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[kharonion]

This is your free pass to gush about something you want from any ship you'd like - gimme the sweet lore! <3

Oh gosh, thank you, Halk. I've definitely needed an excuse to talk about blorbos. 🥺💚

I haven't gone on about these two in a hot minute, so have some ramblings about Gail, Charon, and the DLC content (because that's something I've never really touched on, now that I think of it).

[Wonderful art by Sam (@adarlingmess) 💚]

(These are in chronological order and are more-so brief overviews. I'm always open to questions about specifics!)

Broken Steel. This is, obviously, a big one, between the final battle against the Enclave and Gail's recuperation from the purifier's activation. The former is relatively self-explanatory (insert "war never changes" monologue here). Post-purifier is a bit more... involved. The two-week wait during Gail's recovery leads Charon to ruminate quite a bit, and in turn, their relationship grows upon Gail coming to. Eventually, the effects of the massive radiation show themselves; Gail becomes chronically ill for, seemingly, no discernible reason. In time, though, they learn that they're essentially internally ghoulifing. No longer seen as human, Gail is stripped of their BoS status by Maxson and cast out entirely.

Point Lookout. Without the binds of duty anymore, Gail and Charon decide to take a 'vacation'—which, of course, doesn't go as they expect. Their sequence of events is quite different from the 'canon' one. They do meet Desmond, but they don't proceed with the main quest line after that; most of the time in Maryland is spent exploring. It serves as a relative lull, aside from a few moments (i.e. Blackhall, Turtlelove Detention Camp, and helping Desmond with the initial attack on the mansion).

The Pitt. As opposed to the 'canon', for them, this starts with Ashur actually calling for the "recruitment" of Gail (who by this point has developed a reputation for their medical prowess). Of course, the raiders took that as "capture and enslave". Charon refuses to sit idly by, not while his life partner is in danger, so he infiltrates The Pitt, masquerading as a man-of-few-words raider. He plays the role for as long as he needs to, formulating an escape plan while also keeping tabs on Gail, ensuring their safety as much as possible. Even with such a harrowing experience, the two find that it brings them emotionally closer, knowing they truly can place the deepest trust into one another.

Operation: Anchorage. Quite a few liberties are taken with this one. The most integral is that it isn't Gail who does the simulation; it's Charon. (This is because of my headcanon backstory for him, which I will make a post about... at some point soon. In short, he was stationed at Anchorage as a human.) Completing it causes some rather vivid memories to be unlocked, which Gail helps him to process and address.

Mothership Zeta. Okay, so, they don't actually do this one... because I really can't imagine why in the world they would. 😂