I've been using Mountbatton as a companion, cause he's the most helpful in combat, but somewhere along the way he seems to have been untethered from me when I fast traveled or something, cause he's no longer with me. I tried using console commands to summon him, but couldn't talk to him. He would just "hmm" at me like a generic NPC with nothing to say. I tried going to Prilladog and picking up Curchill, which gave me a message saying Mountbatton was returning to Tower Hamlets, so I went back there to get him. He was there, but still wouldn't talk to me. I just get random "hmms" and "heys" untill, at some point, the game decides to completely ignore my talk commands, lol.

Any idea what the heck is up with this and whether I can fix it? My build is pretty reliant on having a decent tank/ranged dps companion to help wear down enemies while I snipe them with a suppressed pistol, so I don't fancy trying to reorient to Lone Wanderer at this point. I could try to use Kira, but I haven't even found Camden yet, and I'm afraid of summoning her in case it causes a similar issue.

Thanks,
Alice