7. What is the biggest mistake they’ve ever made?
For Dixie, her biggest mistake that has haunted her for so long was desperately trying to barter with a caravan worker to help her escape Brooke and Moose when she was still human. She was naive and thought they would take pity on her, and the small amount of ammo she smuggled from her abusive “parents” would be enough- but instead they laughed in her face and returned her to Brooke and Moose, joking with them how stupid kids can be. This resulted in the worst whipping she had ever gotten- and she had many, in the past. The result was her back covered in deep, swollen scars that remind her how cruel people can be, and to not blindly trust anyone.
As for Hatch, he feels his biggest mistake was not doing more to help his broken brother after their mother died. He knew Donald was having a tough time with the loss, and that it hit him very hard- they both were very close to their mother, and had become more and more distant from her after becoming more well known and popular with the settlements and towns around their home. They were away performing together most of the time, leaving their mother with the hired hands to help her with the farm, only coming back home every once in a while. Donald heavily blamed himself and Hatch for not being there sooner when she first became ill, thinking there might have been a way to reverse it or get help- he drowned his guilt with drugs and alcohol, trying not so subtly to hide it from Hatch. Hatch turned a blind eye, which he very deeply regrets now, since that caused his brother to sell them both to the raider group where they both had to endure years of torture and abuse.
15. How might they be ignorant or prejudiced?
Dixie has a harder time trusting/getting closer to humans after turning into a ghoul. She is more wary and has her guard up around them more so than fellow ghouls/synths, not only because of the prejudice surrounding ghouls, but also struggling to outright trust them in fear of being hurt again. Depending on the human, Dixie comes off as cold/wary/distant when she first meets them, and is often suspicious as to their true intentions.
Hatch on the other hand....he is a very loving, empathetic, accepts-you-as-you-are kinda guy. But if he ever runs into raiders, or thugs/violent groups, his kindness is often short lived. Its more of a survival tactic, because trying to talk civilly to those people is a waste and he knows this- but his over abundant patience and acceptance goes out the window when he runs into them. He will try to avoid them at all costs, but wont hesitate to defend himself or his loved ones- especially when someone’s livelihood is on the line.
