#fo4companionsreact

Cait braces herself for the impact and is glad she did. Because if she hadn’t, the redhead would definetely be laying flat on the ground, buried under Sole’s form. She can only hold on to them and carry on balancing her feet, for Sole is leaning against her quite a lot. Cait hungrily reciprocates their kisses and walks with them hand in hand towards their home, after they’d release her from their bear hug.

Curie is actually tackled down and onto the cold hard ground, but she barely notices the dull pain of the impact, for she is much too happy. She laughs as they plant butterfly kisses all over her face and neck, her hands have a deathgrip around Sole’s waist. They help her back on her feet and start walking away with her, arms curled around each other.

Danse’s welcoming arms have absolutely no problem catching Sole as they’re leaping into them. Sole’s legs wrap themselves around Danse’s torso and their hands hold onto his shoulders. They start kissing him, all over the man’s face, finally stopping at his lips. Danse smiles at them softly: “I’m really glad you’re home.”

Deacon is just standing there, looking almost as if he didn’t care they’re back. As Sole notices his expression, they start to slow down, before they stop altogether, mere meters away from him. They want to ask what’s wrong, but are suddenly tackled down by Deacon, who is now grinning broadly and kissing them. They slap his shoulder as hard as they can, considering they’re buried underneath him: “You scared me, you jerk,” is all they say, before they kiss him.

Hancock is running towards them even faster than they are running up to him. Sole actually has to slow down in order to survive the collision. Hancock picks them up and spin them in his arms so fast, Sole goes a bit dizzy, but that doesn’t keep them away from laughing inbetween kisses planted all over Hancock’s rough skin. They just stand there in a tight embrace when Hancock lets Sole down, refusing to let go of each other.

MacCready laughs and stands his ground as Sole expresses how much they missed him. He kisses them back lovingly, running his fingers through Sole’s hair. When Sole stops pecking his face softly, they bury their facer into the crook of MacCready’s neck, breathing him in, as if their life depended on it and RJ is content to hold them so close again.

Nick is very happy he survived the hard impact of their bodies, but now he is twice as happy, for Sole’s arms hold him close and they are so warm and welcoming. Nick breathes in deeply, despite not having to, but it feels right. He melts into the embrace and rests his forehead against theirs. In Sole’s eyes there’s love and content and Nick’s sure it’s perfectly mirrored in his own: “Welcome home, darling.”

Piper is at first utterly excited and looks forward to being with Sole again, but as they’re getting close and the reporter notices just how fast they’re running, a soft ‘uh oh’ is all she can mutter before she’s sent flying towards the ground, the only thing keeping her from ramming her head against the ground are Sole’s arms. They start to plant butterlfy kisses all her skin and she can just hold onto them, giggle and sigh: “Oh, blue..”

Preston was happy and expected Sole to be happy too, but seeing the absolute euphoria in their eyes as they spotted him and the speed with which they started running towards him, he was absolutely ecstatic. He welcomed them into his strong arms and squeezed them in a vice of a grip. Sole’s lips were running all over Preston’s exposed skin and Preston’s own lips were currently treating Sole the very same way.

X6-88 knew how affectionate Sole was and when he saw them running up to him, he readied himself and caught them in his arms. Sole’s legs automatically went around his waist and they grabbed X6′s face, pushing their lips against his own. He reciprocated the kiss as if starving, all the while carrying Sole back towards their home.

Dogmeat and Strong don’t give damn… xD

Cait - Laughs her bum off and never fails to mention it at the worst moment possible.

Codsworth - Gets rather flustered and defends Sole by saying: “No matter where was little Shaun concieved, he was concieved with love!”

Curie - Doesn’t get really embarrassed knowing this, just wants to know whether Sole wasn’t worried about getting caught.

Danse - Stares at them for a while, before saying: “I know deathclaws and ferals weren’t roaming the parks back then, but there were still people?!”

Deacon - Laughs about it and everytime they pass, or walk through a park together, he asks Sole if it was this one.

Hancock - He kind of wants to know the exact spot, sometimes joking about it when they pass through a park. “Hey, it was right there, the grass is even bleaker here!”

MacCready - He just accepts it and moves on, not really being the one to talk, considering the place Duncan was concieved in. Though he’ll takes this secret into his grave.

Nick Valentine - Chuckles about it quite a lot, “You know,” he says at last, “I could’ve put both of you in custody for this back then…”

Piper - She is absolutely shcoked, staring at Sole for a solid minute: “Goddamn, Blue! You weren’t worried someone would see you?!”

