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Once again I find myself revisiting my Fallout 4 verse and now having actually played it, I feel like my original two passes of this verse are unsatisfying to me. So here's probably the final update to her Fallout 4 verse separated into two first one is following the logic that Toni is the LW/Courier, the second would be following the logic that Toni is neither and follows her Wastelander verse detailed here

Wastelander Verse

Originally from the Capital Wasteland, Antonia hitches a ride with a caravan headed to the Commonwealth, mostly due to a growing wanderlust after her little adventure with the Lone Wanderer, she leaves Rivet City behind with the blessing of her parents.

While she knows her way around a pistol Antonia isn't a fighter normally but can defend herself if push comes to shove and earned her passage through her ability to repair clothing and basic items. Once the caravan arrives in the Commonwealth, she parts ways with them to strike it out on her own where she eventually ends up in Goodneighbor.

Antonia offers her services as both tailor and seamstress to the population at large, she travels to Diamond City a lot and can be encountered there or at Goodneighbor. In Diamond City she has a modest stall in which she offers her services.

She will ask the Sole Survivor if she can join them as she's growing restless sitting around doing textile work and wants to see what else the Commonwealth has to offer, they can choose to decline Toni's offer in which case she goes off on her own regardless of their intervention.

Like other Wastelanders, Toni fears the Institute but still advocates for an evacuation order to be issued and doesn't approve of its destruction without the Sole Survivor doing so, begging them to think about the senseless destruction of lives just because of the actions of a few.

She views the Brotherhood of Steel a lot more charitably than others would because of her experience in the Capital Wasteland and what the Lone Wanderer and by extension the BoS did for the population at large.

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Toni stayed in the Mojave for six years before she leaves it all behind having grown restless she returns to the Capital Wasteland where she lives in relative anonymity though it isn't long before people catch wind of her arrival and she's forced to leave again. Toni desires nothing more than to live a quiet life, she leaves the Capital Wasteland once again before the rumors are ever confirmed.

She hitches a ride to the Commonwealth by caravans earning her keep as either a caravan guard or courier. Once she arrives, she settles down very briefly in Bunker Hill before making her way to Diamond City. Once there she establishes a little stall once the Sole Survivor shows up she will ask if she could join them on their journey or pays them to let her join them, though either way the Sole Survivor can choose to turn her down.

Antonia will leave The Sole Survivor's side if they ally themselves to the Brotherhood of Steel, she's doesn't leave unless the following conditions are met: Madison Li is recruited to the Brotherhood. She has no ties to the Railroad outside of helping Harkness out but she is sympathetic towards their cause. Toni also has neutral opinions about The Institute, she will, however, become hostile and leave if The Institute is destroyed without issuing an evacuation order.

Destroying the Railroad also causes her to become immediately hostile once again due to the fact Antonia is vehemently against the wanton destruction of lives.

She offers no companion quest and only vaguely alludes to her adventures in both New Vegas and the Capital Wasteland at high affinity. If taken to the Prydwen or the Boston Airport she will ask to be left behind and seems paranoid at being around the Brotherhood of Steel, passing a difficult speech check allows the Sole Survivor to know that Toni was once affiliated with the BoS and passing another difficult speech check has her being honest about just how deeply involved she was with both East and West Coast chapters though she still won't tell anyone that she was the Lone Wanderer back in the Capital Wasteland and those who were around during her time there may or may not know who she is.

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@disciplc // liked for a starter 

❝ Smoke-screen those who stand so righteous in our path. ❞

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@disguisd

❝ Do you ever take off those glasses? I mean they do look pretty cool but you can't possibly sleep with them on.... Could you? ❞

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@disciplc // x 

This is definitely high up there in situations that were terrifying next to being strapped with a explosive collar and forced to do some old man's bidding. Trying to say anything inappropriate was one thing, but measuring her words was another.

❝ I thought this place was abandoned  and I was just checking it out for supplies. ❞

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Toni’s sewing stand is right outside the house she lives, she lounges outside of it from time to time

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After much thought her PC companion verse for 4 has changed significantly.

