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Saturday - Nov 6, 2287 ~ pt2

Back at Sanctuary, finally. Preston loved the good news, and finally sat me down to tell me what happened at Quincy. I… Can’t blame anyone for how they’re dealing with it. They’ve all lost so much. I hope they can live safer here. 

Preston also had an offer for me; to be general of the minutemen. I say an offer, but it almost seemed he wouldn’t take no for an answer. So… I guess I’m the general now. Not exactly how I thought the conversation would go, but hey it’s a hell of a promotion. I’m still not sure I’ll be enough to fill those shoes, I was never much of a leader, but I can see where Preston is coming from saying I’m the best fit we have available, so there’s going to be a hell of a lot more work to do. I get the sneaking suspicion that getting shot at is going to get a lot more regular real soon.

In other news, Sturges had a field day with the turret schematics. We're going to start building them tomorrow; We're thinking of placing them by the old north Bridge first. I might set up some defenses on the other paths out from the neighborhood, but the most traffic would come from the bridge so that's priority. Anyway, wherever we put them I'm sure everyone's going to be glad for a little extra security.

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Saturday - Nov 6, 2287

Raiders, like we thought. Holed up in the corvega plant, actually. I’m surprised I didn't see anyone on my way past to Diamond City. I took out the leader and as many as I could manage, they shouldn’t be much trouble anymore and hopefully they’ll scatter soon enough. Just in case I might head back out there to make sure. I did promise, after all.

I reported the success and my plan to double check to the couple and Tenpines and they actually said they’d join the minutemen, saying they wanted people to help each other, just the thing we need. It looks like not everyone in this wasteland has gone completely crazy, and at least there’s that. I have to let Preston know, I just know he’d be thrilled. 

That, and I’m bringing back a couple presents from the trip. The assembly had some good salvage- shocker, I know- but the thing I’m most excited about; I found a set of genuine blueprints for machine gun turrets. If I can set some up around Sanctuary, I’m sure everyone would sleep better at night. 

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Friday - Nov 5, 2287

Preston notified me of a settlement to the east needing aid. We don’t know exactly what, but raiders is a safe bet. I’m packing my bags to leave for tenpines bluff now.

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Thursday - Nov 4, 2287

Purifier is finished. Walls are reinforced with scrap so the weather won’t get through nearly as bad too, thanks to Sturges while I was gone. Medicine is safe in a lockbox, seeds are planted.

Finally read the newspaper too. Reread it a few, actually. This thing called the institute, the scare around these synths.. I guess I should’ve known there'd be some boogeyman. It’s the reds all over again.

But… I did run into a man in strange clothes on my way back from Diamond City looking for somewhere called Bunker Hill. It didn’t look like he was from anywhere in the wasteland, his coat looked like plastic or latex or something, it was too shiny and it didn’t move like fabric. It didn’t even look like anything from before the war. Even the most extreme of the atomic age fashion didn’t look like that.

That, and there was this man held at gunpoint by his own friends in the parking lot outside Concord yesterday. They were going to kill him for being one of those things, and if he himself didn’t say he was an escaped synth I would’ve thought they were going insane. He didn’t look or talk or feel any different from any other man with a gun in his face. I talked the situation down and he said he was going to Bunker Hill.

That has to be why the man in the strange coat wanted to know where that was… if he was from the institute and synths are escaping, and Bunkerhill is the known safehaven… But, if Sythns are just machines, why would they be defecting? And why would they call it escaping?

And more than that, the woman that took Shaun from Nathan was in that same style of clothing. Same colors and everything… I suppose it makes sense that my case would be related to the organisation with a reputation for napping people. But if Shaun was taken by the institute, why didn’t they both look like that? Who was that other man? He looked like a wastelander.

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Tuesday - Nov 2, 2287 ~ 3:30 am

Unexpected detour. I caught a distress call on the radio near Cambridge, so I jumped in to help with what I can only assume was a horde of zombies? And I agreed to help them find some transmitter to send a stronger distress call to some bigger organization; The Brotherhood of Steel, as Paladin Danse told me.

I didn't realize how long we took in Arc Jet until we got outside and it was pitch dark. Danse let me follow him back to the old Cambridge police station where he and his subordinates are staying, and offered for me to spend the night and a spot in this Brotherhood. 

I don't plan on joining. I think I've had my fill of military life already, and this short game of follow the leader was more irritating than I remember. I'd rather not be written up for subordination. Again.

