#Benny Rambles

[dolce-tenebra-toscana]

He just saw perfect blue with me, i can see from his expression that he was kinda traumatized 😅😅😅

[biboomerangboi]

Need a word for not shipping but like I know a situationship happened like it’s canon to me that these people did something romantic with each other this is a fact to me no matter how positively or negatively I feel about it, it did in fact happen.

[falloutnewnobody]

what kind of drunk i think each of the fnv companions/honorary companions get

Boone: sad drunk. he drinks like once a year and when he does he has one beer and starts feeling like a mitski song. he always leaves the function/bar/club/etc to go stand in the yard and stare pensively up into the night sky.

arcade: horny drunk. mr "overt flirtation will get you anywhere," actually drinks fairly frequently but only really gets drunk once every few months. absolutely the worlds worst flirt and he knows it, his strategy is just to tousle his hair a little, lounge on surfaces in a slutty white button up with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows and wait for someone to come make out with him. it always works.

benny: also horny drunk, but in an obnoxious, over the top way. terrible flirt but earnestly tries his best. lives for drunk cigs and is usually the guy to go over and make out with arcade.

Cass: we already see this is game but crabby drunk who just kinda wants to sit alone in a silent room with her whiskey like an alcoholic white dad in his office on a weeknight.

Lily: sleepy drunk but she doesnt drink around the grandkids, she thinks it'll be a bad influence on them

Raul: chill drunk. he's pretty much the same but more tired and more jokey

Vulpes: "im not drunk," drunk. thinks he has the alcohol tolerance of a bull but actually has the tolerance of a waifish goat. spends the entire night confidently slurring out the phrase "i'm not even that drunk,", shit talking every single person at the function (to their face and behind their back), starting petty drama, and listening in on other people's conversations. All star flip cup champion. always throws up in the yard and finds a way to blame in on "being sickened by the profligate's behavior," rather than alcohol poisonig. thinks that anything he did during a blackout doesnt count because he doesnt remember it, therefore it didn't happen.

Veronica: supportive drunk: Veronica's the girl who sits in the club bathroom and cries with you while you tell her your traumatic backstory. usually the one to talk down boone and make sure Vulpes got home safe.

ulysses: infodump drunk/sad drunk. self explanatory.

rex: no

ede: NO

[homosexuality-and-morphine]

3 times arm chopping was a love language number 3 will surprise you

(I have not watched nimona yet but this is funny to me)

[submerged-into-clouds]

Undoubtedly the funniest Benny interactions sequence of events to me is the Black Widow route after you've already done a bunch of things in the Mojave and on the Strip + letting him escape the captivity at the hands of the Legion.

Benny, who practically has it all after shooting Courier 6 and taking the platinum chip, is now chilling at the Tops, waiting to enact his plan. And not only does this courier show up again, after doing a bunch of shit all across the map, they seduce him successfully, and somehow not kill him. And like a little rat abandoning the ship, he yet runs away, gets captured by the Legion, still has the audacity to talk back to and then, - once he realises the weight of the situation, - appeal to Courier 6; he then gets let go, potentially with the courier just slaughtering the whole camp, and is NEVER SEEN AGAIN.

He truly was there, talked funny, caused trouble, served (?), and then disappeared off the face of the earth. Like, despite his constant backstabbing and bad choices, he manages to weasel his way out of deadly encounters, and it's incredibly funny to me. 10/10, character of all time, love him, hate him.

[ghost-qwq]

Music I think Fallout characters would listen to

(Butch, Veronica, Benny, Boone, Vulpes, Deacon, Danse, Curie, MacCready)

Fo3 (Butch...)

Butch: okay do I need to say that he listens to rockabilly????? He just... He does. Idk he seems like he'd like the Koffin Kats or something. ,, idk Brian Setzer kind of dude,, Stray Cats too

FNV (Veronica, Benny, Boone, and Vulpes)

Veronica: oh if you gave this girl ANYTHING she'd listen to it... Ngl tho she feels like a metal and punk girl...

Benny: if you think he listens to anything other than 50s/60s you're wrong. He likes the classics and refuses to listen to anything else

Boone: like... dad rock... that's all I'm confident about

Vulpes: Imma be fr with you, I think this freak doesn't listen to music. If he DID it would be some indie band and he'd be so annoying about it

Fo4 (Deacon, Danse, Curie, and MacCready)

Deacon: I'm so fr he feels like he would listen to Weird Al,, like that's all I can think of. He's a Weird Al fan 100%

Danse: we already know he likes country and bluegrass!! He's a Marty Robbins fan probably,, idk he feels like a cowboy country kind of guy. Big fan of sad cowboy songs

Curie: she likes classical music but is so intrigued by all kinds of music, she'd listen to everything at least once

MacCready: he probably kinda likes Rockabilly because of Butch but he definitely prefers rock classics

[alieonya]

we need to talk about how steph is so tragic, because in the scene after ‘the summoning’ she doesn’t even consider that pete wants her too, and is what he cherishes most. she’s so used to feeling dumb, and even worthless as well, she literally can’t wrap her head around the idea that he likes her too. im SICK.

