Most times I just leave the stand-off just because I do not feel like doing the dirty/savior work of anybody. I just grab the information I need and high tail it. My character is always hell bent on finding Benny.

Must say it does look fun to get involved though. Those indoor explosions must sound fun!

@Acadian - Alan was also caught on fire when firing the first grenade inside.

@SubRosa - he's my first character ever to use a grenade rifle as one of primary weapons. I had some before that used throwing grenades but Webb is the first one to use a matching rifle. And it's fun.

@Winter Wolf - I had only one character who forgave the Great Khans, and that was "Big" Joe Burg. He even forgave Benny but fancy-pants stabbed him in the back for the 2nd time. My other characters either kill Great Khans by themselves or with the help of the NCR.

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Blast off (to the) future

Sitting

Leaning

Walking

Shooting

Shady guys lured Webb down the wrong alley...

...wrong for them of course.

The last face they ever saw

Death among dumpsters

Love the roadside billboards!

Well if it sits, leans, walks and shoots like a Webb, then it must be a Webb!

‘The last face’ is a very imposing shot!

Death among the dumpsters – how convenient - readymade coffins!

I wonder if Webb will pick up a souvenir while in Vegas?

I know that alley in Freeside! Many a thug has died there, and some eaten...

So... did Webb consider the ramifications of his actions, murdering instead of trying to use reason and intellect? Did he take into account the general consensus and academical rationality of the situation?

Kidding.

@Acadian - lately I've been taking billboards shots for you, Lopov's shots for Renee and disarming shots for SubRosa. Gotta appeal to everyone's tastes.

@SubRosa - if by souvenir you mean the Platinum Chip, then yes, he picked it up. I suspect Loviatar had a Big Thug Mac in that alley.

@Renee - while Webb's far from dumb, I suspect he might not exactly know what academical rationality is supposed to mean in the wastes. But I got at what were you referring to with your words.

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Let's wrangle

Let's play blackjack

Lucky son of a gun

Straight to the Tops

"Nothing happened here. Nothing at all."

His weapons were confiscated as he entered the Tops so Webb "borrowed" some from lonely guards on top floors. Now he's ready to face the man in a nauseating outfit, as Acadian called it a while ago.

Off the Atomic Wrangler to sample the night life of Freeside. Alan is lucky they don't have diseases in the Fallout games...

I love the bloodstains all over the corridor behind Alan! I can guess what happened there...

- - Hey, you have demanding fans!

What a nice interlude of gambling! That luck was with the Webster was all the better.

Nothing happened. Sure. . . and if you believe that I can make you a good deal on the Stratosphere.

@SubRosa - IIRC there were sexually transmitted diseases in FO1 and FO2. Also, if your character didn't use a condom with a certain character in FO2, in the ending slides it was said that your character got a son.

@Acadian - nothing happened up there except two Chairmen got killed.

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Alan Webb finally catches up with his attacker. He decided to use a non-diplomatic approach. Pay attention to the card dealer that remains in his position despite the shooting, and only changes his a table once. He serves as a main character of the story in the Updates thread.

One, two, three

No words, only bullets

Gun & gun vs gun

Behind Joe's back

Who says you can't throw grenades in a casino?

The last of Benny's goons falls

Saving the best for the last

Head shot off

"This casino's closed for today."

He came...and went

I have not played FO1 or 2 in a long time, and I never finished either one. So I forgot all about diseases in them. Thankfully Bethesda made the world safe by wiping out all illness!

Alan is just going in all guns blazing! What I would call the Persephone approach.

That is hilarious seeing the blackjack dealer just standing there flipping cards while Alan is blowing a goon's head off just a few feet away! Even the grenade did not phase him! What they say mus be true, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!

Being that Alan has the .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, Benny has to ask himself one question. Do I feel lucky?

Benny definitely was not lucky!

And the only one left standing is the blackjack dealer!