Everything from the point of finding the PC to being acquired as a companion stays the same. Her companion quest has significantly changed she will now ask the PC to retrieve documents pertaining to Sarah and Cross, all she really wants is closure. Of course the PC has the choice to bring her the documents with whatever method they choose to do it. She will not get anywhere near the Brotherhood's base or the Prydwen she will wait at a safe distance or back at her place.

Once the documents are given to her she'll read them and ask to be alone, regardless of what the documents say it gives part of her closure, while another part of her still has her doubts about the authenticity of it. Antonia is deeply conflicted on whether she should let it go or seek someone who will be honest with her about it. She will ask the PC for a second opinion, whatever they say she will temporarily leave the PC’s side to think about and will eventually re join the PC after she has taken a decision. If the PC told her to let go of the past or gave her a neutral response, she will stop pursuing the issue and eventually leave the PC again to go to the Capital Wasteland to pay her respects to her comrades. If the PC encouraged her then she’ll ask to be taken to the main base and try to find someone who will give her the honest truth. Regardless of who it is and what answer she receives, she will leave the PC's side to speak to that person.

Eventually, she'll return to the PC's side. The PC can ask her how it went and she'll tell the PC everything or as much as she's willing to divulge depending on their relationship together. Regardless of whether the PC encouraged her or told her to let it go she will grant them her companion perk.

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@lastofthepast​

       ❝ Those body parts were already there        when I got here. They were just strewn about,       you know typical wasteland decor. ❞

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@combatheavy // starter call

   ❝ Do you know a woman by the name of Victoria Watts? ❞

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Pretty sure I have some Fallout 4 role players so if you're interested in any interactions give this post a like!

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If Antonia was an NPC rather than the PC in Fallout, what kind of companion quest would she have? How would you meet her in-game? What would the requirements be to have her join your PC? Would she be romanceable and if so, how/which criteria would the player have to fulfill? Any reason she'd refuse to continue traveling with the player? Which companion perk or skill would she have? Any lines of dialogue she'd definitely give the player (or which you can imagine she'd say)?

It’s funny you know when I first started this blog I actually had a companion verse for Antonia though it was only for 4. Might be a bit of a long read as it will include both a NPC and PC version and it’s flexible for both New Vegas and 4. Companion verse unavailable for 3 but under special circumstances can join the party.

Boomer (New Vegas): She can be found roaming the Mojave or at Nellis AFB. If encountered in the Mojave she will be fighting off raiders and whether through Player intervention or by herself will win against them. If the Player intervened she will thank Them albeit with a hostile tone underlying her words (to Antonia the PC is a uneducated savage) and leave. If the Player didn’t intervene she will ask the Player for either Med-X or a Stimpak, They can give it to her for free or in exchange for caps, either way she will thank them with the same hostility and leave. If They arrive at Nellis after this encounter she will join the PC’s party in exchange for caps or out of gratitude (this depends on what option they took). If not encountered in the Mojave, Antonia can be found at Nellis AFB. They must have completed Volare! with some positive reputation with the Boomers (must be at least Liked or Idolized by them) and she will join the PC’s party out of gratitude. The PC must be very careful not to let their reputation with the Boomers drop or else she will leave and turn hostile and attack the player. 

Acquiring Toni as a companion will grant the PC the perk Boomer Pride which grants the PC (+15) to the Explosives skill, and allows the player to do more damage with Explosives. She cannot be romanced by the PC though she can be flirted with if the PC has either the Lady Killer or Cherchez la Femme perks, she can also sleep with the Player. She will refuse to join the PC’s party if They have negative reputation with the Boomers, if They killed Pearl and Loyal, failed/didn’t complete Volare!. She gives no personal quest and will remain loyal under those conditions. Antonia doesn’t care for the world outside of Nellis AFB so whether the PC sides with Mr. House, the NCR, Caesar’s Legion or Independent she will remain by the PC’s side. If the Player chooses not to complete Volare! and sides with the Legion she will have a last stand with the rest of the Boomers before killing herself as she’d rather not become a Legion slave or have her identity as a Boomer erased. Special dialogue between Antonia and the PC includes them flirting, PC asking her why she continues to call Them “Savage” or “Outsider”, to after travelling together for some time she will ask the PC to call her Toni instead of Antonia. 