[can-i-see-your-passport-please]

No but I fucking adore how like... versatile HLVRAI is. Like, there are thousands of directions you could take canon and they all can work. Is it all a game, is it real, or something in between? Is Gordon a real person, is he an AI? Is Gman Tommy's biological father or adoptive? How did Coomer end up with cybernetics? What the fuck is Benrey's whole deal? How was Bubby created, how human is he?

WE DON'T KNOW! And that's part of what's so beautiful about the series! You can interpret HLVRAI any number of ways, all of them work! You can't really go "Your interpretation of the series is completely wrong," because except in a few select cases, there's evidence for a LOT of stuff! Nothing is off-limits, and the series can be as silly or as serious as you want! You can look into the depth in some places, you can choose to not look deeper into some places, and no one's gonna shoot you for it!

If you wanna say the world is a game and Gordon is the player character, you can do that! If you wanna say Gordon's an AI shaped by the player, you can do that! If you wanna say Tommy's got it hardwired into his code that he's good at killing, you can do that! If you wanna say Benrey did not want to be the final boss, you can do that! If you wanna say Coomer's clones were made because of the cybernetics, you can do that! If you wanna say Bubby was made with Xen DNA, you can do that! You can do anything! There are no rules! You can say a lot of shit is canon even with little evidence, you can just ignore parts of canon that made you uncomfortable, who's gonna kill you for it? No one! No one can, and no one will, because the canon of HLVRAI is by nature loose and undefined! And if they try, they're frankly a loser!

I just... I have never encountered a series as versatile as this. It's most likely because of the fact that HLVRAI was told through improv Twitch streams. But I love seeing differing interpretations of the characters. I love seeing how people draw them differently, see them differently, who they focus on, who they analyze, what they headcanon, how they interpret moments, etc. It's amazing. Like, some of my headcanons are very, VERY loosely supported by canon. Like, supported by a few threads. But who's gonna get mad about that? It doesn't matter! The canon of HLVRAI is loose, squishy, malleable, moldable. You can pinch away parts and build up others. And I think that's beautiful.

[thatoneluckybee]

Two Options:

His full name is Benny Clark and Ben is just a nickname.

His full name is Ben Clark and we've missed the wonderfully horrific opportunity to call him Benny.

[sa1808fi]

I have said this once and I will say it again

EMMET HAS SOME SHITTY FRIENDS

LIKE LOOK AT THIS

LOOK AT THE BOY

LOOK AT HIM

HES SO HAPPY

GIVING AFFECTION AND REASSURANCE TO HIS FRIENDS

AND THEN THIS

THIS

IS THEIR REACTION

BROS SHAKING HIS HEAD

IS THAT DISAPPOINTMENT I SEE THERE????

YOU MOTHERFUC-

[dolce-tenebra-toscana]

Send me your vento aureo oc ( plus a small description), your fave la squadra's member and i'll write a small interaction between the two of them!! ✌️🩷

I'll try my best to make it wholesome/emotional/funny but it's going to be a surprise for everyone 👀👀🩷

[treehuggerthegreat]

something i really need to get off my chest even if i just post this privately is That i really dislike ‘caretakers’ in whump writing. or ‘whumper’ i feel like it makes a character (even if they’re just a hypothetical one) feel very 1 dimensional and it makes me so OKAY JUST HEAR ME OUT!!! whumpee i don’t mind much, it makes the prompt or what your talking about a little clearer. But it feels like it’s putting it into a box and making sort of roles which makes it feel less like a prompt and more like we’re in an omega verse fandom and i mean this really lovingly and affectionately and no hate to any of yall. I have a vast amount of characters and i write stories and books and I can say with out a shadow of a doubt, not ONE of them fall under ‘whumper’ or ‘caretaker’ because i develop them as their own individual character. Not even my antagonist are ‘whumpers’