It was great fun to read your update on this fight then see that, indeed, Joe, never abandoned his duties.

I guess the casino will be closed for awhile. . . .

Ha! Awesome! Fancy Pants never saw that coming!

I loved the grenade explosion. That guy was reaching for the stars, or the tops, or just the ceiling.

The least that Alan could have done is flip out a cigarette and play a few hands of blackjack. After all that croupier was committed to their job and never left their post. Lol.

@SubRosa - the card dealer was really lucky not be caught in a crossfire. As he was switching tables during the gunfight, I was almost rolling with laughter.

@Acadian - the casino will indeed be closed for a while, at least until the card dealer gets another boss.

@Winter Wolf - there were still a few hostile Chairmen around when the fight was over but Webb was wounded and had seen enough death for that day, so instead of gambling, he turned on his Stealth Boy and left the casino.

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Visiting Angelina

The best beverage in the wastes

Sun sets over Novac

Smoke before going to sleep

NCR outpost ahead

Legion-infested town

Alan Webb & Dead Sea

Bookz

Hairy

Yay, more desert billboards!

Some bleak shots out there.

Enjoying an evening smoke. Hey, where’s the other moon? Oh. . . nevermind.

Neat shots through the binos.

Legion – they’ve expanded beyond the Tamrielic Empire I see.

The last shot is a great one of Webb. That bullethole scar on his forehead is amazing.

Great sunset pics

Is Alan putting some sass in his parilla?

Wow, I don't think I have ever seen Dead Sea... well... not dead!

I really love the sunset pictures, wow, my gosh. And the binoculars ones are cool too. Last time I was with Major A. Holle I added a binoculars mod to his game, but it doesn't seem to work right.

That billboard pic looks absolutely awesome! You would never guess that the game is years old. PC gaming certainly rocks with a nice rig. And I love the detail on the moon. Wow. Just as good as the moon I am using on FO4.

Neat shots through the binoculars. Most times when I see that view there are six Deathclaws in the image. Naturally I head quickly in the other direction.

Moriarty, ahh sorry Alan, needs a shave.

And as Acadian has said- sweet scar.

Thanks all. I took a break from Alan Webb's game for a while, focusing on Red Orchid instead. She's my third female character in New Vegas, after Sylvia and Blondie.

PipMirror

First steps

Broom is more interesting

Zombieland outfit (from Nivea's Armor Mod)

Buns

Farmer's perspective

Goodsprings snowglobe

Belching bighorner

Guitar girl

Where do we go?

Shooting Paradise

Skirt girl

I guess Chet is not all that into girls!

That is a neat snakeskin jacket! I am guessing it is inspired by a movie? It does not look like something a zombie would wear.

Buns of steel!

The guitar necklace is cool. It makes me think of the Johnny Guitar song.

Looks like Red Orchid is heading to Jean.

Taking a selfie with her pipgirl!

Red looks perfect. You really did a nice job with her.

Took some doing but she got herself a cowgirl dress.

Awesome close up pic on that snowglobe. It is really nice to see the level of detail in the game.

And I love the last one. 'Move along please, there is nothing to see here.'

Awesome new t00n there Lopov. Love her outfits.

@SubRosa - I guess most outfits from Nivea's mod are references to some movies or video games. The guitar necklace is from the same mod I linked a while ago - Mit Tsubishi also used a necklace from this mod.

@Acadian - glad you like her looks. I know she's not blonde and lacks pointy ears but still...

@Winter Wolf - it's for the first time I checked that snowglobe from so close. Interesting to see a miner there while there's no actual mine in Goodsprings. Maybe there was one before the war.

@Renee - mod-added outfits are a refreshing change. Vanilla ones aren't bad, far from it, but Nivea's ones add some that are even better.

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Anyone has a smoke?

Wasteland tub

"What was that you said about sticking that dynamite in my...?"

