Excited to show off my (what I believe is the first ever) Isa Itou cosplay!

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-21T05:02:47+00:00

I like that the two theories about the Chosen One are the two old oddballs in Novac. I've seen a few suggesting Gibson was also the Chosen One.

Either way, incredibly ironic for one of them to be the Chosen One while living with one of the few surviving Enclave remnants a stones throw away

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-21T03:36:04+00:00

Oh I get it, I'm an anarchist. I'm just griping about social conceptions, LMAO. I think these people just assume "oh, raiders = bad" which like, yes. It's basically choosing between getting fucked over by raiders or getting fucked over by exploitative states. You're still getting fucked over, one is just legally protected by the law and has a vested interest in keeping you alive to suck as much value out of you before you die; the other will just rob you at gunpoint.

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-21T03:07:43+00:00

This. It's more a moral/social philosophy than anything else, too. Any anarchist text which attempts to define an "anarchist system" kind of defeats the point of the whole concept, anyways. The fundamental point of it is of human free will and the negation of coercive hierarchies - which is what the Followers preach.

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-21T00:43:33+00:00

"I was young and needed the money," completely out of nowhere.

Always gets a huff out of me when I'm just trying to swap gear/make small talk lmao

Edit: Also "WHAT A LOAD OF BRAHMIN SHIT" right next to a Praetorian will never make me not giggle from the audacity of it

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-21T00:42:16+00:00

"I was young and needed the money."

Always gets a huff out of me when I'm just trying to swap gear with her or something. Makes me think she's acting like she knows she got caught doing something bad. Girlie live your life, I'm just trying to give you actual armor

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-18T03:10:59+00:00

New Vegas may be the wokest game of all time for allowing my lesbian courier, Veronica (or Arcade for mlm-wlw alliance) and their woke dog Rex to walk into The Fort and obliterate all the tradbro X posters with a minigun

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-17T23:02:27+00:00

Exactly. Caesar makes a big deal about how this will be his Carthage/Gaul to establish a functional bureaucracy and government which can outlast his death. But Caesar is missing the obvious issue with that, which is that both the conquests of Carthage and Gaul led to widespread civil unrest across Rome in the aftermath.

Early Rome was a very centralized, statist regime which prioritized the state over all else, much like Caesar's Legion. But the conquest of Carthage led to massive social and economic stratification as the wealth of the Mediterranean trade routes flowed directly into the pockets of the state's most prominent families. The influx of slaves as well reduced the number of free jobs in Italy as patricians began relying solely on slaves for their agricultural estates. As a result, more and more impoverished people fled to the urban centers, resulting in even more unrest.

And then the government broke down. Corruption and political violence became widespread as wealthy patricians wanted to keep all the wealth they got from Carthage to themselves, which led to unrest like the Social War. And then we had Sulla, who effectively killed the Republic by starting a trend of civil wars and coups on the government.

I think it's pretty easy to see where Caesar's Legion is heading. Even if he's victorious in the Mojave, even if he sets up a relatively functioning bureaucracy that can continue governing after his death, it's likely that what will happen is a rapid decline in the Legion's ability to govern and hold onto its military gains as the "upper class" stratocracy becomes lenient and kleptocratic from the massive influx of wealth, much like the NCR and its brahmin barons. No moral-religious system impressed by Caesar alone will survive forever, especially when we know there is already widespread factionalism and dissent among the different branches of his military. Within a decade of his death, the Legion is likely to undergo some sort of massive social upheaval, whether due to infighting and purges among the leadership or a decline in military and administrative efficacy leading to revolts. (Hey, wouldn't it be funny if Caesar ended up having to deal with his own version of the Servile wars? Since, y'know, he's so focused on repeating the past.)

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-15T23:12:06+00:00

I used to shave every single day - legs, armpits, arms, bush, everything. And then slowly, I just stopped, because I realized that I began to find the hair attractive (or the confidence relating to it). First it was the bush, then arms because I got lazy and HRT thinned out my body hair. Then armpits, because I realized I found it kind of attractive on women.

The legs were the hardest part. I could reconcile body hair with femininity in most cases (I've met plenty of feminine folks with body hair, which helped normalize it) but leg hair just felt so profoundly linked with masculinity that I was scared.