The way he described the Brotherhood bugged me too, but it's a little hard to put my finger on. Making sure technology doesn't fall into the wrong hands… Sounds noble, if that's really what they're doing. I'm probably only being paranoid, but… knowing what I know about how things were before the war? It gives me a bad feeling.

Still, they're letting me wait until morning light to get going, and they all seem decent enough people. Maybe if things go well enough in sanctuary I could bring some spare supplies back for these three.

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Monday - Nov 1, 2287

Just finished shopping at the marketplace. The folks back at sanctuary still need me to come back and, hopefully, I’ll be able to better prepare for my next trip. I’ve got scrap, I’ve got food, I’ve got seeds, I’ve got medicine. With any luck it’ll all be well worth the caps. 

I’m going to talk to the journalist on my way out, get through that interview I agreed to yesterday. Speaking of which, I did get handed that newspaper.. I should probably take a look before I leave. If all this talk about this Institute is right, I should be a little more cautious than I thought.

So, the plan is to head back and prepare, maybe find someone to help me, and look for Valentine once I can be reasonably confident it’s not a suicide mission. If I can finish that water purifier while I’m at it, that’s all the better. I think I’ve got all the parts I’d need now.

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Sunday - Oct 31, 2287

I didn’t even notice it was halloween until I got here and saw the decorations. Halloween… I’m surprised they still celebrate it. I wonder if any other prewar traditions survived. It’s.. weird to see people celebrating so soon. It’s only been a week. I guess it’s been a lot longer for them, though…

Diamond city is-... Well, it’s definitely not a city, not by a long shot. If this is the biggest settlement around…

At least it’s better than I thought. They’ve got security, food, running water or so I hear. Even a newspaper, and, apparently, a detective who’s not for hire on account of being MIA. The location could use some work though.. The detective’s secretary, Ellie, pointed me in the direction of Park Street Station, and I would go right over first thing in the morning if it weren’t for the fact that I saw Diamond City Security fighting off mutants. 

They looked like the ogres you’d find in comic books. If I found myself caught by even just one of those things on my own, I wouldn’t even make it past a block. Despite all the manpower and turrets, one of the mutants broke Codsworth on our way past, and I just barely got out of the way in time. I hope someone here is selling something, anything I can use to repair him with. I can’t just… Leave him there. 

I don’t know what to do. If I try to find Detective Valentine I’ll get killed. If I wait… I don’t know what they’re doing to Shaun. Every second I waste is a chance for them to take him away from me too, just like-

Just like Nate. 

…

I don’t know what I’ll do, but it’s raining and I’m soaked and cold and typing on this fucking pipboy takes forever and my fingers are frozen, and I just paid a man ten bottlecaps for a bed. I’ll come up with something in the morning.

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Saturday - Oct 30, 2287

Sturges and I got the purifier half built before we realized we didn’t have the parts to finish. All the scrap in the world can’t make up for missing the one part you need, and there are just a couple pieces we can’t manage to find. I didn’t have time to go out looking before tomorrow, so… Vault fountains for now.

That said, I will be going to a supposedly pretty big settlement tomorrow- a city has to have at least one store. Maybe I can find something there that’ll work. Some food too, hopefully- we don’t have a hell of a lot of produce here to balance out our meals, and there’s only so much bugmeat someone can eat before it starts to get to you. Maybe if I'm really lucky I can find some seeds to put in Rosa’s old garden. 

Dinner was uneventful, thankfully. I managed to convince Preston to sit down and join us for the meal while I got ready to leave. We discussed some rounds for security, something to help everyone feel safer and maybe give Preston some time to relax. I passed out some old guns from around the neighborhood and made sure everyone knew where to keep the ammo, and Sturges helped drag out some appliances for a couple makeshift barricades. Hopefully that’s enough for now.

I’m leaving first thing in the morning. Mama Murphy said she’d help me pack a bag for the road so I can just grab it and go. I’m going to bring most of the chems we found- hopefully that’ll make up enough money for the parts we need.

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Friday - Oct 29, 2287

We left for Red Rocket around 8:00 am. Plenty of scrap, though not all of it was exactly usable. Still, enough useful parts that we’ll hopefully have enough for a water purifier and some left over.

Although, there was an apparent molerat infestation waiting for us. We cleared the ones that surfaced without injury- Dogmeat certainly had fun- and later learned of a cave under the station from a terminal in the back. Marcy scavenged on the surface while I cleared out the den; hopefully that’ll be the end to that. We brought back enough meat back with the scrap to feed the whole group.

