Deacon who’s lied so much even he doesn't know what the truth is anymore.
Did he really experience that memory or did he make it up? Is that truly how he feels? Has he met this person before? Has he said this line before?
Deacon who’s lied so much he doesn't know how to stop. Lying about simple things like what he ate for breakfast or his favorite color or if he liked the book he just finished. He couldn't stop himself if he tried, and he tried. The lies just kept spilling out like he wasn't in control of his body. Deacon who’s not entirely sure he's in control of his body. Who’s not entirely sure he's even real.
Deacon, who thinks against all logical thought that just maybe someone else is pulling the reins, someone else is in here with him. Someone else is lying and abandoning and spying. All these alter egos are in here with him and they're fighting for control and none of them are him. Is he even in this body at all or is he watching from something outside himself? He can't remember and would it matter if he could because he can’t even trust his own memories.
Deacon who tries against all hope to regain some semblance of control by making sure the world around him perfectly matches his memories. If he begins to doubt his memories he can just look back and yep, exactly 50 bullets all spaced exactly a third of an inch apart, 5 rows of 10 on the table 3 steps from the couch that always has 4 chairs pushed in all the way till the backs touch the edge of the table. Maybe it wouldn’t hurt to count again, just to be sure. It never hurts to be thorough.
TLDR Deacon may be a spymaster but his greatest skill is complete dissociation.
This started off as a fun little exercise but I think I'll make it daily. It's helping me to learn more about the characters.
This one is going to be sweet I think.
Cait
Codsworth
Cait likes to hold her partner tight when she's sleeping. Like vice tight. Like it is best Sole sleeps tactically or they will not be able to go for a midnight walk.
Post Benign intervention she sleeps like the dead. Snores unlike the dead too because she defaults to sleeping with her neck in a weird position.
Curie
Codsworth still remembers the first few nights after Master Shaun came home. He would occasionally play back the recording of that day to himself when he was lonely.
He never did venture beyond Sanctuary before Sole's return. But thankfully the Mr. Handys have a local radio to communicate with eachother. Why General Atomics kept it so all Mr Handys could read and write from a proprietary frequency without telling the consumers? Because they could.
Curie is very good with kids when it comes to medical care. Not that she distracts them from it. She will often sit with the child and explain what is going to happen and how it will help them. She treats the people she cares of like people.
When dealing with child patients: she has a few sheets of stickers to reward them with that Piper gave her.
Danse
Danse sleeps better when he's not the one leading the unit. Better as in he will actually humour going to bed even if sleep still takes time. He sleeps in his boxers if he's in his own room.
Danse doesn't snore. He will occasionally grimace or startle awake, but other than that? Dead silent.
Deacon
Dogmeat
He never forgets a birthday. He once went to track down the original Nick Valentine's birthday but thought better of it. That Synth Nick is his own man. Deacon then elected to celebrate Nick's birthday as July 24th. Private investigators day.
Deacon takes pajamas dead seriously. Dress for the job you want. The job he wants? President of Well Rested Ville. He has a pair of slippers under his bed at the Railroad HQ.
Hancock
Dogmeat also responds to Catvegetable. Or John. Or really anything you say in a certain tone of voice in his direction.
He loves Travis from Diamond city. Travis is slightly more hesitant but loves Dogmeat too.
MacCready
He sleeps very light. He could be sleeping upstairs and Sole quietly calling for him will wake him.
Hancock sleeps better under weighted blankets but most of them are far too hot for him. He likes to be compressed when he falls asleep.
Nick Valentine
His ears get very cold very easily. Duncan made him a pair of ear muffs that he does still have but rarely wears because they get in the way of his cap.
On that note: MacCready has bet sensitive eyes. He grew up under a rock. It was mostly dark for the first sixteen years of his life. A flashbang would have him falling down the stairs and yelling.
Piper
Nick rarely joins game night when it's poker because no one can truly read his expression. No one can tell if he's proud of his poker face or if it troubles him that he doesn't have the facial expression nuances of a person.
The fastest typer out of all the companions. His words per minute go CRAZY. Assuming he's been taking care of his hands that is.
Preston Garvey
Piper can mimic anyone's handwriting providing you've given her decent reference. She had to learn to do so in the immediate aftermath of her father's death to investigate.
She is banned from the dugout inn trivia night. They claim she's a cheater. She claims she's prepared.
Strong
Preston can swim rather well. He enjoys it a lot in the rare instances that the water is not radioactive or full of things looking to murder him.
When Danse is exiled from the Brotherhood: Preston is among the first to extend an olive branch. Whilst none of the companions are actively hostile to Danse, none of them give him a genuine opening as Preston does. Preston may be seen as naïve, and at times he is, but he stands by his belief that no one gets better unless they work together.
X6-88
Strong likes showing off his strength by lifting heavy things. In time he thinks to combine this with his search for the milk of human kindness in trying to put his strength to kindness. This rubble will be kindly cleared from the street (thrown onto an unsuspecting raider) so very kindly. This street is now walkable for the first time in two centuries.
