#fallout oc asks

[a-fellow-courier]

HII FIVE 💥💥💥💥 I have some fallout oc asks for you. step into my office pal.

1. Are they a human, ghoul, synth, or something else?

3. What is their SPECIAL?

4. What perks or tagged skills do they have?

9. Where did they grow up? Where do they currently reside?

13.What is the most frightening experience they have endured?

14. What is their fondest memory?

20. Who do they consider to be their family?

27. What faction(s) are they a member of / allied with?

28. What faction(s) do they despise?

30. What decisions have they made or actions have they done that affect their canon wasteland? (Did they blow up Megaton, have they killed/spared any major characters, etc.)

32. What is their go-to weapon or weapon class?

37. What is the worst injury they have experienced?

39. What is their favorite song?

57. What is a sensation / texture they cannot stand?

i picked out a ton so. pick and choose. you do not have to answer them all I'm just a curious guy and I think Five is cool 💥

I'll answer this for them, seeing they're out on a delivery.

They're human, mostly.

3. S:6(+2) P:6 E:6 C:6 I:6 A:6(+1) L:6(+1)

4. Agility Implant, Bug Stomper, Camarader-E, Camel of the Mojave, Educated, Fortune Finder, Good Natured, Living Anatomy, Luck Implant, Mysterious Stranger, Ranger Takedown, Sniper, Terrifying Presence, Trigger Discipline, and Weapon Handling.

9. They were born on the coast of Australia before the war until they were 7, then their family moved to the East Coast. They moved to the Gold Coast for college when the bombs fell. They now currently live in Novac but they plan to go back to the boneyard to finish their education when their courier contract ends.

13. Their first death in the Wasteland, to a giant Radscorpion.

14 Their fondest memory was meeting Rex in freeside for the very first time.

20. They consider June, Alice, Boone, Six, Mobius, and maybe Vulpes as their family. Vulpes is just their weird cousin that they're not sure about but love either way.

27. They're aligned with the NCR. Not just because they can go almost anywhere in the NCR, but that they at least pretend to be civilized and human.

28. The Legion(Formerly) and Raiders like the Viper Gang or Fiends.

30. They prevented the bombing of the monorail and fought the fiends.

32. Their go-to weapon class is Rifles.

37. They don't fully remember this as they've blocked it out but it has to be the time they were hit with Cook-Cook's flamer for a good 4-6 seconds. Nearly killed them if not for the NCR dealing the killing blow and the followers saving their life.

39. They love the second waltz by Dmitri Shostakovich, seeing it was the music that played at their prom the day before the bombs fell.

57. They wouldn't say it, but wet boots. They absolutely hate the feeling of wet boots, so they pulled a few strings in the ncr government and got some military waterproof boots.

Thanks for asking!

[bearcina]

1, 6, 9 for the fallout oc ask thing ! pls and thank :3

1: Elisavet is a 1/2 ghoul! She's part-way through the ghoul process ^^

6: Independent New Vegas, she didn't like House and the other two options... Well, she didn't think it was a hard decision.

9: Yes Man, Beatrix, Rex, and ED-E. It's a small friend group, admittedly... But Elisavet values quality over quantity!

[courier-nix]

2/3/7/11/52 for fallout oc asks?? 👀

Coming right up!!!

Super excited someone asked for some!!! Some Dead Money spoilers ahead but not much. Okay so here they are:

2. Which faction(s) did they join and which did they destroy? Why?

So far Nix has joined the Kings and the Followers of the Apocalypse. She loves everything they stand for and wants more people to receive the aid and safety they offer. She also has a growing soft spot for the King that helps. Although she's the NCR's favorite task girl, she was originally going to support Mr. House until she got pulled to the Sierra Madre. Now, she's an independent New Vegas believer, after seeing what rich "well intentioned" men who only care about what they want can do to the world. (She also would not be able to bring herself to kill the BOS despite the fact she doesn't really like them.) She refuses to join the BOS after what happened to Veronica. Nix loves the Boomers and is untrusting of the Strip families and the Great Khans, but can play them like the fiddle when she wants. She hates the Legion and plans to wipe them out with Boone.

3. What is their S.P.E.C.I.A.L.?

S 5

P 6

E 5

C 7

I 7

A 6

L 5

She got the strength implant from Usanagi so she had an easier time holding heavy guns.

7. Do they have any mental illnesses? How do they cope?

The two main things is PTSD and anxiety. For PTSD, it can vary from hearing an alarm go off and she thinks it's her bomb collar, to she gets flash backs to the terrible things she's done that she feels guilty about. Nix's anxiety mostly manifests through abandonment issues and being alone. She doesn't quite understand why she's that way since the shots to the head made her lose a good chunk of memory, but she does know her grandma had to raise her because her parents couldn't. She is an anxious attachment person who MUST be friends with everyone and MUST be liked by everyone otherwise she feels like shit. She's strongly affected by guilt and anxiety.

So this ties in strongly with The Hollow Men by TS Eliot, whose line I stole for the title of my fanfic featuring Nix (Not with a Bang). The poem discusses people affected by war who know that they are broken and lost souls but are unable to do actions to better themselves or the world. Nix is constantly trying not to be a hollow man and is trying to make sure her companions don't end up like one too (especially Boone). But that hollow feeling is persistent and a battle on its own she has to deal with.

The last thing I'll mention is she does get violent outbursts but they're few and far between and they cause her immense guilt and shame after. She doesn't know if she's always been that way or if the shot to the head caused it, which makes her more upset.

11. Their biggest flaw? Do they recognize it as a flaw?

Nix's biggest flaw is self-doubt and indecisiveness. When there is a clear right and wrong answer in Nix's mind, she knows what to pick. Morally grey areas tend to make her indecisive because "what if so-and-so no longer likes me because of this? What if I can't lead like I'm supposed to? Will this cause more harm than good?" Etc. She knows that it's a flaw, but as of now, she doesn't know what to do about it.

