Mel (Fallout 4)

Mel is a tech expert and an associate of Bobbi No-Nose incarcerated in the Diamond City Security Office

Background
Mel is experienced with robots and has extensive knowledge of security systems. Mel is an associate of Bobbi No-Nose, and began working with Bobbi after she approached him at The Third Rail in Goodneighbor, telling stories about how she and Mel's grandfather would pull "crazy heists" together when he was around Mel's age. Though Mel expresses that he isn't sure if Bobbi is telling the truth, he states that he was "glad to get to do something with [his] life" and that his life has been "a thousand times more interesting" since he met her. The pair have been working on and off together since then.

He states that he has worked enough jobs with Bobbi to know that she is "not the most trustworthy person around," adding that while the teams change, her "cryptic instructions" remained unchanged. He mentions a previous job where they tried to break into a Vault that turned out to be heavily irradiated. He states that while Bobbi is shady, she always pays up in the end.

Mel was arrested and placed in jail at the Security Office in Diamond City after attempting to reprogram Wellingham at the Colonial Taphouse to give him free drinks. While in custody, the Diamond City Security guards used Mel's expertise to attempt to repair an "old glitched out" Protectron, but states that it was a "real head scratcher" and was unable to fix it.

During The Big Dig, Mel introduces a modified Eyebot named Sonya, revealing that she "floated right across [his] path one day" blaring old emergency broadcast announcements. During the quest, he states that he modified her radio systems to emit sonic pulses at frequencies that allow for the loosening of sediment, granting Sonya the ability to tunnel through the earth "like a mole rat on jet."

Mel will flirt exclusively with a male Sole Survivor if they make sarcastic comments while he's in jail. If the player says "Do you come here often," Mel will state that "you'll meet that special someone in the last place you'd expect." If the player says "Yeah. This year's hottest gift. Get one before they're gone," Mel answers with "And what a gift you'd be." During The Big Dig, Mel will comment that a male Sole Survivor is "not so bad to look at."

Appearances
Mel appears

Bugs

 * Mel may become hostile to player character while inside the tunnel during the quest, The Big Dig for unknown reasons.
 * In the console, use to target him. Type  to reset him. Then use  to return him to player's location.
 * Mel may stay seated after getting hurt. You can still proceed as usual through the questline and if this happens while he is in the Dig he should randomly appear behind you after you call for Sonya.
 * After completing The Big Dig, Mel may remain in the final excavation room and will become completely unresponsive.