So one of my main antagonists literally burns cigarettes on the MC and abuses the MC. Tries to kill her on her 18th birthday. Shes her mom, and the main character PHYSICALLY cannot leave that situation with out getting the authorities involved until she turns 18. Mom sounds like an ass, she beats ‘whumpee’ up! why would i NEVER call her a whumper? because she’s a whumpee by that logic. Her mom was extremely emotionally abusive, and half the time not fully there. Her shitty ass dad got murdered in front of her when she was just a kid. but Her mom isn’t a whumper either, because she too would be considered a whumpee. She was a world renowned flapper girl, everyone loved her. she LIVED for the fame and her face in newspapers. But behind the scenes she was actively ignoring her distant parents as they continued to try and marry her off. She was then forced into the marriage when she got pregnant with the guy (much so against her will which is why she killed him.) and ever since she’s been delusional and not fully there. It’s generational abuse.

more ramble under the cut + extra clarification on what I’m trying to say

okay but that’s just generational abuse right? There are other whumpers in the real world! Yeah i guess there’s sadists and serial killers, but like, there’s SOOOO much more guys.

I have a mini antagonist, he’s in highschool and he’s meant to be the toxic narcissistic ex of one of my characters. But he’s falling apart trying to get attention, he’s not fully aware of the damage he IS doing. Ass he may be but again behind the scenes he’s constantly fighting with his dad who refuses to do anything around the house and who is also transphobic (she’s bigender but i’ve been using he to make it less confusing right now) and now she has to take care of her little sister and act like a whole ass mom. As a sophomore. In high school. Not only that but her mom died, so she has to struggle with that. She’s just an annoying ass teenager, she doesn’t understand how to treat people or how she’s supposed to be handling what she’s dealing with. But getting attention and being liked at school? now that’s the shit. That’s like drugs for her. But to what lengths does she go to get that extra validation? He uses his boyfriend almost like an accessory. He’s not considerate of his feelings, and most likely doesn’t understand what a relationship is SUPPOSED to be.

Unless you’re making a sociopath character, which i LOVE a good sociopath character, you have to treat them like they also have humanity. Most of the time villains don’t just. Do shit to do it, they have some sort of background that lead up to this!!! And also even then with sociopaths they’re their own individual characters separate from the people they hurt!!! and also NONE of these are end all be alls and all characters must be developed this way!!!!

just my advice and stuff <3 i love all of you out there and i can understand why using certain roles and terms are the go to, and i’m not stopping you!!! i just really wanted to give my two cents so i can possibly help other writers!!!

[falloutnewnobody]

how i think each of the fnv companions/fan favorite characters would react if you asked to stack donuts on it (inspired by the fo4 companion dick donut post) (it not required) with little to no explanation

Cass: 100% absolutely. she brought it up. you're paying for the doughnuts

Boone: Very much no.

Arcade: no, but you can confirmed bachelor him into a hesitant yes that he instantly regrets

Veronica: yes, mostly out of curiosity

raul: no, and he questions your sanity.

vulpes: would call you a degenerate and probably stab you.

Ulysses: absolutely, but gets mad that he didn't think of it first.

benny: he's already done it, but will do it again. brags about how many doughnuts he can fit on it

Joshua graham: would let out the worlds' most disappointed sigh and tell you to get out of his sight and go to church

mr house: he'd say something about how, while he appreciates the boldness of asking and the scientific intentions, there's no way in hell he'd let you do that.

RingofromGoodprings (because i will live and die a ringofromGoodsprings truther): enthusiastic yes, not becuase he's particuarly interested in the activity, but becuase the Courier is like his bestie with a totally different job/work schedule that he sees once a month and actively looks forward to doing stupid shit for the bit with

yes man: he'd say yes, but in that passive aggressive way that makes it clear that he's genuinely worried about your mental health.

any of the think tankers: yes, for science

[froggiesir]

the gang

[total-drama-brainrot]

If I see the term 'Don Big Naturals' on my dashboard one more time I'm gonna enter my Joker arc.

[ghost-qwq]

Songs Fallout characters remind me of

(Butch, Benny, Arcade, Yes Man, Deacon, Danse, MacCready, and Gage)

Fo3 (Butch)

Butch: "...And If I Did, You Deserve It" by Will Wood ... it's painfully him in my mind

FNV (Benny, Arcade, Yes Man)

Benny: "Ring-A-Ding-Ding" Frank Sinatra... ok but a fr one is like "Roxie" from Chicago

Arcade: Like... "Personal Space Invader" by AJJ

Yes Man: he's like... either "Folie à Deux" by STOMACH BOOK or "Love Is Love" by Culture Club idk... </3 I can't explain it

Fo4 (Deacon, Danse, MacCready, and Gage)

Deacon: "Metaphor" by The Crane Wives... Do I need to explain myself?

Danse: "Chronic Wasting Disease" By R.I.Producer....... ALSO "BAD LUCK!" by Jhariah

MacCready: "Dead Inside" by Younger Hunger

Gage: "Bad Voodoo" by Kreeps,,