Rapid reload

Magnum girl

Damsel in distress

Primm

Lucky - the unique 357 magnum revolver

Fire girl

"Seriously, you guys are cold in that thick uniform?"

Lopov, great shots of Red!

Aww, nice to see her taking the time for a relaxing bath.

Heh, ‘Damsel in distress’ should be ‘Damsel in this dress’.

Lucky is a wonderful shot. It really shows how much Red seems to enjoy her grim work.

Ha ah I love your new take on the typical "Lopov" shots. Rapid Reload has you moving the camera downwards for a change, and the fire shot is a Lopov with a twist.

Aw, she's bathing outdoors.

Eww, she's bathing in everyone else's drinking water!

It's Kid Dynomite! Or not...

Red definitely does not belong in a town named Prim! Lucky does suit her though.

Red is a hottie!

It is okay to use the drinking water for that! Geckos have probably doing far worse than that already.

I love the 'Lucky' pic. It is amazing the rapture/in-the-moment that you have captured on her face.

It does seem crazy that some people are over-dressed in the desert conditions. But as we know the desert gets bloody cold at night. And the NCR have to work and contend with sand that is whipped up by the wind. So I guess it does make sense.

American deserts are rather temperate for long periods, even during day time. It depends what month it is. Obviously during summer they're unbearable with those sort of clothes.

@Acadian - I'm glad you (all) like Lucky. Appearance-wise, it's my favorite New Vegas weapon. It's hard to get at low levels but not impossible.

@Renee - there are more variants of Lopov's shots.

@SubRosa - I'd say the opposite - Goodspringers will now drink from water where Red Orchid bathed.

@Winter Wolf - if Red Orchid's not cold in her short dress, then uniformed guards shouldn't complain at all.

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Blood on you, blood on me

15

Just Lucky

"No need to be on edge, Major. I'm merely waiting for my outfit to be patched."

Too late for jackpot

Lone wanderer

Crossfire (on her left merchants are fighting the Legion and on her right NCR troopers are fighting the Legion)

Troopers save the day

Desert Oasis

Oh noes! Not blood on Red’s yellow dress! That’s gonna piss her off.

Wow, I’ve never seen I-15 with so little traffic.

Great shot of reloading Lucky!

Okay, good. I see she is getting her yellow dress patched and, doubtless, cleaned of blood.

The Dino Desert Oasis looks rather ominous at night.

That raider lost her head over Red!

Lucky looks really good from up close like that.

I hope Red has a requisition form to get her dress sewn!

Red might still hit the jackpot at Nipton, or hit something else...

That place with the crossfire looks like it is just south of the Ranger Station that gets wiped out by the Legion, that Ranger Andy sends you to check out.

NCR for the win!

@Acadian - I guess that girls in short dresses walking along I-15 are a rare sight too.

@SubRosa - she had to sign a bunch of papers at the Mojave Outpost to get her clothes patched and cleaned. The place where the shootout occurred, is indeed south of Ranger Station Charlie.

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"Sorry, not interested."

The explanation of this pic can be found in the updates thread. Manny, the only man in the picture, is hinted to be homosexual in the game so his reaction isn't surprising.

Manny's friend Craig

Red in yellow

"Someone to watch over me."

"How about we make the night warmer...?"

"Yeah, thanks for putting another log on the fire..." *Red Orchid rolls eyes*

Just Red Orchid

Desert company

GTA 1 Perspective

Red Orchid cooked up another shootout which she gladly waited to finish, hidden behind a ruined wall

Wow, Manny doesn’t know what he’s missing!

There she is, back in her little yellow dress.

Just Red Orchid is a great ‘Lopov’ shot, as I bet Renee will point out.

Desert Company – as they walk into the Sunset (sign).

Wow, Manny must swing in the complete other direction for him to not be interested in that!

Boone looks a lot more interested!

Desert Company is a neat pic. Someone is lasering an Ant in the upper left of the pic!

