Let me play devil's advocate... The only reason Astral-3 remained on board the ship was because "it's a player character, and it wouldn't be right to get rid of him." In terms of roleplaying, this character interacted with the others less than even any of the NPCs and was relatively useless in combat. So, in a way, it even turned out to be a valuable lesson.

I wrote a long, angry post, but I deleted it. Sorry, guys, I haven't been this upset in a long time; I'm in a furious rage. I'm going to take a deep breath.
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