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Side Quest: Wang Dang Atomic Tango

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Background

You'll receive this quest from James Garret in the Atomic Wrangler in Freeside (#1).


Walkthrough

James will tell you that he sometimes fields "unusual requests" from his customers, and he'll ask you to find three very specific escorts for his casino. He'll offer you 50 caps for each escort that you bring in, but if you can beat a Speech 40 or Barter 40 check, then he'll double that amount.

Here's where you can find the escorts:
  • A real ghoul cowboy. You'll meet Beatrix Russell inside the Old Mormon Fort (#4). After learning that she's bored with her current work, you'll be able to offer her the job, and if you can beat a Speech 35 or Barter 35 check, or if you give her a bottle of Absinthe, then she'll accept the position.

  • A sexbot. You'll find a potential robot escort in Cerulean Robotics (#2), but you'll have to program it first. To do this, you'll need to have a Science score of 60, or you'll need to pick up Ralph's Sexbot Holodisk from Mick & Ralph's (#5). To get the holodisk, you'll have to pay Ralph 150 caps (or 100 caps with Speech 35 or Barter 35, or no caps with Speech 50), and you'll have to wait four game hours for him to finish it.

    To program the robot, you'll have to hack your way past the "average" security on the protectron processing interface in the back of Cerulean Robotics. If you're not good at hacking, then you can also pick up the Cerulean Robotics Key (found on the floor next to a couch), use it to unlock a tool cabinet and loot the Terminal Access Card from inside, and then use the card to bypass the security on the interface.

    Once you've programmed the robot (which you'll name Fisto), you'll be given the opportunity to test it out. Doing so (or not) won't change anything about the quest.

  • A suave talker. You'll have two options for this: Old Ben or Santiago. You'll find Old Ben near the gate to the New Vegas Strip (#2). After learning about his history as an escort, you'll be able to offer him the job, and if you can beat a Speech 50 check or have the Confirmed Bachelor/Black Widow perk, then he'll agree to take it.

    You'll find Santiago behind the large ruined building across the street from Mick & Ralph's (#6). To convince him to take the job, you'll just need to ask him.
When you return to James Garret (#1) after recruiting the escorts, he'll reward you the agreed upon amount (150-300 caps), and you'll also earn 450 xp and some Freeside fame. If you pass a Speech 35 or Barter 35 check during your conversation with James, then you'll be able to convince him to pay you 150 caps extra for Fisto.


1 - Atomic Wrangler


2 - Cerulean Robotics


3 - Old Ben


4 - Old Mormon Fort


5 - Mick & Ralph's


6 - Santiago