I noticed a kind of 'Stock' for locking up a prisoner similar to ancient witch hunting torture devices in my workbench menu. Maybe I can use my 'Pacify' perk and force her into a cage or one of those Stock contraptions to keep her immobilized for a while.

The player is able to kill Carla, but she is set as essential to everything else in the wasteland.
 
 

Dukman
The player is able to kill Carla, but she is set as essential to everything else in the wasteland.
 
 

What's so essential about Carla? All she does is wander about. She never has any decent Legendary weapons for sale like that whacko from the friendly Vault. Her name is Cricket and her name was in one of the Institute terminals as being a snitch informing them on the location of escaped Synths. Cricket sold me 'Spray and Pray' which is really neat but I have since aquired more powerful weapons. My fingers better wake up soon. I am tired of constantly having to edit my posts because my fingers are typing the wrong letters or getting them in the wrong order. Yes, I know my K70 keyboard is occasionally typing a double-'L' but I am getting tired of dealing with it. Blowing it out with a DataVac didn't help. Slamming it down on the counter top didn't help. Punching it did the least bit of good because now my hand hurts.

Wow...  I think you need more coffee.
 
We went from Carla to spoiler (I didn't know about Cricket yet...) to a keyboard rant to self mutilation.  
 
You'll have to ask Bethesda whats so essential about Carla.  But probably the same reason that Cricket is set as essential, as are most of the other traders.   They can't be killed while out on their route.  The player can kill them, but the critters out in the Commonwealth cant.

I think I already had too much coffee as can be witnessed by my erratic behavior. I urge caution in advising me to have more coffee as my coffee pot is primed and ready for action. Once I 'pull the trigger' on another pot there is no turning back. LOL

Zuhl3156
I noticed a kind of 'Stock' for locking up a prisoner similar to ancient witch hunting torture devices in my workbench menu. Maybe I can use my 'Pacify' perk and force her into a cage or one of those Stock contraptions to keep her immobilized for a while.

 
Just put some time in and didn't notice any issues yet since the update. Did do a lot of blasting and did not have any issues in that area either.

Dukman
The player is able to kill Carla, but she is set as essential to everything else in the wasteland.
 
 

 
I thought so.
 
I do a lot of trading with Carla as I find that she does have certain items that have a certain break down that is hard to find in general.

Zuhl3156

Dukman
The player is able to kill Carla, but she is set as essential to everything else in the wasteland.
 
 

What's so essential about Carla? All she does is wander about. She never has any decent Legendary weapons for sale like that whacko from the friendly Vault. Her name is Cricket and her name was in one of the Institute terminals as being a snitch informing them on the location of escaped Synths. Cricket sold me 'Spray and Pray' which is really neat but I have since aquired more powerful weapons. My fingers better wake up soon. I am tired of constantly having to edit my posts because my fingers are typing the wrong letters or getting them in the wrong order. Yes, I know my K70 keyboard is occasionally typing a double-'L' but I am getting tired of dealing with it. Blowing it out with a DataVac didn't help. Slamming it down on the counter top didn't help. Punching it did the least bit of good because now my hand hurts.

 
Now that one is very annoying. Screaming while talking. She drives me nuts. But she does carry a nice bank roll and has a lot of good items for sale.

Dukman
Wow...  I think you need more coffee.
 
We went from Carla to spoiler (I didn't know about Cricket yet...) to a keyboard rant to self mutilation.  
 
You'll have to ask Bethesda whats so essential about Carla.  But probably the same reason that Cricket is set as essential, as are most of the other traders.   They can't be killed while out on their route.  The player can kill them, but the critters out in the Commonwealth cant.

 
AGREED!!!! LOL Too many problems for him this fine morning. Poor keyboard. LOL

Zuhl3156
I think I already had too much coffee as can be witnessed by my erratic behavior. I urge caution in advising me to have more coffee as my coffee pot is primed and ready for action. Once I 'pull the trigger' on another pot there is no turning back. LOL

 
Pull the trigger, pull the trigger.