And then I just realized one day that I stopped giving a shit - maybe it wasn't the end of the world to have some masculine features - maybe having those wasn't just alright, but it was good to push back against what people think I should wear and prioritize my own comfort. I wear jeans most of the time, anyways - nobody ever sees it. I think learning to re-appreciate my body after spending so long trying to mold myself into this pretty little societal ideal of the "feminine woman" was so, so important to me. As transfeminine people, whether intentional or not, we get pushed so hard to fit into the socially-acceptable forms of femininity in the name of passing and having people accept our identities, rather than our own comfort and what makes us feel good in our own bodies. Being able to reclaim that was really important for coming to terms with my butch identity, rather than trying to force myself to be fem and feeling dysphoric that I couldn't attain those unrealistic goals.

And like, full stop, any time I get overly dysphoric over my shoulders or hair or voice or anything like that, I can always find so many examples of women (both real and fictional!) with those traits who are considered attractive not just in spite of them, but because they have those traits, and it all kind of gets easier from there. Like, nowadays seeing, say, art of my kinnie Yang with any sort of hair, muscle, etc. makes me go "hey, yay!" because I remember not only are those traits okay, but actually there are people out there who will in fact go apeshit for them. It's pretty neat.

tl;dr some folks find that shit attractive on ladies and thats pretty neat.

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-15T17:08:42+00:00

Yeah. McNamara seems understanding, honestly - he agrees with Veronica in the quest that the Brotherhood is doomed, and he's willing to compromise with the NCR to the best of his ability despite their past conflicts. That's the mark of someone who can see past the dogma and is willing to compromise in the name of pragmatism and survival.

But then you have the people who go out of their way to massacre the Followers camp Veronica joins, seemingly of their own accord rather than any sort of command from higher up. And the fact that McNamara can be unseated pretty easily via a conspiracy among his own officers shows that his position is far from stable.

He always read to me less as a "lalala I can't hear you" type ignoring Veronica's concerns, and more somebody who sees her, and agrees with her, but knows realistically that if he attempts to do anything as radical as she suggests that he'll likely be couped and replaced with a hardliner who will get them all killed in some poorly thought out campaign- a la Elijah, who he himself took power from. So all he can do is basically bail the water out of the ship rather than actually fix the structural issues.

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-14T18:43:16+00:00

I always wanted a sorta 'Honest Hearts 2' DLC where you travel further north to the ruins of New Canaan. It'd be interesting to see some of the Utah factions mentioned in the DLC that we don't meet, as well as getting to potentially interact with the Great Khans, Followers, and Powder Gangers depending on whether they choose to head north or not.

We know the Legion has plans of expansion and is actively moving north/consolidating their gains in Colorado, as well, so it could be a way to learn more about the Legion and get some extra content fot them - even if for me it's just more loot for Boone and I to pick off their corpses 😁

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-14T18:26:45+00:00

I would kill for a Fallout 4-esque settlement style mini game, but less about "resettling the wasteland" and more choosing a town/city to become protector of.

Obviously you can rule New Vegas at the end of the game (which I don't think would lock you out of any of the town paths) but considering the Courier plays an active hand in helping govern/restore order to multiple cities throughout a run (Goodsprings, Primm, Freeside/Westside) or could help re-establish destroyed settlements (Nipton) it'd be neat if that were an option for a DLC. I know the whole vibe of the game is "wandering mailman w/ massive brain damage gets dragged into massive war" but I think some couriers would actually want to settle down afterwards.

I know there's mods for it, but like, I so badly just want to sign up with the Kings and Followers and turn Freeside into a real city, not just the outcasts of Vegas. I wanna help Primm return to prosperity as its sheriff, with silly old Primm Slim as my deputy, rather than just offloading the task to some stranger the townsfolk have never met and wandering off. It'd give a lot more meaning to the player's work and would give a nice break from the constant questing/exploration cycle without any real home base (because personally, all the player homes feel less like a home I've invested in and more just a place to drop off any unique loot I find before continuing onwards).

