#15 minutes isn't long when they're gonna be telling me about how long they've been with the company and why they like it but like still

[yangxiaolongstan]

ok full disclosure, I fucking hate Strong. not even because of anything about him, but because Fallout 4 is Terrible at Super Mutants. so I'm not really looking forward to him. anyway, let's get started.

the Recruitment conversation with Strong is... fine I guess. I don't like it but overhauling it well would require completely overhauling the Super Mutants in Fallout 4. and yes, that post is coming. without completely changing the Super Mutants I would have Strong be hoping to find the milk of human kindness in order to make peace between Super Mutants and humans. he should recognize that his people are doomed in a way none of the other Mutants can understand. that even though they're physically superior, they will never replace humans because they can't reproduce and aren't as smart as us. as he is he's the epitome of everything I hate about 4's Super Mutants, stupid, violent for no reason, obsessed with strength, and worst of all boring.

Strong's moral compass is completely incoherent. not as in he's evil, but as in there is no moral position that makes any sense of the mess of his affinity. he likes when you do Minutemen quests but doesn't like when you're helpful, he likes when your violent but not when you steal, he even dislikes when you heal Dogmeat. wtf.

ooh and another bad impression on me, he has no conversation at 25% affinity. like with Codsworth I'm disappointed. we could have learned about Strong's history and what he thinks the milk of human kindness is. in my version where he wants to improve Super Mutant human relations he could talk about how worried he is and how, after traveling with you, he's more certain than ever that if they don't make peace, his people will go extinct eventually.

I don't know what causes it but Strong can't seem to find enemies when they attack. the worst example was in the glowing sea where 3 radscorpions jumped us. I had to kill all 3 of them with the deliverer while Strong was busy spinning around without firing a shot every time they dug down. most companions I honestly wouldn't mind much, I have them around for the story. but with Strong, I'm already frustrated enough with him that it kinda drives me batty. he's unpleasant, thus far poorly written, and not useful.

the 50% affinity conversation is... ok? Super Mutants are apparently communists? other than that there's basically nothing to the conversation. I'm kinda baffled by it. I think my version would have Strong ask you about the milk of human kindness since you seem to be the strongest human there is. obviously you can't show him where it is or give it to him since it's a metaphor, and Strong gets mad at you. for the next 15 minutes or so of game time he doesn't talk to you while he calms down. maybe even a speech check that he leaves if you fail.

and no 75% conversation either. jfc. ok ok. I have nothing to work with so this is probably gonna get a little out there. I would have this be the breakthrough for Strong. he realizes that the milk of human kindness isn't real. you aren't keeping it from him, you really can't give it to him. this realization kinda breaks him. his quest starts here, he asks you for help, he doesn't know what to do and there's only one Super Mutant in the Commonwealth who can possibly help him figure it out. the oldest and mightiest, Swan. in my version Swan isn't automatically hostile. he's been alive for so long that he doesn't see any real reason to attack humans. if you've already killed Swan then Strong straight up turns hostile and you have to kill him too. if not, you take Strong to meet Swan and see what wisdom they can impart. Swan tells Strong about the history of Mutants, how the ones in the Commonwealth were made by the Institute but they've popped up all over America from many places. maybe he even drops that he's not originally a Commonwealth mutant, but one of the Master's army who made his way across all of America and settled in the Commonwealth just before the first Institute Mutants were created. he tells Strong that every time Mutants and humans fight, the humans win in the end. the only way peace can happen is if Mutants take the first step and choose to not fight. to attempt peace without a guarantee that humans will accept it. and Strong sets out to create the first non aggressive Super Mutant settlement in the Commonwealth with your help.

see, THIS is why I hate the Mutants in 4. they are the epitome of the core problem of Fallout 4, completely wasted potential. there will almost certainly be a fixing Mutants post later but for now, the big problem is that if they were just a little better they would be great.