Wastelander (3 & 4): For 3, while Antonia can’t be recruited as a companion under special circumstances she can be a temporary companion. Antonia will approach a Good Karma LW out in the Capital Wasteland and ask Them for help. Should they accept she will ask them to go to Rivet City and will meet up there. Upon arriving there Antonia will ask the Player to escort her near the Fairfax ruins and will tell Them that her father has gone missing and wishes to find him. She will offer to pay the LW for Their time and efforts. The Player can choose to turn down the caps or accept them. After that Antonia will follow the Player to Fairfax ruins and fight alongside Them after the fighting finishes and the smoke clears, she will go off and search for her father. She will find her father tied up and will ask the Player to free him. The Player can bribe her for more caps which she will agree to it or the Player can free her father without bribing her for more caps. Either way both father and daughter will be reunited and she will thank the Player and leave the Player’s company. She can be found once again in Rivet City.

For 4, Antonia can be found in Diamond City. In order to recruit her as a companion the PC must pay her caps or will have the option to flirt with her if they don’t have the sufficient enough caps. She will accompany the Player, if spoken to about her past she will inform the PC that she was originally from the Capital Wasteland but left after both of her parents passed away due to illness and heartbreak. Antonia has her own set of likes/loves/dislikes/hates (but that’ll be for a different post or a meme). After gaining a certain level of affinity, the PC can ask more personal questions or even flirt more with her. Antonia offers no companion quest to the PC but after certain high affection she will start flirting with the PC and giving Them gifts, the PC can accept or reject her gifts with no hits to her affinity. After reaching max affinity with her she will ask the PC to call her Toni instead of Antonia, she can be romanced at that point in time, she will grant the player the Boom, Baby! perk which gives the PC +20% more damage with explosives.

LW/Courier companion verse (applicable to only 4): Antonia can be found in Diamond City. She will approach the PC  and ask Them to meet her in a more private place and mark her home on Their map. Should the PC accept and meet her there she will reveal that she used to live in the Capital Wasteland and that her father (and by extension her mother) was responsible for bringing clean water to the Capital Wasteland, she will also reveal that she is the LW to the PC. She will converse with Them for a while before telling Them why she asked Them to meet up with her. Her goal is to confront Arthur Maxson about Sarah’s death and possibly usurp him as Elder. In order to recruit her the PC  must not completely affiliate Themselves with the BoS. If the PC already made contactwith  /or have been initiated into the BoS  she will be hesitant to reach out to them. If the PC completely sides with the BoS she will be unavailable as a companion and will not speak to the Player. Upon gaining a certain amount of affinity with her (her likes/dislikes/loves/hates are slightly different in this verse than the one above) she will give the Player her companion quest.  Her companion quest can be resolved by the PC being an intermediate between her and Maxson or bringing her aboard the Prydwen in which case there is a probability of her shooting Maxson (non-fatally) out of revenge if her suspicions turn out to be true or if she was indeed branded as a traitor by the Brotherhood there is a possibility of her be taken as a prisoner If the quest is resolved by having the PC act as an intermediate she might re-join the BoS if only out of sense of duty or she will ask the PC if she should join the Railroad or the Minutemen the Player can chose for her or ask her to chose herself in which case she will almost always pick the Minutemen. If her quest is resolved by taking her board the Prydwen and not intervening if she shoots Maxson. She will leave the Prydwen and join the PC again. She will remain loyal to the PC so long as they don’t side with the BoS. If captured she will remain aboard the Prydwen until its destruction or she will escape before it’s destroyed. Antonia can be romanced after reaching max affinity/affection, after which she will grant the Player the Explosives, Darling perk which grants the player the option to create explosives as well as weapons such as Missile Launchers or Rocket Launchers, this perk also grants the player +25% more damage with explosives. 

ETA 6/19/2017: Certain parts of the above are no longer the case/applicable please check and use this post as a reference thank you! ETA 9/18/2017: parts of the above without a strikethrough apply to the new version of her PC companion verse

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I feel like in her FO4 verse, even though she broke away from the BoS, Toni would actively aid a SoSu in either destroying them or overthrowing them. Hell, she'd team up with any Outcast that remained faithful to Casdin or any BoS that turned their backs to Maxson and remained faithful to Elder Lyons ideals. In the event that she remained loyal to the BoS she would undermine Maxson's authority in way she can especially in incredibly passive-aggressive ways.

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