Preston - Desperately tries not to laugh, but the image of slightly younger Sole peeking out from behind some bush, checking the perimeter just seemed rather hilarious to him.

Pffff!! If it’s still active?! OF COURSE IT IS…. 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. 

With a help of some settler, she carried Sole into one of those newly build shacks, laying them on the bed they’ve 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. “Dumbass… That’s what you get for treating yourself like shit,” 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 they’d be fine, he began making a meal for them when they’d rested enough. It saddened Codsworth, really. They were taking care of everyone, but themselves.

Curie - “Oh, no!” said Curie very quietly, when she caught a glimpse of Sole’s bared torso. Both of them were dreched and found themselves in the process of changing clothes, so they wouldn’t 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: “What are you doing, Curie?” they said. Sole’s 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 didn’t 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. They’re 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 won’t…

Deacon - He’s been through this himself. When something fucks up, one has to deal with it, and Deacon’s always dealt with it by trying to do more work than he could handle while neglecting his basic needs. He had to admit, it wasn’t 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. They’re 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. 

Of course, she was cursing and fussing, but gave Sole something ‘on the house’, a single canteen of purified water and a can of Pork n’ Beans. It wasn’t 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 - “Oh, shit,” he said, getting Sole’s attention. Now, he looked at them maybe a little more than was necessary, so he was surprised he didn’t notice how… skinnier Sole became. And definetely not in a good way, they looked completely starved out. He definetely shouldn’t be telling anyone how to live, shouldn’t even combine the words ‘healthy’ and ‘lifestyle’, but this wasn’t 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 he’d be making sure they care for themselves, that he’d be like their own fucking babysitter. After Sole’s been fed and promised him they’d 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 didn’t want to go through this with Sole.

MacCready - The sniper wasn’t 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 wouldn’t like eating too much, they were certainly used to better food. So it didn’t worry him too much at first. At first. It worried him way more when he saw Sole collapse on the ground, literally starved.

He wasn’t 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. “I sure hope so,” the sniper said, “neither of us wants me force feeding you now, right?” 

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 ‘This place looks safe. YOu sure you don’t want to catch some Z’s?’ or ‘You know I don’t need to sleep, right? You can sleep while I watch out…’. Now that the synth detective reflected back on it, he should’ve 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. “Listen, kid/doll. I know you’re tough. But if you want to keep helping people and find your son, you’ve got to take some time to rest.” 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, Sole’s muscles were most likely crying out in pain right now. They truly worked from 6 o’clock in the morning until 10 o’clock 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 Sole’s 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 they’re killing hostiles, the other they’re trying to find their lost son and then they’re 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 dind’t 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 they’d 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 doesn’t eat humans, but it seemed to him that they weren’t even eating human food. He could understand, human food was disgusting, but when humans, or super mutants don’t eat, they’re not good fighters. He, of course, told Sole this. They promised that they’ll 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 wouldn’t fail the Father and the Institute by allowing this. He tried being nice, at first, ‘You should eat something, sir/ma’am’ and ‘You should get some rest, sir/ma’am’ was however answered with something like ‘Hmm’ and ‘later’.

X6 wasn’t 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 wouldn’t budge and let them out. It worked at the end and Sole began to actually treat themselves better, so it’s for the better, X6 thought.

 While I am sure Dogmeat would be a fine babysitter, I decided not to include him… On the other hand, I didn’t include Strong because… well, the reasons are more than obvious, I think :D

Oh also… this one is long… :D

 Cait is rather nervous about it at first - she was never good with children. Or rather, she never really hung out with children. A few minutes of awkward silence passed between her and Shaun, before she cleared her throat and spoke nonchalantly: “So… what do you do for fun?” Shaun then proceeded to show her all the toys and board games Sole brought him from their adventures and the two of them started playing.

 Cait hates to admit it, but she enjoyed it, a lot. She was just a little embarassed when she went to Sole’s kitchen to find it’s owner brewing a delicious smelling soup. Cait questions them about how long they’ve been home, upon which Sole replies: “About an hour or so, but I didn’t want to spoil your guys’ fun,” they say with a smile.

 Codsworth has been waiting and preparing himself for this moment since the moment he’s first saw little Shaun, just a tiny infant. He was very happy to talk with him about anything and everything the child wanted and he happily prepared him a fine dish. It almost was as if nothing has changed, as if the bombs never fell. As if Sole and their spouse went out for a dinner and he was in charge of their home.