There was enough time to search some of the houses on the edge of concord too- ammo, meds, and bottlecaps, which Preston explained are what’s used as currency current day. Plus some bottles, which I gathered and filled with water from the vault when we got back. Actually a surprising number of bottles. Still not ideal to hike up the hill every time, but at least it’s not an emergency anymore.

God, it’s already been almost a week… I’ll be leaving the day after tomorrow. I’ll see if I can still build something to filter the river water before I go.

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Thursday - Oct 28, 2287

Sturges took care of the remaining tinkering today. I got the honor to scavenge the rest of the neighborhood with Marcy, which was less than pleasant. I can't exactly blame her. They've all been through hell.

We found some good scrap, and even a working terminal in one of the houses. Apparently one of our old neighbors was a… recreational distributor. It helped us find various meds and chems in the other houses, at least. The keyboard is a little busted, so I'm still typing this on my Pip boy. Takes a while. I'll fix the terminal when I have time.

Luckily it works enough to play the holotape game I found in the vaults breakroom. I'll leave the tape with them when I leave. I think they could use the distraction.

Marcy and I are going to head down to the Red Rocket between here and Concord tomorrow. We spotted some good scrap there when we passed it. Hopefully there'll be something we can use.

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start an ask meme around ur fallout oc as a companion:

what perk would they give the player?

how do you recruit them? are there multiple methods?

what raises and lowers their affinity?

how do they react to certain things? what do they say? (eg. lockpicking, grabbing junk, killing?)

do they periodically give the player items? what kind of items?

would they be able to do specialised task? (eg. repairs, hacking)

would they be romancable?

do they have a unique outfit or weapon?

what would be their personal quest, if they have one?

what are their opinions on certain factions? (eg. brotherhood, NCR)

general voice lines? (in reaction to companion wheel selections)

where would you find them in the world?

which game would they be from?

miscellaneous facts?

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Wednesday - Oct 27, 2287

Apparently Marcy spotted a light in the distance on a late-night walk around the neighborhood. Preston and I set out in the morning to see what it was; raiders. What else? We took them out, and took what we could from the little shack. It seemed one of them overdosed on something Mama Murphy identified as ‘Psycho’. I gave it to Sturges to keep somewhere safe, and out of Murphy’s reach.

We got Sturges’ help moving the bodies as well- who knows what the smell of rotting flesh would attract if we left them near Sanctuary. I didn’t and still don’t want to know, so we carried them off to a safer distance. Whatever comes looking for a meal won’t be sneaking up on us.

Other than that, it looks like today will be the same as the others- building. We’re going to see if we can stretch the remaining scrap into another bed frame, and the rest of the day Struges agreed to help me draw up a plan for a water purifier. I haven’t made my own blueprint since middle school; I hope I’ve still got the gist.

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Tuesday - Oct 26, 2287

We finished a couple more beds today, finally enough that no one has to sleep on the floor. That is, if someone doesn't mind sharing a bed. It'll have to do for now. We even had time to reinforce a couple of the walls. That yellow house is shaping up to be a decent place to get out of the rain, at the very least.

Jun seemed to be… at a loss, for these past few days. Normal, for a man who's lost his son. At least I can keep looking for Shaun- I don't know what I would do if I didn't have that to get me out of bed.

I handed him one of the spare pistols I'd found in the vault and asked him to search around the area with Preston and bring back any animals he finds. We do all need to eat after all. Hopefully that gets him moving some.

Marcy and Murphy are helping where they can with the building, though it's slow-going. There are too many projects, and such little time. We don't have enough containers for taking trips to the vault for water to be practical, but it's all we can do. 

I wonder if I could figure out how to build something better, or at least closer. Maybe a water purifier… I think I remember the basics of how to build one. The only question is if we have the parts lying around…

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Getting the reffs done for artfight! finally

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I haven't been on Tumblr or active with fallout for a long time, but I've always really loved how you write for the companions and I remember reading through your masterlists for comfort whenever I was boref or sad! I don't know if you still do requests, but,

How do you think the companions would be with a Sole Survivor with anger issues or a nasty temper? Especially if they're actively trying to work on it to be better with not lashing out?

Companions React: Sole working on their anger issues!

Cait:

She doesn't even bat an eye

I imagine anger is a very common defense mechanism in the wasteland, even more so with raiders that already have the "angry brutes" persona expected of them

Doesn't mean she's not the slightest bit disappointed, though

Not quite uncomfortable (or at least, not in a way she'd admit), but after being forced to both be full of rage and surrounded by unapologetically angry assholes for most of her life, she doesn't have a positive opinion of it.

