“Clara's our Brahmin. I like to consider her just as much a part of the this family as Maisie. She's our cat... in case you were going to ask about her, too.”— Lucy Abernathy
Lucy Abernathy is a young woman living at Abernathy farm in 2287.
Background[]
Lucy is the daughter of Connie and Blake Abernathy, and can be found working with her family at the Abernathy farm.[1][2] She has a deceased sister, Mary, who was killed by raiders,[3] and wants to join the Minutemen.
Lucy has a happy and bubbly personality, she can be spoken to about the family brahmin, Clarabell, at length.[4][5][6][7] She also will pay workers who pick the family's crop of melons.[8]
Interactions with the player character[]
Interactions overview[]
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Other interactions[]
She offers to purchase melons from the player character for three caps; passing a Charisma check brings that amount up to five caps.[9]
Inventory[]
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items |
|---|---|---|
| Flannel shirt and jeans | - | - |
Notes[]
- The Charisma check to raise the amount of caps per melon to five can only be taken by choosing the payment options during the initial conversation; it is mutually exclusive with talking about the "successful" farm and isn't offered a second time.
- On PC, resetting the initial dialogue with Connie and Blake by opening the console and typing ResetQuest 0006B4CF, followed by hitting enter, allows for another try.
- By asking what she will pay, Lucy is the first and only character who can explain the use of bottle caps as currency to the Sole Survivor.
- When talking about the farm instead, Lucy mentions that she likes having Clarabell around because she is a "free source of fertilizer." This is not just idle chatter, as having a brahmin at any settlement will occasionally add fertilizer to the workshop.
- Lucy may disappear from the farm. If this happens, she has been kidnapped by raiders and can be found at a raider base (such as the Monsignor Plaza in Cambridge or the federal ration stockpile).
- Abigail Finch can be heard mentioning Lucy Abernathy as a potential wife for her son Daniel, to which Daniel laments she only has eyes for Hawthorne in Diamond City.[10]
- An unused voice type for Lucy exists in the game's files, "NPCFLucyAbernathy," though the NPC actually uses the "FemaleEvenToned" voice type.
- She is used to introduce the player to bottle caps as currency[11][12] and what a brahmin is.[4][5]
Notable quotes[]
- "Yeah, like bottle caps? And because it's money? At least it is here in the Commonwealth."
- "You guys pay for things with bottle caps? What happened to dollars and cents?"
Lucy Abernathy: "That old stuff? Not too useful these days, unless you're lookin' to stock up your outhouse." - "Did my daddy put you up to this? That big, two-headed animal in the pen with patchy fur? That's a Brahmin. That's our Clara."
- "Wow, anyone who doesn't know what a Brahmin is sure isn't from around here. I don't really know how to describe it. It's probably the only friendly animal in the Commonwealth, besides the occasional cat and dog. Clara gave us fertilizer, milk. My parents would argue if she'd make a better stew or pair of boots... she was a good girl."
- "Clara's our Brahmin. I like to consider her just as much a part of the this family as Maisie. She's our cat... in case you were going to ask about her, too."
- "Clara was our Brahmin. We'd had her longer than I can remember. She was like... part of the family."
- "We'd like to think so. Having Clarabell helps. 'Free fertilizer' as daddy would say. Whatever saves caps."
- "We'd like to think so. Although, we lost Clarabell. No more 'free fertilizer' as daddy would say."
- "Here for work? We could use some help picking melons if you've got some spare time. I'll give you caps for any you can bring me."
Appearances[]
Lucy Abernathy appears only in Fallout 4.
Bugs[]
If the Sole Survivor completes the quest Returning the Favor for the Abernathy family, Lucy will stop buying melons. However, dialogue still persists afterwards of her reminding the player that she will purchase them.
References[]
- ↑ The Sole Survivor: "You look like you have a pretty successful farm here."
Lucy Abernathy: "We'd like to think so. Having Clarabell helps. 'Free fertilizer' as daddy would say. Whatever saves caps."
(The Sole Survivor's and Lucy Abernathy's dialogue) - ↑ The Sole Survivor: "You look like you have a pretty successful farm here."
Lucy Abernathy: "We'd like to think so. Although, we lost Clarabell. No more 'free fertilizer' as daddy would say."
(The Sole Survivor's and Lucy Abernathy's dialogue) - ↑ Blake Abernathy: "Now she's buried out back of the house. Only twenty one years old, and they shot her down without a thought. So you can understand why I'm glad to hear the Minutemen are back. Although a bit too late for my Mary."
(Blake Abernathy's dialogue) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Sole Survivor: "And... what's a Brahmin?"
Lucy Abernathy: "Did my daddy put you up to this? That big, two-headed animal in the pen with patchy fur? That's a Brahmin. That's our Clara."
(The Sole Survivor's and Lucy Abernathy's dialogue) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Sole Survivor: "And... what's a Brahmin?"
Lucy Abernathy: "Wow, anyone who doesn't know what a Brahmin is sure isn't from around here. I don't really know how to describe it. It's probably the only friendly animal in the Commonwealth, besides the occasional cat and dog. Clara gave us fertilizer, milk. My parents would argue if she'd make a better stew or pair of boots... she was a good girl."
(The Sole Survivor's and Lucy Abernathy's dialogue) - ↑ The Sole Survivor: "Clarabell? Who's that?"
Lucy Abernathy: "Clara's our Brahmin. I like to consider her just as much a part of the this family as Maisie. She's our cat... in case you were going to ask about her, too."
(The Sole Survivor's and Lucy Abernathy's dialogue) - ↑ The Sole Survivor: "Clarabell? Who's that?"
Lucy Abernathy: "Clara was our Brahmin. We'd had her longer than I can remember. She was like... part of the family."
(The Sole Survivor's and Lucy Abernathy's dialogue) - ↑ Lucy Abernathy: "Here for work? We could use some help picking melons if you've got some spare time. I'll give you caps for any you can bring me."
(Lucy Abernathy's dialogue) - ↑ The Sole Survivor: "What are you paying?"
Lucy Abernathy: "Three caps per melon. Not a bad deal if you ask me."
The Sole Survivor: "Make it five. Deal?"
Lucy Abernathy: "Deal. But let's keep it between the two of us. The last thing I want is another lecture from my mom."
(The Sole Survivor's and Lucy Abernathy's dialogue) - ↑ Abigail Finch: "One of these days, we need to find you a good woman, Daniel."
Daniel Finch: "Even if I had time for something like that, which I don't, who'd be interested? The women of the Commonwealth ain't exactly lining up to be farmer's wives."
Abigail Finch: "Then you need a farm girl. There's plenty out there, you know. That Abernathy girl is nice enough, even if her mother's a witch. And there's that girl at Warwick... What's her name? Joanie?"
Daniel Finch: "Janey. And she's too young for me. And Lucy Abernathy's only got eyes for Hawthorne in Diamond City."
Abigail Finch: "Well don't you worry, son. There's someone out there for you"
Daniel Finch: "You're the one who's worried. I can't think past all the weeds I got to pull."
(Abigail and Daniel Finch's dialogue) - ↑ The Sole Survivor: "Did you say caps? Why would I want those?"
Lucy Abernathy: "Yeah, like bottle caps? And because it's money? At least it is here in the Commonwealth."
(The Sole Survivor's and Lucy Abernathy's dialogue) - ↑ The Sole Survivor: "You guys pay for things with bottle caps? What happened to dollars and cents?"
Lucy Abernathy: "That old stuff? Not too useful these days, unless you're lookin' to stock up your outhouse."
(The Sole Survivor's and Lucy Abernathy's dialogue)