#and its also kinda weird bc he's doing this with almost no medication or chems whatsoever. just fuckin rawdoggin it

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@rockshortage I was originally just gonna send an ask, but there ended up being too much to fit

So I was thinking about Hector losing his arm at the plant, and what got me thinking was that even if he already has another arm ready to go back at his base, he can't just leave nuka world to go get it. Not only that, but Mason and Mags can't know that his arm is gone, and neither can the raiders, so he has to pretend he still has it while excusing why he has to do things one handed, maybe by faking just a broken arm and shoving something into his coat arm

But he also can't leave bc one of the gangs literally just betrayed him, and he has to get everyone back under control before he can even think about leaving. Probably can't send Gage to get it cause he needs his help - not just with his is missing arm, but with the gangs - probably can't send Butch to get it since he (and likely Gage) probably doesn't trust them enough, so he's either gotta wait until he can leave, or try to grow a new one at the grille

But then that might take even longer to do, because he doesn't have his lab equipment, his tools, or all of the "ingredients" he needs to get it done. Plus, there's always the possibility that one of the raiders (Lizzie, most likely) could find out about it, so he has to really weigh and debate if it's worth it to send Gage to go get an arm from a place that's likely hidden and/or pretty far away - while also keeping it from getting damaged or rotting on the way - or if it would be better to gather everything he needs and set up a smaller version of his limb growing tank inside the grille (in the little pantry next to the kitchen, maybe? Inside one of the two bathrooms?)

#text post tag #hector messerli #porter gage #but then again maybe he'd want to set up a tank at nuka world anyways? #not sure if it would have occured to him before losing his arm to do so #probably not tbh #another thought i had that doesnt have much to do with either scenario but was still taking up brainspace: #gage having to sit and watch as hector reattaches his arm #maybe gage doesnt know enough about stitching to be able to help so he's just there to bring him what he needs and whatnot #but it's horrifying to watch bc hes gotta reconnect the nerves and the tendons and muscle and bone and cartilage #and then sew it together #and he's gotta get some of whatever his limb glue was and add that #and yeah gage has seen some Shit in his day but... he's never seen THAT #and its also kinda weird bc he's doing this with almost no medication or chems whatsoever. just fuckin rawdoggin it #and it's like. hector tries to avoid getting hurt if he can and can be kind of a wimp about pain #but here is. doing this to himself while staying more or less conscious and aware #and yeah maybe he's sweating and clearly in a ton of pain but he's taking it a helluva lot better than most people would #anyways #point is gage has a lot more respect for him as a person if not as a raider afterwards #because holy fucking shit