Wipe The Slate Clean

Gurt: yo

probably haven't caught them all, but deacon's lower, angrily charged voice lines are some of my favorites:

"let's see how many headshots you can take, mutie."

"i've been looking forward to kicking the brotherhood's teeth in. i owe them."

"maybe a sucker punch and a well-aimed bullet." (unsure about context)

"or don't. give us a reason."

it feels telling about what parts of his past he still carries with him, even if shifted towards a better cause. as much as he may hate it, deacon probably still enjoys punishing those he deems deserving with violent "justice". his ends justify the means morality is already a bit dubious as it is and i think his bloodlust is a lovely part of that.

honorable mentions below:

Metro Station

Concept art for Fallout 3

I've been thinking a lot lately about the timing of my Sole Survivor's story, both in terms of the game events and in terms of what comes after. And all that thinking got me curious, in turn, about how other folks envision everything playing out.

We have polls, so I figured, you know, why not just ask?

For the sake of the poll, we're talking specifically about the time between the Sole Survivor thawing/waking up in the future (the start of the quest "Out of Time") and the game-canon completion of their business with the Institute (the end of the quest "The Nuclear Option" or "Nuclear Family").

This is strictly about headcanon / personal canon here; there's no need to boot up a save and check the date on the Pip-Boy, as the poll is simply asking how long you imagine/feel these events took to play out. You are absolutely welcome and encouraged to guesstimate/go by vibes if you don't have a firm timeline in mind.

If your personal canon diverges slightly from the game canon but has a roughly equivalent beginning and/or end point, it's A-Okay to vote as normal in the poll 👍.

If your personal canon is so drastically different that it has no beginning and/or end point that is even vaguely equivalent to those in canon, please select the "Diverging Story / Show Results / Nuance / Bald" option.

If you have multiple personal canons/headcanons, please vote in accordance with whichever one you'd consider your main or favorite. If you have no main/favorite, vote according to your most recently developed personal canon.

As is always the case with my posts, I'd absolutely love to hear your thoughts, clarifications, and other additions in the comments! <3

Regarding DLC Stories -

I've also been wondering about when folks time the out-of-Commonwealth stories (Far Harbor & Nuka-World) in their personal canons. Does your Sole Survivor explore and resolve those stories before completing the business of the main quest, or are those Later Problems?

Unfortunately, as we're limited to one poll per post/post addition here, the follow-up polls must be added as reblogs/additions.

Please click through to a follow-up poll based on the option you selected above:

As things are, the Platinum Chip might be in the wrong hands, but it’s safe. House knows where it is, and he knows Benny won’t do anything rash until until he’s pushed to. House is waiting to see if the Courier is up to the task before playing his hand. And anyone who can’t find a way past the gate, either through caps, the right contacts, or outright hacking his Securitrons, isn’t resourceful enough to be trusted with a task as important as the Chip’s recovery.

Likewise, the missions House gives the Courier are a sort of extended job interview. As well as being vital to House’s plans for New Vegas, each of assignment tests a different set skills, giving House the data he needs to evaluate the Courier as an employee. (And for someone as obsessed with statistical models as House, data is worth more than gold.)

The Boomers? Testing the Courier’s diplomacy skills, or lack thereof.

The Omertas? Testing their investigative skills.

The Brotherhood of Steel? Testing whether or not the Courier is capable of following orders, even if it means killing a large number of innocent people. It’s important to note that this is one of the few quests in House’s storyline that the Courier can’t skip. Before House can fully accept the Courier as his protege, he needs to know that they will do whatever is necessary to secure the future of New Vegas. Any moral crisis the Courier might experience during this mission is an intended consequence, not an accident.

Did you get enough love, my little dove? Why do you cry? And I'm sorry I left, but it was for the best Though it never felt right, my little Versailles