The Sierra Madre changes that!!!

She becomes a bit more hardened and decisive after she sees herself doing everything right, but still ending up with Dean dead. (She honestly thought everything went great with him and didn't realize how fragile his ego was.) She learns who she wants to back in the next Battle of the Hoover Dam. At this point, I haven't planned the next arch of her story much, but she does end up more violent and those violent outbursts more common.

52. Are they good at disarming traps or do they constantly miss them?

Oh, she sucked with traps at first. She wouldn't even see them. She'd hear beeping, look for the source, and then get launched. Bear traps were the only ones she could normally notice. Trip wires and landmines she would tend to overlook. Once she got to the Sierra Madre, she started to slow down and pay attention, especially since so many other people needed her to survive. By the time she got into the casino, Nix was a pro at disarming or stepping around traps (some may say she had a light step now lol).

Here's a quick doodle of Nix getting launched and Lily rushing to catch her since you made it all the way through!!!

[galoogamelady]

Playing Fallout 76, ran into a scavenger that looked like Buttons! He gave me a map, said that he couldn't make heads or tails of it so maybe I'd have better luck. I was surprised that, coming from a Buttons clone, it wasn't just a crude drawing of his dick.

[waterdroid]

Yeehawgust Day 15: Even Cowgirls Get The Blues 💧

Sam has many, many nightmares about Benny shooting her in the head. They get worse as she gets closer and closer to the Strip...

[lelelego]

do they k*ss?

maybe someday!

[letalis-psyche]

I’ve been trying so hard to be normal about my courier but the truth is. I love her. I think about her stupid face and her dumbass misadventures. And I can’t be normal anymore. I’m letting my cringe be free. So be warned, I am brainrotted and i WILL talk about her.

[jakface]

Nick needs polishing regularly because he gets dirty and doesn't shower so. Abraxo and WD-40 it is!!

[apraxvalith]

Can I give Dog a little treat and perhaps; a little tiara 👑

Absoutely. She loves the attention ☺️

[necromosss]

mentally giving mr jonathon ghoul a forehead kiss i just think he's rly neat

he wouldn't say no to that (and thank you!)

[thebigolbee]

*shoving house over* outta my way gayboy I’m bout to get it

Imagine pissing off your ex-wife so badly that he survives a nuclear apocalypse and walks 3000 miles just to kick your ass.

[squidinu]

How do people typically react to seeing Rocky for the first time? And how does Rocky feel about or respond to that?

Rocky doesn’t socialize often, but when he does visit settlements, he tries to hide his face. He knows people are afraid of him. And the feeling’s mutual.

[wtftaylr]

here have some Sadie Knox (my Courier Six) infodumping bc i am insane abt her rn

Sandra "Sadie" Knox / 5'2" / 34

Sandra Knox isn't her birth name, she got her first and last name separately from books she's read over the years.

Sadie is a scientist who worked as a courier and an overcharging con-artist repairman to save up caps to fund her research. She carries a notebook with her at all times, always scribbling down notes as it helps her think and process information.

Sadie is morally gray; a bit selfish and tunnel-visioned in her ways. Once Sadie has a goal, big or small, she’ll stop at nothing to achieve whatever it is. She has a unique way with words and can get you into trouble and out of it in the same sentence. This skill has saved her ass an insurmountable amount of times.

Due to her borderline extreme goal-contentedness, despite caring for those she loves and keeps close to her, she often comes off distant. Sadie has always had a rough time showing that she cares and her gestures can come off as awkward or forced. Her autism might be (is) partially to blame for this lol. Those willing to work past this awkwardness and allow her to adjust are rewarded with a ride or die friend for life.

She's got a reserve of pent-up rage. Though she can be quite irritable from minor conveniences [ex: she drops a pencil on the ground > emotional dysregulation from adhd rises > she's LIVID- ok she's fine now], she's not one to lash out at someone she loves. Her rage is kept internal and it weighs heavily on her shoulders.

Once speaking to Yes Man [before confronting Benny], she figures trying to get in on Benny's scheme is the opportunity she's been waiting for -- the prospect of a steady flow of caps excites her.

Oh and after her visit to BIG MT, she decides to help the Doctors by occasionally bringing them Mojave shit to research.

Sadie: look at the size of this legendary deathclaw hand. These things are large and terrifying, and despite the best efforts, nests continue to pop u-- Dr. Borous: the size of that hand.... Dr. Borous: it reminds me of my time in AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL, when RICHIE MARCUS took his HAND to my FACE and BEAT ME SENSELESS behind the school. the AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL-- Sadie: [patiently waiting bc she doesnt know when, or if, it is appropriate to intervene]

[galoogamelady]

I dreamt of fallout, but no Buttons, just radiation poisoning 😔

[daekiyu]

Your courier being named cesar is so inchresting to me. And I cannot help but be curious (apologies if this has been asked before, I cannot find ur faq). Has anyone ever heard someone talking to/abt ur courier and mistakenly assumed they were talking about the Legion? Also ur art style is so art shaped.

haha thank you!!

i didn't exactly know the full scope of new vegas and the existence of the legion when i first named him that, so it was a very fun coincidence! it probably has happened before, much to cesars chagrin (even if it is pronounced just a bit differently) and funny enough he wishes people would stick to one pronunciation over the other (the latin-accurate kai-sar of course since the legions wanna be giant homo larpers). i also like to imagine that arcade starts using the latin pronunciation and the rest of the companions pick it up too which cesar appreciates

anyways i can sorta see it happening like this

but generally cesars reaction is just

[lelelego]

you. you get it