He genuinely hates the sounds of power tools. They make his head ring.
X6-88 is one of the best coursers and being one of the best: he gets a big say on what the courser uniform should be like. Not to the point it is something he would claim to love (he is a synth and cannot love, he would like to remind you) but to the point that when the scientists wanted to make it white to make the Institute theme they listened when he stated it would be a terrible idea.
He genuinely has never had a proper meal in his life prior to Sole giving him one. It's been all Huel baby.
Danse being well trained can play a long long game. It's up to him to decide when you finish. He can do support you in his arms so that your sex is enriched with various positions. Though Danse loves when you give him a break and take initiative to get back to love mission sooner. Both of you literally work till swearing, Danse can't cum until you're exhausted, until he falls down exhausted. So you should be prepared for a long break in work. Quickies aren't Danse's thing. He is very sensitive partner and attentive to your feelings. Loves kisses and long slow touches. Danse quick learns your weak points and favorite things in sex and knows how to anticipate your desires. But at the same time he himself аppreciates when a partner wants to please him also. Sometimes he can be quite demanding, jockingly reminding that he was your commander officer not so long ago. Just as he unquestioningly carries out your “orders”.
Hancock is gentle and sensitive in everything that concerns the body. His own skin has high sensitivity, as is his cock. Always smells well and is ready for sex. Especially after any successful deal including murder. Especially after the latter. He can offer many types of foreplay. He never insists but can make you want that he wants. Not against light tying. Despite chems addiction he doesn't like take them during copulation preferring pure sensations. And he doesn’t like it when you take drugs before sex. Approves of any position and any way to be closer and inside. Except violence and causing pain. He loves romantic gestures and surprises, as well as unusual places for intimacy. For example, the city hall's balcony in full view of the crowd. Loves long talks and long kisses.
MacCready is young and fiery. Any time, any place, in any pose. Robert rarely displays interest but you should be sure he always keeps you in his sights. He is just patiently waiting for your special sign when you are ready. He never shows that he loves or wants you, but you are the only one he doesn't treat with arrogance or ridicule. Once you are alone with him, you are at his complete disposal. He can kiss and touch you everywhere without exception. For as long as he wants, regardless of your readiness. He can make you forget about time. You never know how long your intimacy will last. It can be fast and furious, or on the contrary, slow and gentle. RJ doesn't like to cuddle, but be sure to keep your hand in his hair while playing. No rules except: no talking, no harm, no touching my rifle. And perhaps one more thing: don’t stay in the metro for too long.
Preston may seem shy and modest, but he can surprise you in bed. His knowledge of sex is not very extensive, but is more than compensated by his fiery temperament. His touches and kisses are so greedy, as if he wants to eat you. Having finished, he can repeat again almost immediately. He loves to talk while he fucks, asking you how it feels and whispering words of tenderness and love. It might even make you angry, but luckily sex with him doesn't last long. Remember, he can do it twice or even three times in one date. He doesn't like long foreplay, but he likes to lie in bed for a long time after intercourse, hugging you tightly. You can tell he wants to have sex if he stares at you and can't take his eyes off you. Also any touch below the shoulders means the same thing.
Hi! I hope this is the right way to have requests😅. I was hoping to see the companion’s reaction to the Sole Survivor trying to be immortal via tech. Like bradburton in nuka world, The Cabot Serum, or being put in a robo brain.
Fo4 Companions Reactions to Sole Attempting Immortality
MacCready grimaces at the thought. Immortality sounds cool, but it can’t be pretty… or that easy. The entire thing seems freaky to him and he’s not sure why you’d ever want that for yourself. Maybe he’s just cynical, but he’d be pretty heavily against the idea of completely transforming yourself, especially when you’re seemingly nowhere close to dying of natural causes. He's read far too many comics to know that this may be the start of something awful. Or, at the very least, unexpected.
Nick can’t help but feel a little relieved at the prospect. His biggest fear had always been that everyone he’s ever known would most likely die way before he does, so when you find a way to stay alive for longer, he feels a weight lift off his shoulders. It gives him something to look forward to in his long life, even if he feels a tad selfish for thinking that way.
Cait doesn't understand the point. Why would you want to stay alive for any longer than you have to? The Commonwealth isn't even pretty, let alone desirable to live in. She especially feels a certain way about it if you're using a drug to increase your lifespan. Do whatever you want, just don't complain to her when you decide it's not what you wanted later on down the road. Definitely a lot of petty arguments.
Preston has mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, he's excited at the prospect that the Minutemen might be guaranteed a real shot at lasting long, but he's uncertain about the long-term effects it'll have on your psyche. Would the Minutemen be any good if they're leader had gone completely off the rails from the side effects of immortality? Or would the prolonged existence of what is no doubt their strongest member prove to strengthen the cause?
