fallout 4 companion reacts

walking on thin ice

Preston: Thump! The radstag slumped tothe ground after receiving a well placed bullet from Preston. “Nice shot Preston! Ican taste the radstag stew already!” Sole perked up, grinning behind theirscarf while huddled up next to the minuteman. “Thanks Sole, all in aday’s work.” The man smiled with the corner of his mouth and wiped his nose, asif his expert marksmanship was nothing to get excited over. Both huntersclimbed down from the stand and went to collect their kill. Standing over theanimal, Preston unsheathed his knife and knelt down to process the meat. Crk. “Preston, did you hearthat?” “Hear what Sole?” The two friends andtheir prize fell through the ice. Blinded and paralyzed, all Sole frenzied mindcould focus on was where their minuteman was. It was so, so dark; where was Preston? They needed to find him or- Somethingbumped against their arm once, twice, then finally it clamped down around theirwrist.  “General!” A drenchedPreston heaved his companion up onto the ice with him. Sole coughed and cougheduntil all the water vacated their lungs. Thankfully the agile marksman had snaggedthe side of the ice with his arm and climbed out in time to save his friend. “P-Preston!” Theycroaked. “Oh Preston, I thought, I thought I would never-“ Preston grabbed Soleand held them close. “It’s okay Sole, wejust need to warm up now. We lost the radstag, but it’s probably best if wejust headed back to camp empty handed rather than wandering around in thecold.” Sole nodded wordlessly, letting Preston scoop them up and carry themhome. Back at Red Rocket,Preston tucked Sole into bed after letting them change clothes. He changed hisown outfit soon after, and then rejoined Sole with a box of snack cakes andsome coffee.  “May I?” He gesturedtowards the bed. Sole smiled andflipped open the covers, revealing a spot just fit for one Preston Garvey. Theman smiled, his heart swelling up as he shifted in bed beside his favoriteperson. He leaned over and pressed a small kiss into their cheek, wrapping anarm around their shoulders. For the next few hours the two enjoyed nothing lessthan the taste of stale snack cakes and each other’s company.

Danse: They were there. They were justthere. Sole, they just, dropped into a void: a watery black void. Danse stoodthere, despondent, frozen in time. He knew he had to go in for them, but hisknees, his knees were as stiff as ice. Get it together paladin! That is your fellowsoldier down there. If you abandon them now you will never deserve your title,and you will lose your right to claim yourself as an honorable man. It’s justwater. You can swim; you’ve done it before… Just. Forbidding himself togive it another thought, Danse leapt into the darkness. He was afraid, so afraidhe was too late. He wasted so much time just standing there like a fool, acoward, and he would let his friend die all because of a little hydrophobia. Gone were the hours ofintense training. Gone was his sense of calm within the storm. He was slippingdeeper into a panic with each second that passed without locating Sole.  Something slickbrushed against his leg. He looked down to see a glint of blue in the water:Sole’s jumpsuit! He launched his arm down and clenched his hand around whateverpart of Sole he could grab. Frantically Danse paddled his way to the surfacewith adrenaline bolstered strength. “BAH! Hrrk! Eugh!”Danse flopped both himself and Sole onto the surface. Water streamed down hisface, mostly frigid, but a few warm and salty trickles mixed in. His chestheaved uncontrollably and a few sobs broke free. He rolled over to see Solepassed out beside him. “S-Sole! Hrk! Ugh…” Hestretched out a hand to touch their hand, but before he could reach them hismind clouded over. He blacked out.  “Monsieur Danse!Monsieur Danse!” Stinging icy water spluttered out of Danse’s mouth. Coughing,blinking, he startled awake. His first coherent thoughts zeroed in on Sole. “Sole!” He called out,“Sole!” “Oui paladin, zhey areright here! Everything is fine! It was a very brave thing you did yes? To jeopardizeyour life for theirs.” Danse clenched hisstomach and teetered over on his side to look at Sole. He cast out an armtowards them which flung approximately around their tummy, and with a grunt ofeffort, the paladin wrenched Sole flush to his chest. He mentally blockaded theflurry of hands from various friends working to give him and Sole propermedical attention. His focus remained on Sole’s stunted breathing and the faintwarmth of their neck against his nose.