going along just fine, Shepard just want to be a close friend with her! And she suddenly went all 'You're a girl. I'm not into it, so drop it.'Damn you, Bioware script writer!!!