Codsworth is supportive, but internally, he just thinks it's you trying to cope with the loss of your family. So much lost time spent in the vault couldn't have been good for your health. He'll do a quick mental evaluation on you (or the best evaluation he can offer) and decide from there whether or not he'll continue to indulge you or not.
Piper's definitely hesitant when you bring the idea to her attention. I mean, how many different examples of this have you seen? And how many of these examples went wrong? She'd urge you to at least think a little longer on it, but would help you out regardless of if you took her advice or not.
Curie is excited at the idea and would gladly help you put together something. She'd love the medical and biological challenge that comes with this! Please, let her do it for you! She has so many thoughts and ideas, and thinks it could be wonderful to try!
The idea of you becoming a robot to live longer makes Strong angry. He thinks that's easily the worst decision you could've ever made. His biggest worry, however, is what'll happen to your kindness when you're not human anymore. Robots certainly can't drink milk, and if you're not on his side, then he might really consider bashing you in right where you stand.
Hancock thinks it’s freaky, but hey! So is he! And he's pretty much immortal as well, so who is he to say what you can and can't do? If you want the curse that he naturally has, then by all means, knock yourself out. The only thing he'll really say about it is to watch what you're taking and from whom you're taking it from.
Deacon thinks it's the worst idea you could've had. No. He's not letting you flood your body with technology just so you can what? Survive longer? Maybe if Carrington thought it was necessary, but otherwise, it's a huge mistake. He knows the things that you've done and the things you have yet to do. He just wouldn't be able to live with himself if he let you go out and extend your life, knowing you'd forever be stuck in the past. And believe him when he says he won't be there to help you like usual.
X6-88 just nods and takes you to the bioscience sector in the Institute. He honestly doesn’t think it’s that bad of an idea, but he’d want someone qualified to give you both the rundown of what would happen before you proceeded with anything. An undying leader of the Institute? What better outcome could they have hoped for.
Old Longfellow just scoffs. What’s the point? He believes you get more out of life when there’s the notion of death hanging over you. It gives you something to fear—something to motivate you into not wasting your opportunities. At the end of the day, it’s your choice, but he thinks immortality is pointless and he's not afraid to tell you as much.
Gage couldn't care less. Live longer, die today, what difference does it make? You wanna make yourself all weird and frozen like Bradburton, be his guest, but you both saw how that went. Just don’t expect him to come save you when you end up regretting it.
Deacon cannot (as much as he tries) CANNOT for the life of him conceal when he’s feeling anything strongly negative. his jokes don’t come out as smoothly, he’s quieter for the most part.
if it’s anger he’s poorly attempting to hide, he’s overall not awful at it. deacon is absolutely not one to lash out undeservingly (or deservingly tbh… he’s a bit of a coward when it comes to any kind of personal drama in my opinion). however, if you manage to get him talking about what’s got him so upset, he certainly gets fired up as he talks about it, a bit of his dramatic personality sparking out as he raves on about his personal troubles.
his sadness is definitely a bit more unnerving to be around, and he almost never actually tells anyone what his problem is, eventually it just passes and suddenly deacon is deacon again. when he’s upset, he’s almost dead quiet unless being spoken directly to. deacon’s eyes almost glaze over whenever he’s unoccupied. watching him sort of mindlessly lurk around headquarters looking for small tasks to distract himself, it’s unsettling.
in turn though i also believe that when deacon is truly overcome with joy and pride that is also contagious amongst the HQ. He can’t keep the smile off his face, toothy grins breaking out right before he starts boasting once again about how great his new recruit has been doing. his jokes flowing freely and joyfully, even des can’t help but turn away with an eye roll to conceal a small grin at the railroads success, yes thanks to the help of deacons new recruit.
so anyway yeah i think deacon is actually a super expressive person even if he thinks he’s all cool and mysterious he absolutely is not lol. i also think he’s the embodiment of those “the face i stayed silent with” memes :)
He generally has a pretty strong stomach when it comes to gore just from all of his years in combat. The one exception are super mutant gore bags.
Most other soldiers don’t notice because he’s always so focused on fighting and killing super mutants that he doesn’t notice the gore bags. Just that he’s always eager to move on after the fighting is done. No one questions it because Danse has a reputation for being strictly business.
The truth is that gore bags not only gross him out, but dramatically so. Disturbing one during combat requires every bit of willpower on his end to keep from dry heaving.
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I was doing a play through with Danse as my companion and fighting super mutants when I stopped to loot a gore bag. I found 27 caps.
I dunno why, but I feel like that’s something he should have remarked upon.
“Soldier, if . . . if you’re short on caps, we could always look for some technical documents for Proctor Quinlan. There’s no need to - -“
*Pries open a bag of spleens and finds a femur and three bullets*
I think we all generally kinda agree that as a gen 2(.5) synth, he most likely doesn't have a dick, so I can imagine that it could cause some dysphoria in him, on top of other body image issues.
Do you think he'd wear a sort of make-shift packer?
(also I hc him as trans, so on top of that I kinda think he would have one)
