Very light spoilers ahead if you haven't played the game at all. Basically sums up my thoughts on being able to return to the Vault.

*My character chilling at the vault, curled in fetal position, with his favorite snack of choice - Fancy Lad Snack Cakes*

Preston: Heeeeey buddy, what's wrong? No one has seen you in some time.

Me: *sniff...I went outside and...sniff...it's awful out there. There was this raider...and he eats people...and it...sniff...all svcks out there.

Preston: But the Minutemen need and settlements need you!

Me: Screws you guys; I'm going home.

Preston: Hey, you can't stay in here forever.

Me: Yes, yes I can. This place is filled with Cryostasis pods and a nuclear fusion power generator. I can literally stay in here forever.

Piper: Hey Blue! We got a world to explore, and stories to follow!

Me: Ya, @#$% that @#$% Piper.

Paladin Danse: Hey soldier, as a member of the Brotherhood of Steel, it's our duty to ex-

Me: Can it, tin can.

Nick Valentine: I can understand the need to be alone. I often question who I am and seek to find myself.

Me: Ya, finding yourself is something you can do with 10 minutes of alone time - by yourself.

Dogmeat: Ruff!

Me: *snuggles with Dogmeat.

Basted by the Wasteland.

I will say that Fallout 4 is one of those games where Bethesda loves to emotionally svcker-punch your character in the gut, over and over again.

Honestly, it's amazing your character isn't just rocking in a fetal position somewhere, constantly. In the course of ONE WEEK in your character's life, they have their spouse killed in front of them, their baby kidnapped, their home and life destroyed, the world destroyed by nuclear fire, finding out a major government-sponsored company has lied to you and used you in an experiment against your will, finding out the experiment killed every neighbor you knew, that 200 years has passed, and giant bugs and green monster cannibals are roaming the world, etc.Oh, and every person you meet might not be a real human.

And the two people I've met so far who DO remember the before-times took the LONG way to the now! And have all the baggage to prove it! (Talking Daisy and one other, no spoilers.) It's going to take a heck of a lot of work to make a home in this time and place, that's for sure!

i think the sole survivor needs a hug

Have you taken your romantic companion to visit 'the popsicle' ?

I did, Piper was surprised...

Well... there's no food and the cryostasis system is broken...

So there's that...

Oh man, no I didn't! I'll have to do that.