So she'll actually be quite pleasently surprised if she sees Sole even express slight remorse. Actually making an effort to change? She's impressed

She knows how hard it is to control that anger. She sees, possibly better than anyone, how strong Sole is when they reign themselves in.

Curie:

As a Ms. Nanny I think she wouldn't appreciate anger from anyone. Not only does she think it's unecessary, but she can't really empathize - anger doesn't come often, if at all for her.

She gains a new perspective with her synth body, though.

Emotions aren't just mild and appropriate anymore, they're intense. Everything she feels becomes full-body sensations that throws her off her tracks.

(She might even burst into tears of Sole directs their anger to her)

I feel like she's very empathetic too. It won't take long for her to go from being annoyed by Sole to completely understanding them or even getting angry alongside them.

Sole working on their anger issues might become a team effort with Curie around, but she's more than happy to be along for the ride and keep them both accountable.

Codsworth:

Codsworth, forever loyal, will do everything in his power to support Sole

Breathing techniques, collecting broken bottles and dishes for Sole to smash, finds those little tabletop punching bags or stress balls for Sole. Just anything that comes to mind.

Knows when it's time to just give Sole their space, thankfully. If they want to go off and break a room in rage he'll patiently wait outside until they're done and offer to help clean up

Dare I say he might be a bit too hesitant to call Sole out on their behavior - he'll point out general snark when he sees it, but explosive, rightous, or grieving anger? He'll give them as much leeway as he can

He's very happy to see Sole work on themselves and will make sure to remind them he's proud when he notices them improve!

Danse:

Danse has seen this time and time again, so he's not at all phased by it

The second he clocks Sole's anger issues he's leading them towards exercising as an outlet. It works for him and for most soldiers he's trained.

I wouldn't be surprised of anger is the emotion he's most comfortable with dealing with. He's awkward as hell around someone crying, celebrating, feeling sick... but anger has a clear source and response. He can work with that.

That doesn't mean he'll put up with any sort of insubordination, however. Sole will still be getting strict punishments for acting out against a superior.

He will be proud of them for working on their anger issues, and will be more than happy to aid them in any way he can. He thinks very highly of people who can recognize disruptive behavior put in the effort to work on themselves.

Deacon:

He's been there, but that doesn't mean he's too thrilled with it.

Making a scene is the last thing a spy should be doing, and even if Sole can manage their anger while on the job, it still makes him uneasy when he does see them lash out.

But I feel like Deacon's too willing to bite his tongue to keep from rocking the boat. It'll probably take a lot for him to bring up Sole's anger issues, especially if it's clear they're actually working on it.

He'll take a more distanced approach overall. Maybe leading them away from triggering situations before they happen and whatnot

Won't indulge if Sole tries to turn their anger onto him. Like if they're the type of person to try and bait an argument to let off steam he can see right through it, and he really doesn't appreciate it. Might direct them towards a healthier outlet if he's feeling nice.

Gage:

Oh, Gage likes it. Of course he does. Half of being a raider is just one big dick measuring contest.

Sole working on their anger issues would be a double-edged sword to him. He wants Sole to be strategic about their anger, not get rid of it entirely. Only snap at people who deserve it, right?

(And a lot of people deserve it)

He'll always expect a certain amount of hostility from Sole, and may even prefer there to be a bit too much than a bit too little. Other than that, he's not too fussed about Sole's emotions.

At worst might tease them a bit, but he's smart enough to back off if he can tell they really don't appreciate it

Hancock:

I feel like Hancock's conquered anger as an emotion. He's got it under control, whether that be through mindfulness or copious amounts of drugs and alcohol.

So I think he'll actually be good at helping Sole get better if they ask for his help.

Won't put up with Sole snapping at him though. You can't deny being mayor has gotten to his head a bit, and being accused or questioned makes him feel like his position is being threatened.

Sole will have to go out of their way to apologize to him if they get in an argument, especially if they started it

Otherwise he doesn't take any of their issues to heart for the most part. It's like water off a ducks back, as long as they're not causing issues for Goodneighbor citizens, of course.

Maccready:

He begrudgingly puts up with them at first - he's dealt with a lot worse in the past and he needs the money

Once he sees how much Sole is putting in the effort to change, he really starts to appreciate them more

It's a breath of fresh air to see someone actually working on themselves instead of taking the easy road and embracing being an asshole

I don't think he'll comment on it too much unless it interferes with whatever work they're doing, he likes to stay in his own lane and let others work through their own problems

Nick:

He sees Sole's anger and is curious about the root cause. Is it grief? Were they wronged in some way? Are they trying to protect themself?