 When Shaun was tucked into his bed, teeth brushed and Codsworth wished him a good night, it truly felt like a home. Shaun’s room was decorated with his drawings, toys were neatly resting in their right places and Codsworth knew that despite this wasn’t the old world, Shaun couldn’t be any happier than he was. With a parent like Sole, who aimed to make this world a better place for his son and everyone else, it was home.

 Curie doesn’t have a slightest problem with babysitting Shaun. Firstly, she talks to him, asks him about his hobbies, and so on. She plays with him, letting Shaun teach her some of the board games he had. Curie even tries to prepare a healthy and tasty meal for the two of them. It’s not as perfect as it probably should’ve been, considering she never eally cooked, but Shaun enjoys his dinner nevertheless and appreciates the effort.

 When he goes to bed, Curie sits in a chair in his room and reads a book to him. After Shaun’s fallen asleep, she remains in his room, lit by a single lamp, creating a warm and cosy atmosphere. She is so comfortable, Curie eventually falls asleep herself, book still in hand. Sole returns home in the middle of night, finding both of them safe and sound, snoozing.

 Danse had no experiences with children and babysitting whatsoever and frankly didn’t understand why would Sole pick him to watch over their child. But since he owed them his life, he agreed and stayed with the child. He felt awkward, didn’t know what to say to the child. Luckily enough, this feeling passed quickly, as Shaun began asking him all kinds of questions about his power armour, the adventures he shared with Sole, the Brotherhood of Steel and so on.

 Before Danse knew it, hours have passed and their talking turned towards the more general themes, Sanctuary Hills were enveloped by darkness and the only thing illuminating the room they were in was a single floor lamp. The hanle of Sole’s door clicked and there they were, walking into their house. Shaun sat up and ran to hug their parent hello. Sole then proceeded to tuck him into bed, then exited Shaun’s room, thanking Danse for taking care of him. “He’s a good kid,” was all Danse said, with a smile.

 Deacon might have been slightly nervous, because Shaun wasn’t just any kid, but Sole’s kid, no matter if he was a synth. But he was good at lying and pretending. so he acted as if he was very cool with watching over Shaun while Sole was gone on some errands. Nervosity fell off after just a few moments however, as Shaun began showing him his toys and talking to him. Deacon relaxed and started to play with him, making Shaun laugh by changing his voice everytime he pretended to talk as one toy or other.

 The child had such and imagination, Deacon thought as they made up an entire, quite complex story together. When it was dark outside, Deacon asked Shaun whether he felt hungry or needed anything. When Shaun shook his head, Deacon asked him to prepare to go sleep. Sole had raised him well, Shaun obediently left to brush his teeth and changed into his pajamas. When he lied down into his bed, the Railroad agent said: “I’ll be in the living room if you need anything, okay?” They then wished each other a good night and Deacon took his leave, feeling rather accomplished.

 Hancock didn’t think it was one of Sole’s best ideas to leave their child under his supervision(and influence) alone. Nevertheless, he complied, pocketing his chems and leaving them be for the night, or at least until Sole came back. Both he and Shaun were silent for some time, Shaun playing with Dogmeat and Hancock going through Sole’s pantry in order to find them some dinner. Settling on Salisbury steak and some InstaMash, he began preparing the meal. “So, what do you like to do?” he asked, after a while.

 Shaun began telling him about his hobbies, what he liked and din’t like to do, even mentioned how he felt about Sole’s other friends. Hancock was just putting their plates on the table, when he almost dropped them, because Shaun said: “…But I think you’re the best!” Hancock grinned and the two of them ate, and stayed sat by the table long afterwords, with the mayor of Goodneighbor telling Sole’s kid of all the adventures they had while he travelled with Sole. The child-friendly version of them, of course!

  MacCready was absolutely okay with it and openly chatted with Shaun. Shaun was a good child, well behaved and curious and R.J. found himself aching a bit, as it reminded him of Duncan. He didn’t let it show, of course and carried on talking and playing with Shaun, preparing him a meal and being generally a good babysitter. When evening came, he made sure Shaun had his room tidy, brushed his teeth and went to bed.