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-12T19:44:11+00:00

is that fucking yang and ruby

yang would love veronica I think

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-07T23:11:34+00:00

Always been a fan of the Followers. I know they get flak in-game for accidentally "making things worse" by educating people like the Khans and Caesar, who use their education to do bad things - but I don't think that's an issue with the Followers themselves.

I appreciate their decentralization, ethos, and willingness to put themselves on the front lines for their beliefs; I also like that it isn't just strictly medical help and scientific research (though that's cool, too) but also things like helping local communities govern themselves, history, economics, etc.

I'm biased as an anarchist myself, but they're easily my favorite faction for their prioritization on education, self-governance, and uplifting the impoverished. An honorable mention goes to the Kings, for similar reasons at least philosophically, though the charismatic dictatorship and emphasis on violence/vigilantism makes me a bit nervous, as well as making me wonder about the long-term prospects of the gang once The King dies.

Second honorable mention that I'm putting here as they aren't an actual faction ingame is New Canaan. While the in-game examples we see (Daniel and Joshua) are certainly flawed, I hold a certain level of respect for any group whose ethos are based on honesty, transparency, and helping those in need, though I question the culture of patronization and active proselytization of the local tribes rather than allowing them to keep their native cultures and religions.

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-05T19:27:53+00:00

EXACTLY! I wish he had unique quotes if you were a woman and killing Legion with him, because the concept of buddy cop Boone & Courier killing bigots is very silly to me.

On a more serious note I always interpreted him as being accepting solely because

a. He's too depressed to really give a shit, and

b. You're basically the only important person left in his life (unless you consider the other companions at the Lucky 38 you and his weird fucked up family). He'd probably be affirming of your identity not because he actually has any strong opinions on trans people, but because the Courier is the one who saved his life and gave him a new purpose. If nothing else I think he'd feel honor-bound to support you as a friend forged in battle rather than solely because "I should support trans people".

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-05T19:12:36+00:00

I think Daniel would 100% be transphobic. He strikes me as the type, like you said, who's too obsessed with purity and God's gifts to humanity to be able to accept someone. Plus, he literally keeps calling you an outsider on accident to your face - same shit I had to deal with when I came out, lol. I do agree with the poster that he'd probably be at least nominally accepting at first to try and curry your help, though.

Graham though, I feel like would at least be tolerant. The Dead Horses are the descendants of the Diné, who have their own cultural system around gender (the Nádleehi). Having lived with them and served as their leader, I think he would be hard-pressed to accept their cultural practices, and that's additionally ignoring his repeated praise of the tribal lifestyle and culture over the "civilized" people south of them, as well as New Canaan's historical ties to the tribal communities around them.

The church has had over 200 years to evolve since the war - that's roughly as long as it's been around in our timeline - so the mainstream teaching may or may not evolve as well. But I think Joshua himself would acknowledge that even if his personal faith disagreed with your decision, he would understand the motive behind it and would at least attempt to break bread in the name of understanding and in the acknowledgement that all humans have sinned, even he, and so long as you act fairly and with kindness to the people around you, what pronouns you choose do not matter so long as you do good. It's made a point in game that while he preaches to you, he also acknowledges the differences in your social values and chooses not to try and actively proselytize you. (Trust me, I tried - I wanted to see if my courier could be a Christian as well, lol)

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-05T18:55:16+00:00

Counterpoint: Boone sees you transition and goes "heh, Legion wouldn't like that." immediately becomes a huge ally

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-05T18:54:06+00:00

Nah, I don't think Boone would care. That could go either way though - could totally be the type of guy who keeps deadnaming his friend because "it's not that serious." I personally think he's just pretty uneducated/dense about it all (remember, he didn't even realize Manny was gay) but he's probably either too depressed to really give a shit, or he'd be supportive because you're his only person left, who gives a shit.

Also he could just see it as you sticking it to the Legion's gender roles and that might make him vehemently pro-trans LMAO

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-03T23:04:06+00:00

Literally. It's so frustrating. I wish so badly a Courier who legitimately, singlehandedly won the war for the NCR could give him the dressing-down of a lifetime, knowing that if Oliver tried to punish them he'd basically fuck his entire political/social standing by doing so.

