*pokes* is this blog still active? if so, can i request the companions reacting to sole overworking themselves (not eating, sleeping properly, etc) and finally collapsing from it?
Pffff!! If itâs still active?! OF COURSE IT ISâŚ. irregularly and with great pauses, but it is active :D
Cait - Come to think of it, she did notice Sole barely eating, almost always taking the watch for the night and some serious daily workout. They were out in the sun, making beds for some settlement and Cait was bored out of her mind, bitching about it. Suddenly, their whole body just gave out and Sole fell down like a ragdoll. Cait began cursing under her breath as she picked them up. They were seriously overheating and only now, up close, did the ex-slave noticed the dark circles under their eyes.Â
With a help of some settler, she carried Sole into one of those newly build shacks, laying them on the bed theyâve finished mere minutes ago. Sole was cooling up slowly, but were near unwakeable, she only managed to give them some water, before they zoomed out again. âDumbass⌠Thatâs what you get for treating yourself like shit,â said Cait under her breath, but stayed with them until they were feeling better.
Codsworth - The mister handy immediatelly set off to find some help, knowing that trying to drag them away from the attacking sunlight would end up with them most likely wounded from his arms. Of course, not even 30 seconds later were there settlers that were saved by Sole themselves few hours prior. Two settlers carried Sole to a shack, while a timid looking woman poured some cool water on their head, waking up fairly dazed Sole.
Codsworth handed them some more water, which Sole drank extremely quickly. As soon as they did, Sole fell asleep on the mattress, the sleeping deficit taking a toll on them, among other things. As soon as the robot was sure theyâd be fine, he began making a meal for them when theyâd rested enough. It saddened Codsworth, really. They were taking care of everyone, but themselves.
Curie - âOh, no!â said Curie very quietly, when she caught a glimpse of Soleâs bared torso. Both of them were dreched and found themselves in the process of changing clothes, so they wouldnât catch a cold. And Curie saw just how malnourished Sole was. Come to think of it, she now noticed how little were they eating. Considering what sort of exercise they do every day, Sole should be eating 4 times more than they do.
Sole made a move to leave the building they were in, as they were already sporting dry clothing, but Curie blocked their path: âWhat are you doing, Curie?â they said. Soleâs voice was filled with fatigue. Saying nothing, Curie grabbed them by their shoulders and almost drag them to sit in one of the chairs around. After thorough scolding about how they should care better about themselves, Curie proceeded to cook a nutritious meal for them, after which she sent them straight to bed.
Danse - This was not good. At all. Sole was a Brotherhood of Steel soldier, which is a very physically demanding job, yet Sole didnât get nearly enough rest and food they needed. Danse always knew this and knew that it could destroy them and now he was cursing himself to hell and back, because he let it happen. Sole was unconscious, lying on the hard ground. The paladin let out a sigh as he got out of his power armour and picked them up, laying them down on a nearby bed.
When he chekced that they were safe, he ran off to fetch a doctor. Theyâre probably just sleeping (god knew they needed it), but better be safe, than sorry. As the doctor looked them up and down, Danse began rummaging through their things, finding them some food and plenty of water, for when they regain their consciousness. He then made a promise to himself; he will now always keep in mind that they care for themselves, since they probably wonâtâŚ
Deacon - Heâs been through this himself. When something fucks up, one has to deal with it, and Deaconâs always dealt with it by trying to do more work than he could handle while neglecting his basic needs. He had to admit, it wasnât nice. At all. Of course, the agent immediatelly made sure they were breathing and had a stable heartbeat, before picking them up and putting them on the nearest bed.
He picked an (almost) clean rag and poured some water on it, laying it on their forehead. He was no nurse, or a babysitter, but Sole was his friend and as mentioned above, seeing one of your only, if not the only friend in such a state made him feel sick. He was there when they woke up later, offering them some InstaMash and a Nuka Cola, both of which they gratefully accepted. When they were done eating, Sole let sleep take them once more. Theyâre gonna stay in this cabin for a while, as it seems.
Dogmeat - The pup saw them falling down, but not getting up, therefore he immediatelly rushed by their side and began licking their face. Sole woke up after a while and Dogmeat almost dragged them into a shadow. THere Sole sat, slumped against the wall, while Dogmeat went off to bark at Trashcan Carla until she came around.Â
Of course, she was cursing and fussing, but gave Sole something âon the houseâ, a single canteen of purified water and a can of Pork nâ Beans. It wasnât a lot, but Sole was grateful anyway, being thirsty and starving. They later left to go to bed, while Dogmeat kept them company, dozing off softly over their legs, watching over them.
