Limits, indeed. Ellie had taken the upper lot in Diamond City -- Nick had insisted, just in case someone came looking for him in the night. When cases often had him dealing with some shady characters, it was better to play it safe and put himself closer to the door. They'd reach him first, maybe never even know she was up there, if she played her cards right.

Then came moving into the house with Rey, when he'd taken the upper floor. His leg and the loose wiring in it had constantly given him trouble. Wiring gets fixed courtesy of Rey, and now his leg is damaged again, making those stairs as difficult a trek as before, if not more so. It seems he's just not meant to live upstairs.

"I haven't been in there but once or twice," he admits. "Figured you might be using it as a spare room. I'll let you do the rearranging, so long as you promise everything will be in one piece when you're done."