100% affinity. finally fucking done. the final conversation is kinda nothing. it might as well not happen. going by my version of Strong, a Mutant trying desperately to make peace, he would talk about how much he admires us for helping him, but eventually tells us he needs to make his way himself, govern the Mutant settlement we helped him found, and help his people outside of your shadow. he leaves his position as your companion, but you can still find him at the Super Mutant settlement you helped him found, as well as wandering the wasteland.

so yeah that's Strong. as far as I'm concerned he's the worst companion in all the 3d Fallout games. thank god he's done. Next up, another settlement needs my help. Preston Garvey and I are going adventuring. and probably Hancock after.

original fixing companions post

Piper

Codsworth

MacCready

Nick

[skellydun]

i start a new job tomorrow and two and a half hours of my day is blocked off for 15 minute teams meetings with each member of my new team and like it’s nice in theory and i understand why we’re doing it but good god imagine all the small talk that’s going to occur. the weather talk. the nice to meet you talk. im going to implode.

[awkwardpaulie]

The Pregnancy (pt. 1)

This is for the Brahms Bitches that don't mind being pregnant...

• So, you don't have much in terms of birth control with Brahms. Asking Malcolm to bring Plan B? Condoms?? Long Term Birth Control pills???

• Yeah, nah. Probably not gonna happen.

• Now it's nine or so months later.

• You have Malcolm bring a midwife to the manor and ofc he's super concerned bc you had no visitors but him??? He's never seen your s/o???

• He, logically, asks if you've been assaulted. You laugh at that but assure him that the act was consensual, very much so.

• He tries to get you out of the estate to see a doctor. You tell him to find one that does house visits.

• He, begrudgingly, does... as well as a midwife.

• Brahms is a bit miffed that so many visitors are/have been over, but he also understands why - he just doesn't like it.

• Malcolm & the midwife team up to take care of you during the entire pregnancy.

• Brahms doesn't like it bc he's gotta hide away from them, thus is away from YOU.

• So, he tries to scare them away but Malcolm thinks it's Ghost Brahms, and the Midwife isn't too spooked. They've seen worse.

• Eventually, you've had enough. Since the pregnancy isn't easy - having almost all the horrible side effects - you want the one person that's been by your side, the one that loves and cherishes you, the one that would kill and die for you.

• You basically yell for Brahms to come out even though guests are here.

• He does bc you are SCARY.

• Malcolm's like "my whole life has been a lie"

• The midwife is like "well, how bout dat"

• Brahms is just like 🧍‍♂️

• While you're like "*grabby hands* come cuddle me, my love"

• It takes Malcolm a while to truly come to terms that Brahms is alive.

• The Midwife is like "another pair of hands! Huzzah!"

• Brahms isn't happy about being social, but he'll do it for you... for maybe 10 minutes and then hides until they leave.

• That's a new routine, and Midwife helps too. Brahms socializes for 10, pushing 15, minutes and then disappears.

• He only comes out when they're gone or busy, so he can have you to himself.

• He tells you he's sorry this is happening to you. He knows you don't like the body aches, heart burn, sore feet, etc.

• He's doing his best to be a Good Boy for you.

• So you can finally give birth and give the baby away bc he's Baby. He already assumes you won't keep them bc you have each other, right? Why add more??

... to be continued

[justnerdthings]

Just a collection of Alex, Echo, and Jo incorrect quotes from a generator.

Jo: Some people are like slinkies. Echo: What? Jo: Not really good for much but bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. Echo: Echo: Please don't push Alex down the stairs. Jo, pushing Alex down the stairs: Too late.

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Alex: A party is a celebration of a life, bringing people together to let the guest of honor know how much they’re loved. Echo has done so much for us. This is our chance to do something for them. Jo: By forcing them to have fun at a party that they don’t want to be at? Alex: I knew you’d understand.

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Alex: We're having a baby. Echo: Oh, congradu- Jo, slamming adoption papers onto the table: It's you, sign here.

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Echo: It’s impossible to make a sentence without using the letter a. Jo: Despite your thinking, it is quite possible, yet difficult, to form one without the specific letter. Here’s one more to further disprove your theory. Alex: Fuck you.

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Echo: *gets a text* Oh! It’s Alex. Jo, excitedly: Did they get me the stuff? Echo: Yeah, they say they got you the clown costume, the power drill, and 12 gallons of blood. Jo: Wow! Where’d they find 12 gallons of fake blood? Echo: You wanted fake blood? Jo: Echo: I’ll go call Alex.