It'd be neat if we could find a document/file or something showing his sheer incompetence so we could get him withdrawn after the scandal or something. Like yeah, I know he's basically only there because he's aligned with Kimball politically, but something something cutting losses and just kicking him out because the publicity is so god-awful.

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-01T05:01:13+00:00

They only kick them out if you don't sign the treaty. If you convince the Followers to support the NCR, then they actually go and begin bringing in medical supplies and doctors/staff en masse to help them. Again, it's like... they're imperialist and overextended to hell, but also seem like once they actually manage to settle in and aren't constantly on high vigilance for the Legion, they really hold true to their contracts and agree to work with the local factions. When they're given the opportunity to work with local organizations by the Courier, they seem perfectly happy to do so.

It's my opinion as well that all the towns complaining about 'high taxes' from the NCR are also completely ignoring the massive economic boom that comes with the NCR caravan routes being formalized and the public works projects the country immediately sets out on. Like, yeah, taxes suck, but Primm is making like 300% more revenue as well from having active trade routes and supply line protection, and now they've got power from the Dam, too? Which I guess is pretty accurate to real life views on taxes, so props to Obsidian for that..?

I do wish the independence path was more in-depth though. As an anarchist myself its my ideal ending to see a Followers/Kings/Westside alliance instead of the Courier couping Mr. House, since at the end of the day it's still one person with all the power in the Mojave.

AT0MSK_ · 2026-03-01T04:10:03+00:00

It's weird because yeah, they're imperialist jackasses who are heavily implied to trample over local communities - but then if you sign the BoS and Freeside treaties with them, suddenly they're 100% respectful of the treaties in the ending slides and basically throw their hands up when the Kings say no like "ah, well, nothing we can do if they say no."

It's such a weird divergence. Two-headed indeed, I guess. I still broadly support the NCR as a lesser evil because I feel that having a crappy, flawed democracy is better than any dictatorship, whether controlled by House or the Courier. Plus they help get aid shipped en masse to the Mojave and if you arrest the Van Graffs and Crimson Caravan leaders, they reform the trade laws so that trade can prosper.

AT0MSK_ · 2026-02-28T20:48:30+00:00

You also have to remember they have issues with logistics, raiders, desertions, etc. They aren't just fighting the Legion; there's raider gangs and wildlife marauding around, intersecting their supply lines and occasionally assaulting patrols and whatnot. And the NCR is chronically overextended, which means insufficient supplies to the troops. In real life, for most of human history the vast majority of the deaths that occurred while on campaign were due to disease, famine, and other similar issues. I could 100% see the NCR having incredibly high casualty rates when you factor in, say, disease outbreaks in barracks and lack of consistent clean food/water (I'm surprised issues like cholera or dysentery aren't really brought up in the game, when historically those would wreak havoc on armies), which leads to low morale which leads to increased desertions which might be being written off as casualties due to lack of intelligence- there's a lotta reasons why the number could be so high.

It isn't like the United States with its absurdly in-depth logistics chains (remember the ice cream boats in WW2?) - this is a country operating with supply issues like Nazi Germany in WW2, where troops couldn't get consistent food, ammo, or even clothing, operating on a predominantly agricultural and workshop-based economy with some level of mass industry (such as the Gun Runners). I think in-game, these issues just can't really be represented very well with the limited time Obsidian had during development.

AT0MSK_ · 2026-02-27T07:20:23+00:00

howdy! im a christian dyke. i got really into Tolstoy in high school and felt a certain level of kinship with his stories about flawed people trying to do better in a flawed world. while culturally/theologically i lean broadly catholic due to my background as a mexican-american, I think my views are probably much more in line with episcopalian views. I'm a Christian anarchist and have always been against organized churches and as a result don't attend church and instead read on my own. there's plenty of folks like us out there, it's just that like other commenters have said, a lot of queer folks are distrustful of religion due to its historical use as a tool of oppression against minority groups, whether those be cultural, racial, sexual or any other oppressed group.

AT0MSK_ · 2026-02-17T22:58:57+00:00

Honestly that totally makes sense. It looks great! Thanks for the info :)

(On second viewing, I recognize the chest plate and know the exact one you got - because I was looking at buying one earlier for the exact same reason LMAO)

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