 When the sniper tucked him in, he sat into the armchair in Shaun’s room and began telling the boy of his own son and how he was going to bring him here one day. Shaun was already half-sleeping, when he muttered: “Maybe we could be friends.” MacCready chuckled and replied with a quiet ‘I sure hope so’. He stayed until Shaun fell asleep, then walked out of his bedroom to find Sole’s just returned home. He gave them a brief summary of their evening, as both of them sat on Sole’s couch and talked some more.

  Nick didn’t mind it of course. He wasn’t much into playing games, but Shaun seemed more interested in his detective stories anyway. Nick let him look into his cases as the child was eating his dinner. He had to admit, the kid was rather bright and perceptive, openly talking about the tiniest of details and taking them into consideration. He looked to be actually having fun and enjoying Nick’s presence, which was amazing, considering Nick’s roughed up looks.

 When the last rays of sun disappeared behind the horizon and Shaun’s eyes became droopy, Nick said: “I think that’s enough of work for one day, huh?” Shaun yawned and nodded his head, automatically going to the bathroom to get ready for the night. Nick tucked the kid into bed and chatted with him until Shaun fell asleep. Returning to the living room, he saw Sole who just came home beam up at him and so Nick proceeded to talk about what a good kid Shaun was.

 Piper actually brought Nat along with her and she and Shaun became fast friends, playing happily in Shaun’s room as Piper prepared a large meal, saving some for Sole for when they came home. She then went to fetch the kids for dinner, finding them playing a board game of sorts. The trio shared a dinner, chatting cheerfully. When they all finished their food, Piper put the dishes into the sink and followed the children back to Shaun’s room. They explained the board game to Piper and she joined them, the room being now illuminated by a ceiling light.

 After a few games, the reporter noticed both Shaun and Nat yawning and decided that was it for the day. As the children did their evening routine, Piper went to check in if everything was prepared for the night - Sole has given Piper and Nat their bed while they were staying there. Shaun and Nat wished each other a good night and Piper tucked both of them into their beds before going to sit on the living room couch to wait for Sole to return.

 Preston didn’t mind one bit - it was Sole’s child, after all. He took Shaun for a walk around the Sanctuary, being sure to tell him of all the good their parent does every day. They took their time to chat with Mama Murphy and Sturges. At one point, Shaun said: “One day, I’m gonna be a Minuteman too!” at which Preston chuckled and replied with an ‘I’m sure of it’, putting his hat on Shaun’s a bit smaller head.

 When the two of the returned to Sole’s home, Preston prepared them dinner - Mama Murphy made the two of them delicious brahmin steaks, which Preston combined with some fresh corn. When night came, he asked Shaun to prepare to go to bed and Shaun complied, already tucked him, when Preston came intio his room. The minuteman started reading Shaun a book of his choice and it wasn’t long before he could hear light snoozing coming from the boy. He smiled to himself and left the room, waiting for Sole to come back in one of the armchairs in their living room.

 X6-88 was not a babysitter, if you don’t incude Sole themselves. Not that he was concerned for the little synth’s safety, because that he could provide, but he knew he wouldn’t be able to give the child the same attention and affection Sole could. Nevertheless, he agreed in the end. Shaun seemed quite happy to just play with Dogmeat in silence, while X6 just read one of Sole’s books, because there was no way anything interesting would be happening anytime soon.

 Shaun started yawning later, telling X6 that he would be going to sleep. The courser observed as the child went to brush his teeth and then invited the dog into his room. X6 went to check on him after a while and Shaun already had his eyes closed, opening one of them to look at him. Dogmeat was sleeping already by his legs. “I’ll be in the living room shall you need anything,” he said, the child uttering an ‘okay’ and ‘goodnight’. X6 would check on Shaun every now and then until Sole finally came home.

Foof… This really was a long one, wasn’t it? :D I hope there aren’t many typos in there xD

Oh, I love stoic Sole! I love the stiff upper lip… Probably the reason I love James Norrington in POTC…

Also, decided not to include Codsworth, because no matter how stoic Sole can get, there is no way Codsworth wouldn’t see them smile while talking to their spouse or Shaun. Alright, here we go!

Cait - She actually has to look twice to be sure. After Cait’s sure her eyes are not playing tricks on her, she can only grin in return.

Curie - She is actually releaved. She barely saw their face change and was a bit worried if they are even able to express their emotions. Now that Curie knew they were fine, she spent the whole day smiling herself.

Danse - Had he known that tripping over his own power armour would get an actual reaction from Sole, he would’ve probably done it earlier, despite his embarassement. It was nice to see them smile, really.

