I know this might sound silly, but I've mentioned this before in a few posts. I know they're meant to be a playable story, but wouldn't it be great to also stumble across them in your escapades to loot for things? Imagine walking into their house and seeing Baldspot cooking some soup, and he starts rambling about how he doesn't want any trouble, or maybe you see their house ablaze, and watch as Baldspot makes a desperate attempt to carry Kate out of the burning building. And of course, there's being able to intervene against the raider, Bob's klutz nature burning down the house, helping heal Kate... Or shooting them both and stealing all their shit. Not really a suggestion, more just a "what if" kind of thing.