Oh jeez that bug is a thing? That's...a pretty huge bug considering it locks you out of an entire faction and you don't get the really cool coat? I've actually got today off, so I'm gonna start up a new run of F4 and I will think on who to snag from it. I'd probably go with either Cait, Strong, Hancock, or Piper, since Danse is a douche and, well, as much as I like Preston, he's pretty much a Post Apocalyptic, less smart version of Shep, so there'd be character overlap there no matter how much I love him.
Also plz make Dogmeat harass Francis to no end. Just because I'm terrible like that.