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Alex: Nice rock. Jo: Thanks, Echo gave it to me. Echo: I threw it at you! Jo: Aren't they the sweetest?

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Alex: Who wants to make fifty bucks? Jo: How? Alex: I need someone to take the fall. Jo: What did you do? Alex: I can't tell you. Yes or no, no questions asked. Echo, from the other room: Oh my god. Alex: ... Echo: OH MY GOD! Jo: Make it a hundred. Alex: Deal.

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Echo: So, what is Jo to you? Alex: The reason I wake up every morning. Echo: ...That’s adorable. Jo earlier that morning, barging into Alex′s room, smacking pans together: WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP!!!

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Alex: I mean. Echo's just standing there now. Alex: Waiting for me, I guess. Alex: But it's okay, I think they've pretty much settled down. Jo: Settled down? Alex: Well, they only stabbed me once.

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Jo: Can we go out to get icecream? Alex: Did you ask Echo? Jo: They said no. Alex: Then why did you ask me? Jo: They're not the boss of you. Alex, internally: It's a trap, it's a trap, it's a trap.

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Echo: Would you slap Alex- Jo: Yes. Echo: I didn't even finish! Jo: Sorry, continue. Echo: Would you slap Alex for 10 dollars? Jo: I would do it for free. Alex: Rude...

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Echo: Is this your plan B? Alex: Technically, this is plan P. Echo: Plan P? Is there a plan M? Alex: Yes, but I marry Jo in plan M. Jo: I like plan M.

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Echo: The moon looks beautiful, doesn’t it? Alex, looking at Echo: Yeah… but do you know what’s more beautiful? Echo and Alex in unison: *sighs* Jo

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Alex: So are you gonna explain how the hell you crashed my car? Jo: Well we were driving and there was a deer in the road, so I said "Echo, deer!" Alex: ...And what did Echo do? Jo: ...They said "Yes, Honey?"

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Echo: Did Jo just tell me they loved me for the first time? Alex: Yeah, they did. Echo: And did I just do finger guns back? Alex: Yeah, you did.

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Echo, at Jo: Would you like to stay for dinner? Alex, from the kitchen: Would you like to stay forever!?!

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Echo talking at Alex’s funeral: You do know we’re burying a great person today! Jo, shocked: Did someone else die?

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Echo: Hey I just got a pet snake. What should I name him? Alex: A pet WHAT?! Jo: William Snakespeare.

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Alex: Jo has no survival skills, their need to win has replaced them. Echo: That can't be true! Alex: Watch this. Alex: Hey Jo, race you to the bottom of the stairs! Jo: *Throws themself out a window*

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Alex: What are you guys doing? Echo: Like in life in general or- Jo: Not much. Why, what's up? Alex: I dunno, I’m bored playing AC. Jo: Assassins Creed? Alex: Animals Creed. Echo: Assassins Crossing.

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Echo: How are we supposed to put a tracker the size of a penny on Alex without them noticing? Jo: Hey, Alex, I bet you 5 bucks that you can't swallow this penny. Alex: *takes and swallows tracker* Pay up, loser. Echo: ...

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Alex: Why is everyone so obsessed with top or bottom? Honestly, I’d just be excited to have a bunk bed. Echo: Echo: I'm gonna tell them. Jo: Don't you dare.

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Echo: What time is it? Jo: I don’t know, pass me that saxaphone and we’ll find out Jo: *BLASTS the saxaphone* Alex: WHO THE FUCK IS PLAYING THE SAXAPHONE AT TWO IN THE FUCKING MORNING Jo: It’s 2 am

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Alex: Would you take a bullet for me? Echo: ...yes? *Jo angrily burst into the room* Alex: *running away* Great, thanks!

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Jo: What makes you think it's okay to watch Hannibal given its subject matter? Echo: Sometimes, I watch television shows for entertainment purposes. Alex: Because I condone murder and cannibalism.

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Alex: Welcome to Fucking Applebees, do you want apples or bees? Echo: Bees? Alex: THEY HAVE SELECTED THE BEES! Echo: Wait- *Jo approaches, shaking a jar of bees menacingly*

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Echo: Jo and I were crossing the street, and this man drove by and honked at us. Alex: What did you do? Echo: Jo chased him to the next red light, and reached into his window, and- Jo: *walking in* Who wants a steering wheel?