Deacon - “Hey… Heeeey! So you can smile!” He then goes on, explaining a very detailed theory about how he thought Sole was actually a synth done by a company that aspired to send the Institute to hell. 

Dogmeat - Whoa, that was new! And pleasant! He’ll dog kiss that smile even wider now!

Hancock - He immediately smiles and proceeds to look at them before their expression turns back to normal and they ask a silent ‘what’. “Nothing,” Hancock smiles, “I would just like to see you smile a bit more. That’s all.” And Sole smiled again.

MacCready - Did they just smile? Holy crap! He’d never seen them do that before. It’s a nice change, surely, MacCready felt a bit weird never knowing what they were thinking. But this was nice…

Nick Valentine - “Hm,” was all he said, earning a curious look from Sole, who was once again sporting a neutral expression. The detective beamed at them, “Its nice you still know how to smile, even though there aren’t many reasons to do so anymore.” Their reply was a bit smaller. but still visible grin.

Piper - “Blue!” she almost yelped, her face the one of delight. When they smiled even wider at her surprise, Piper giggled and decided that she would make them smile again, soon.

Preston - He said nothing at first, but seeing their expression, he too smiled, his eyes gentle. “Good to see you finally smile, general,” he finally spoke, voice calm and content.

Strong - He was very close to not even noticing it, but he did. He didn’t truly mind, but it seemed odd to him nevertheless.

Cait - She definitely joins in, giggling along with Sole and the children. Oh, she would so love to see the reaction of parents upon hearing what foul words their kid knows.

Codsworth - The robot does a little ‘tsk tsk tsk’ sound before actually speaking: “Oh, sir/mum! You really shouldn’t teach the children such awful words! Think of little Shaun!”

Curie - Throws confused looks from time to time, but says nothing.  After they leave, she quietly speaks her mind: “The words you said, I thought they were bad words, no?”

Dogmeat - As easy-going as the goodest boy alive he is, he doesn’t really give a woof.

Danse - The strong mountain of muscles is visible more tense than ever as he tries to keep a straight face. Danse is genuinely confused whether he feels amused, horrified or embarrassed. Several times he attempts to talk Sole into leaving and finally settles on just dragging them away.

Deacon - On his face is an expression that could be only described as absolute euphoria, as he leans in and starts teaching the children words like ‘Flobbermuffin’, ‘Blorkworm’, ‘Plashuha’ and so on. Legends say nobody every found out the meaning of these words of obvious doom.

Hancock - He doesn’t join in, but leans against the wall and chuckles every now and then, sometimes uttering something in the sense ‘Hey, I don’t know this one!’. After Sole’s done, he grins at them: “There’ll be a lot of concerned parents at Dugout Inn tonight…”

MacCready - The sniper tries not to laugh. Oh, how much is he trying to keep his face straight, trying to shoo his amusement away with imagining how would he react had someone taught Duncan such words, after MacCready himself has had such a hard time limiting his swearing…

Nick Valentine - Nick is visibly uncomfortable as neither he uses, or knows, as a matter of fact, so many nasty words. And to think these children who don’t know any better will be running over Diamond City swearing like sailors… He stops Sole suddenly, slowly explaining to the children why they shouldn’t speak like this.

Piper - Of course, she is horrified: “BLUE! I have a sister their age! I don’t want her to speak like this!” Sole stops and turns away from the children to look at her: “Oh please,” they start, “you raised her well, she probably knows the majority of these, but she doesn’t use them, because she knows better!” Sole doesn’t carry on talking to the kids and Piper is grinning broadly at the compliment.

Preston - Poor guy looks more upset than he did not two hours ago, when there were raiders shooting at them from all directions.He really cannot bear this, being as soft-spoken as he is and grabs Sole by the shoulder, not hard, but firm. “General, please, don’t…” is all he says, speaking quietly so only Sole hears him. They give him an apologetic smile and begin to walk away.

Strong - He knows he heard these words before, usually yelled by humans before they died. He even thought he knew the meaning of some, but many of them were absolutely strange for his ears.

Cait - She’d pretend to be annoyed by the ‘stupid little furball’, as she called it, while she in fact wants nothing more than to keep it for herself. 

Codsworth - His robotic laughter can be heard after just a short while, “Well, sir/mum, I think our duet’s become a trio!”

Curie - Her excitement cannot be put into words, really. Curie has made it rather obvious that this kitten is definetely going back with them to the Sanctuary.