I imagine Nick's good at conflict resolution in general. If Sole snaps at him he'll almost always walk away and let them take a breather before revisiting the conversation. He doesn't take what they say to heart and he's willing to be as patient as it takes as long as they're making an effort to be better.

Nick definitely gets snappy if Sole lets out their anger on others, though. He won't hesitate to call out if they're overreacting on someone who doesn't deserve it.

He's good at reading the situation, at least. You know you've fucked up when Sole snaps at you and Nick just shrugs and lets it happen.

Piper:

I feel like Piper's a pretty passionate person, which can pead to her and Sole hyping each other up when something pisses them off

Like Sole would get in an argument with someone else and hours later Piper will be like "... I can't believe he said that to you!" and they'll start ranting all over again

Immediately loses her energy if Sole directs it at her though

She's used to being yelled at so it doesn't affect her much, but she doesn't like seeing Sole upset and will turn her attention to trying to help them feel better

In general more worried for Sole than annoyed by their behavior. She obviously doesn't approve of snapping at people who don't deserve it but she knows Sole already knows and doesn't need to be badgered about it.

Preston:

Preston's not exactly a stranger to anger. Irritability is a symptom of depression. The rage he feels towards what happened at Quincy almost scares him at times.

But I also feel like he's done a lot of unhealthy repression that makes him just a bit uncomfortable with seeing Sole's outbursts

Both because hey, that's not how the general should act, and because he knows how much he wants to do the same.

So he gets it, he's just not comfortable with it. He'll help Sole with whatever they need but he'll probably want them to tell him that, since his best advice would be like, alcoholism and crying yourself to sleep.

(And he doesn't want to admit he's been doing that for a while now)

Honestly probably annoying to get into an argument with him. He'll just blank stare 😐 at Sole and wait until they're done. Bro's not engaging until you use your inside voice.

Strong:

Yes!! YES!! FEEL YOUR RAGE!! KILL DESTORY MAIM!!

He's like a dog hearing the word "walk". He gets hyped.

The only time he won't be hyped is if Sole's more of a "four hour long screaming match" type of person. He doesn't care too much for talking.

Sole has Strong as the devil on their soulder telling them to smash peoples skulls in on a daily basis.

X6-88:

X6 isn't impressed.

Maybe it's all the trauma of being raised as a robot and having any undesirable emotion beat out of him, but he views anger as a weakness overall.

Loud, uncontrollable, and rude is the exact opposite of what the director of the Institute should be. He probably even goes as far as to think that they should keep their cool even during combat. No need to complicate things.

Honestly he probably has some deep set issues regarding emotions in general. Anything more than mild and situationally appropriate is annoying to him.

He'll put up with Sole as they get better, though. He knows better than to complain while Sole's actively taking steps to improve themself. Don't punish behavior you want to see and all.

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Monday - Oct 25, 2287 ~ part2

We left the vault around noon. I showed everyone how to get in if there’s another emergency, and to get water in the future. With the river undrinkable this is the best bed for clean water for the foreseeable future.

We took the meat from a few of the roaches around the neighborhood and cooked them up for lunch. Not exactly my idea of good food, but I’ve had worse in the military. At least this was warm. Actually, it’s debatable as to whether or not that was a good thing…

In any case, Sturges agreed to help me get together some bed frames, and patch up some of the windows in Rosa’s old house. And some of the walls. The ceilings too. He’s good with tools, at least, and he’s been a big help.

He said they’d have been content with even sleeping bags for now, but if it’s worth doing it’s worth doing right. We got two beds done before dinnertime, and we’re going to start on a third before it gets too dark. The current plan is to borrow some cushions from couches around the neighborhood until we can find a decent mattress.

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Monday - Oct 25, 2287

I woke up to a giant radioactive storm. I could feel myself getting sicker even as sheltered as I was. 

I grabbed what I had and rushed everyone into the vault as quickly as I could. We're sitting in the entrance now, passing out the radaway. Codsworth even got to follow this time- I wasn't about to leave him out there again. 

Apparently this sort of weather is common nowadays. We really do need to get those shelters repaired if anyone stands a chance living here.

While we wait, I suppose we can fill up any containers we have on us; the vault still has running water, and it's clean. Cleaner than the river, at least. We might as well stock up.

I just hope-... Well, I don't know how Codsworth would react seeing the halls.