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Jo: I lost Echo. Alex: How did you LOSE Echo?! Jo: To be fair, they are very small.

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Echo: Who do we know that has handcuffs? Alex: Well Jo and I- Jo: *elbows Alex* Alex: ...wouldn't know.

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Jo: What’s it like being tall? Jo: Is it nice? Jo: Can you reach comfortably for the cupboards? Alex: We live in constant fear of the short ones who, in my experience, will climb 4 chairs, 2 boxes, a small coffee table and 6 oddly placed stools to get what they want. Echo: It was one time!

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Jo: I told Alex that their ears turn red when they lie. Echo: Do they? Jo: No. Echo: Then why did you tell them that? Jo: Because I can do this. Jo: Hey Alex! Do you love us? Alex, with their hands over their ears: No.

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Jo: Is Alex always like this when they lose? Echo: Oh, yes. You should've been there for the Great Jenga Tantrum of 2015. Alex: You bumped that table and you know it!

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Alex: Goddamn it, the printer broke while printing out Echo's birthday invitations. Jo: Well, what are they supposed to say? Alex: "Echo's birthday". Jo: So, what do they say instead? Alex: "Echo’s bi". Jo: Jo: Works out either way.

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Echo: Alex got into a fight. Jo: That’s bad. Jo: Jo: Did they win?

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Echo: I’ve never asked someone out. How do you even do it? Jo: Oh, what I do is, I look them up and down and I say: “Hey… how you doin’?” Alex, scoffing: Oh, please. Jo, to Alex: Hey, how you doin’? Alex: Alex: *giggles and blushes*

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Echo: That shirt looks great, Alex. Alex: Thanks. Echo: But I bet it would look even better on Jo's floor. Jo: Are you hitting on Alex... for me?

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Echo: Hey, do you know the password to Alex’s computer? Jo: Fuck you, Echo. Echo: Hey!! Jo: No, you misunderstood, the password is "fuckyouEcho". Echo: Oh, no numbers? Not very safe.

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Jo: Hi, sorry I’m late. I was doing a couple of things and got distracted. Alex: I’m “a couple of things”. Echo: I’m “got distracted”.

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*playing twister* Echo: Right hand red. Jo: *ends up on top of Alex* Alex: You're doing this on purpose, aren't you? Echo: I stopped spinning like 15 minutes ago. Honestly, I'm surprised you didn't notice.

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Jo: Where are my fucking keys? Alex: Jo, Echo is around, can you say it a little nicer? Jo: May I ascertain the whereabouts of my FUCKING KEYS?!

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Alex: A sprite is anything not static. Echo: A sprite is a variable object, be it 2d or 3d. Jo: A sprite is a fucking soda. Jo: You god damn geekass bastards.

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Jo: Echo! What did I tell you about lying? Echo, looking down: ...That it only works on Alex.

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Echo: What are you writing? Alex: The government wants to know what kind of weapons we have in the house. I'm letting them know it's private information. Jo, looking over Alex's shoulder: This just says 'fuck around and find out' in calligraphy.

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Echo: Why would you think any of this was a good idea?! Alex: Probably because I’m a dangerous sociopath with a long line of violence. Echo: Oh... Jo, from across the room: I don’t understand how you keep forgetting that.

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Alex: If you get in trouble, I'm gonna be like... a lawyer to you. Ok? Echo: Okay. *later* Jo: Echo! Sit down on the chair, you're in trouble. Alex, whispering: Deny everything. Echo, loudly: That isn't a chair.

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Jo: Why do you let me win when we race up the stairs? You’re the faster one. Alex: Erm... it’s nice see your smile when you win! *later* Jo: They're probably just staring at my ass, aren't they. Echo: Yeah, probably.

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Echo: *speaking Spanish* Jo: I know, I know. Alex: You speak Spanish? Jo: No. I just know the phrase, 'this is all your fault' in every language Echo speaks.

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Jo: Alex, what are you doing? Alex: Making chocolate pudding. Jo: It's four in the morning, why are you making chocolate pudding? Alex: Because I've lost control of my life. Alex: Here's your pudding, Echo. Echo: Oh that's okay, I'm not hungry anymore.