Danse - He’s slightly annoyed at first; constantly having to look down, so he doesn’t stomp the miniature cat with his power armour. But he’s got to admit, it is rather adorable.

Deacon - You know he adores it from the start. “You may go now, I have a new partner,” he said, earning an eye-roll and a deep sigh from Sole.

Dogmeat - He sniffs it and jumps back when it produces a quiet, high-pitched ‘meow’. ‘meow’, which was almost immediately answered by Dogmeat’s bark. ‘Well, that settles it, I suppose’, thought Sole as they slowly set off towards Sanctuary, Dogmeat and the kitten at their heels.

Hancock - “Look at you,” said Hancock quietly, rubbing the kitten’s chin with his finger. “She’d look better on a nice cushion in my office, don’t you think?” he chuckled in Sole’s direction. 

MacCready - R.J. never was a cat lover. Lucy absolutely adored them, but he’d always been more of a dog person. Though, he did sneak the furball a few fond glances, here and there.

Nick Valentine - Nick always adored animals and loved cats for their beauty and elegance. Well, this kitten was everything but elegant, really, but that didn’t stop him from letting it sleep in his arms on their way back home.

Piper - “Sole,” she started, “do you think Nat would be able to take care of it?” Sole stopped in thought, smiling. Piper didn’t really wait for their response, as she spoke again: “It might be good for her. She won’t be feeling lonely…” She then proceeded to list all the pros of Nat owning a cat, with Sole just smiling.

Preston - It was rather cute, he had to admit. The kitten was so small, he could easily hide it in his hands. They weren’t even an hour walk from Sanctuary… “General, you know I’ve been thinking, it’s quite dangerous here for an animal so smal…”

Strong - Was Sole few seconds late, things could’ve taken a very nasty turn. Few seconds late and Strong would eat the little kitty. He spent the whole journey back to Sanctuary complaing that he didn’t.

note: In this one, all the companions are very close to Sole and post their quests (Danse knows he’s a synth, Cait is off the chems etc.). Okay, here we go :)

Cait - She is surprised, of course, but it doesn’t change her opinon on them. So what, synth or human, they’re still a better person than anyone she has ever met.

Codsworth - Codsworth is rather confused about the whole situation; If they’re a synth, are they still his master/mistress? Nevertheless, Codsworth chooses to remove this information from his system, in order to be at their service fully functional.

Curie - She asks all sorts of questions, many of which Sole has no answer to. Once she knows everything she needed, she carries on like nothing changed at all.

Danse - First of all, he quietly asks if they knew. Then, regardless of their answer, he just nods his head and leaves the matter be. He is rather silent the whole day, but quickly comes off it afterwards.

Deacon - While Sole’s face is very serious, there is a smirk playing on Deacon’s face. He chuckles and grabs Sole by their shoulders, so they’re looking at him. He whispers: “The legends said this would happen. It’s destiny…” Loud laughter of both of them followed.

Dogmeat - He obviously doesn’t give a damn. Dogmeat would love Sole even if they were a Supermutant.

Hancock - “Quite the duo we are, huh?” he says, his tone light and friendly. Of course, Hancock is just happy they’re on his side and that they’ll be there for a longer time now, considering the lifespan of synths and ghouls.

MacCready - He keeps his mouth shut; Robert really doesn’t know what to say, or if he even should say anything. They’ve spent so much time together, he was absolutely certain Sole didn’t work for the Institute, or anything like that. And so sweet status quo remains.

Nick Valentine - He cannot stop the smile forming on his face. Knowing that neither he, nor Sole will die because of time, there is so much good that they will be able to do - together.

Piper - Her eyes are digging into the ground bellow her as she tries to make up her mind about how she feels about this. She then excuses herself, saying she needs some time to deal with it. She does and comes back like she never left, deciding that Sole’s friendship is very much real and so are they.

Preston - Well, that was unexpected - still, it doesn’t in the slightest change Preston’s opinion on Sole. In a way, it’s a good thing. They’re a good person, saved a lot of lives and now they will be able to save many more. But he always makes sure they’re feeling okay with their condition.

Strong - Strong doesn’t understand. Puny human is a … what was it again? This human is a good fighter and that’s all that matters.

X6-88 - Of course he knows. He was actually slightly curious of their reaction when they’d find out. It turned out to be not as bad as he expected, so all was good, X6 supposed.