Hancock - âOh, shit,â he said, getting Soleâs attention. Now, he looked at them maybe a little more than was necessary, so he was surprised he didnât notice how⌠skinnier Sole became. And definetely not in a good way, they looked completely starved out. He definetely shouldnât be telling anyone how to live, shouldnât even combine the words âhealthyâ and âlifestyleâ, but this wasnât good. So he told them, as nicely, but firmly as possible.
It took him a while to finally get them to eat and drink something. He even threatened them a bit, saying that heâd be making sure they care for themselves, that heâd be like their own fucking babysitter. After Soleâs been fed and promised him theyâd try to live more healthily, he sent them to bed. He might have been a bit of an asshole, too strict on them, but Hancock already saw many of his friends lost. He didnât want to go through this with Sole.
MacCready - The sniper wasnât overly picky about his food - after living off mushrooms for 16 years of his life, a well made mole rat steak was a fine dish. On the other hand, he could see why Sole wouldnât like eating too much, they were certainly used to better food. So it didnât worry him too much at first. At first. It worried him way more when he saw Sole collapse on the ground, literally starved.
He wasnât the best cook out there, but when Sole finally woke up and smelled the mirelurk omelettes he made, they almost choked themselves on them. MacCready then proceeded to tell Sole how dumb they were for not eating and drinking enough and what a scare they gave him. Sole felt awful, apologized about a hundred times and promised they would eat more. âI sure hope so,â the sniper said, âneither of us wants me force feeding you now, right?âÂ
Nick Valentine - Being a synth and not having basic needs like sleeping or eating, he noticed how badyl Sole neglected themselves pretty early on. He even told them about it, on several ocassions. Things like âThis place looks safe. YOu sure you donât want to catch some Zâs?â or âYou know I donât need to sleep, right? You can sleep while I watch outâŚâ. Now that the synth detective reflected back on it, he shouldâve been firmer.
Sole was nervous, literally jumping at shadows. The circles under their eyes were very, very dark and they looked like they would fall asleep right on their feet. That was quite enough for Nick. He grabbed their shoulder, maybe too forcefully, and dragged them towards the ranger cabin. He sat them on the bed, while they argued. âListen, kid/doll. I know youâre tough. But if you want to keep helping people and find your son, youâve got to take some time to rest.â Sole agreed in the end and were out by the time their head hit the mattress.
Piper - Sole liked to help people. Everyone knew it, Piper held them in really high regards because of it and they were really making a difference. But after a while, the reporter noticed it was taking a real toll on them. The shack they built was perfect, it was nicely decorated and looked like an amazing place to live in. However, Soleâs muscles were most likely crying out in pain right now. They truly worked from 6 oâclock in the morning until 10 oâclock at night, taking only very small breaks.
She saw it on Sole, the fatigue. Their usual, rather confident strode looked almost zombie-like now and the typical spark they just had was gone. Piper too was tired, she was helping the whole day as well, but Sole was taking it to the extremes. She offered them a massage, which was very awkward, but it seemed to relieve some stress from Soleâs muscles, all the while Piper asked them not to overwork themselves like this again.
Preston - The minuteman had no idea how Sole managed to do everything they do. One moment theyâre killing hostiles, the other theyâre trying to find their lost son and then theyâre doing some manual work at the settlements. He always worked with them, but it felt as if Sole worked as two people at once. It dindât occur to Preston at first that they could put themselves into danger, overworking like this.
So when Sole fell down on the ardent ground, drenched with sweat and burning up, Preston cursed at himself and began fussing over his general. He carried them to the most cool part of the settlement, brought a doctor, bought plenty of water, food and meds just to know theyâd be alright. When Sole finally came to, he apologized a hundred times and promised that he would never let them overstrain themselves this much.
Strong - The super mutant knew human doesnât eat humans, but it seemed to him that they werenât even eating human food. He could understand, human food was disgusting, but when humans, or super mutants donât eat, theyâre not good fighters. He, of course, told Sole this. They promised that theyâll try to eat more and since that moemnt, Strong always reminded them when he thought they should do so.
X6-88 - It was his job to make sure they survive, so the courser was a bit annoyed, for they were making it harder for him. Without enough rest and food, Sole is sure to become an easy target and X6 wouldnât fail the Father and the Institute by allowing this. He tried being nice, at first, âYou should eat something, sir/maâamâ and âYou should get some rest, sir/maâamâ was however answered with something like âHmmâ and âlaterâ.
X6 wasnât exactly thrilled at how he ended up dealing with the situation, but it worked. He lcoked Sole in their own bedroom in Sanctuary with several Institute food packs and purified water and until they had a meal and a long sleep, X6 wouldnât budge and let them out. It worked at the end and Sole began to actually treat themselves better, so itâs for the better, X6 thought.