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Alex: I know you love them. Echo: I am not in love with Jo! Alex, staring at Echo: I never said who... Echo: *realizes* Echo: Shit. Well, anyways-

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Echo: Coca Cola can remove rust from metal, imagine what it’s doing to your body. Jo: Pfff, getting rid of the rust, idiot. Echo: THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS! Alex: Hmm... I've been drinking soda and my body's rust free... not sure where you're getting your facts from...

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Jo: Yo dumbass, get over here. Echo: Okay- Alex: *gleefully runs past* I’m coming! Echo, sadly: I thought... I was dumbass...

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Jo: But what about Alex? Echo: Don't worry about them. Echo: I once watched them fall down 5 flights of stairs, stand up, and keep eating their hotdog like nothing happened.

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Echo: I hope you have an explanation for this. Alex: We have three actually- Jo: Pick your favorite.

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Alex, to Echo: You know, Jo can be really aggressive, so it's important to take all the necessary precautions when approaching. Alex: *blows airhorn at Jo* GET FUCKED!

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Echo & Alex: *accidentally set the kitchen on fire* Echo: We need an adult! Alex: Echo, you are an adult! Echo: We need an adultier adult! Get Jo!

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Jo: Are you a painting? Alex: What-? Jo: Because I want to pin you to a wall. Echo: OH GOD I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO SAY YOU WANTED TO HANG THEM OR SOMETHING-

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Alex, bursting into the room: You two are having sex! Jo, not looking up from their book: Really? Echo, why didn’t you tell me? I would have put my book down.

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Alex, excitedly: Heeyy!! Echo: Hey, someone's excited. Jo, deadpan: Yeah, and it's making me sick.

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Echo: When Alex has daiquiris they get really into how beautiful they are. Alex: Hey, I dare you guys to dare us to make out. Jo: Hey Alex, you know that’s a mirror, right?

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@chadillacboseman @roofgeese

[ballplayersxo]

They honestly need to ban England nt for a while......the fans cannot behave like this and ABSOLUTELY NOTHING happens.....I knew this was gonna happen but it exceeded how far I thought these rabid animals were gonna go.....all tournament long they've been so despicable.....from booing the German team during their national anthem, to bullying that little German girl who was obviously upset her team lost, to storming the stadium, to rioting whether their team wins or loses, to now the racial abuse saka, rashford, sancho and even sterling are facing.....🤮.....I am even shocked they're taking it out through physical abuse of some of their partners...verbally abusing random Black people who are supporting their country just like them.....I am truly worried for anyone who's not white in England right now.....they threw a black man in a lake, threw one on the train tracks.....stabbed 15 people....just wow......and don't get me started on the coach....his decision making during that final was unbelievable.....how do you sub in the most important players like 10 minutes before the game ends???? He put in rashford less than a minute before the end of overtime and expected him to peak....and the penalty shooting....it's already bad enough the goalie isn't favourable in this situation but the lineup?!?.....you put a 19 year old who's gonna shoot for the FIRST time in a FINAL?!? then add 2 freshly legal players who haven't even warmed up over the veterans???? I had to side eye Southgate.....Overall disgusted with the fans inability to be proud at how far their national team has come

they actually have to do something about the hooliganism by football fans in england because the things i saw were horrifying. just disgusting. their actions during this tournament, and all the time honestly cause they act the same when it comes to club football, is just nasty. uefa are a very unserious organization because by now i’d expect that they’d actually take some kind of action whether it’s banning fans for life or something else. it’s awful. and i’m telling you southgate is the biggest opp because how convenient was it that he set up the two white players to kick first & second, and then the 3 black players to kick next. i feel like he set the 3 up as scapegoats in case things went left and guess where things went? that fool benched sancho for basically the whole tournament because he was “too young and inexperienced”… but it made sense for him to kick a crucial penalty? it must be baked beans for brains. and those fools boris, priti, & the kensington royals had the AUDACITY to speak up against the racism, but hello? what have you idiots perpetuated all this time? the call is coming from inside the house. it’s just a bunch of idiots all around tbh