Red is playing GTA 1. Imagine trying to play Fallout like that. And to think I had a hard time lining up those Hare Krishna while driving in GTA...

Epic 'Just Red' pic. The shadow and light from the fire. The expression. Just awesome!

Looks like Red needs to hightail it back to Vegas. The men in 'the sticks' have no idea about women.

@Acadian - if your character is male and has the Confirmed Bachelor perk, Manny will tell you where Benny & the Khans went, without asking you to kill ghouls.

@SubRosa - I was hoping that I'll take the Desert Company screenie in that moment when some travelers were lasering ants. It was definitely someone added by the NPCs travel? mod.

@Winter Wolf - I also remember Hare Krishna from GTA 2. The default radio station playing in their orange buses was awesome, though. Fo1 and Fo2 weren't that far from this perspective, though.

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"Talk tough to me. I love tough guys."

Fall of the robot

Light shining in darkness

No entry for Boone

I didn't need to play that animation on Boone, it was one of modded idles which companions perform by themselves.

French goodbye

Loose cannon

Loose cannon's message

Ring-A-Ding-Ding

Pretty woman walking down the Strip...

To the meeting

Notice the robot in front od Red Orchid. That's the same who "died" a few screenies above except he obviously didn't die because his personality jumps to another robot if you kill it. It's funny, though, because each time you meet him again, you can tell him that "he should be gone for good".

Man or Machine?

Presidential Suite

Victor didn't make it past Boulder.

Very cool how Vegas is lit up like that in the distance.

Poor Boone can't go in the ladies room!

Loose cannon's message!

Victor is back at the Lucky 38

The presidential suite is pretty swanky! That must be from a mod.

Red looks like great fun to play. The Strip really is a beacon of light out in the desert. Oh my, NCR boy – bad bad idea to call a woman a loose anything. Glad to see Red gave him the proper response. Aww, Pretty Woman is a great ‘Lopov’ shot.

Beautiful Vegas shines in the distance!

A kiss next to the train before two lovers part. Boone has arrived at his senses just a little too late!

The Lucky 38 suits our lovely lass. She must be wondering if she can charm Mr House...

And the bird. Oh dear....she is a straight-up lady.

@SubRosa - that NCR soldier who greets if you enter the Strip by monorail, is so annoying. He's a prime example of a whiner. Red Orchid wasn't interested in any conversation with him.

The suite is from a mod indeed. It's a really grand suite!

@Acadian - lit Vegas is one of my favorite views in the Mojave at night. If using some mod that darkens nights, it's even better. Sometimes if my characters' vision is obscured by some tall hill, for instance, it doesn't feel right not to see New Vegas.

@Winter Wolf - Red Orchid will work for Mr. House as long as it pays good enough. Afterwards it'll be time to overthrow the tyrant...I have another handy mod for that - Run the Lucky 38.

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This hairstyle won't do for the Strip

Neither will this outfit

But this...yes, this will do

Heads turning

Caps for chips

Lady Luck

"I want to meet that woman..."

Invitation accepted

Not what he expected

Black Widow at work

To Benny's suite

Los Amantes

Wow! Pretty Woman is certainly Strip-worthy.

‘Head turning’ is well-titled.

I’d like to meet that woman too!

Oh my. Offering to handle his package, is it?

Red has lots of talents and tools at her disposal – and she knows how to use them!

*Wolf Whistles* Red is looking like Vera Keyes!

I think heads are going to do more than just turn, they'll spin!

Where does she keep her chips?

Looks like she got Bugsy's attention.

I bet she's going to handle Benny's package, and its going to be marked Return to Sender!

Ha! The Lady in Red is about to rock Benny's world.

Great Lopov pics™ all-around this time. I loved her new hair. So sultry!

Despite seeing the talents of our lady my favorite pic this time was Benny cocking the thumb over his shoulder. That pic was awesome and set the scene for the tryst upstairs!

What, no murder scene at the end. That is a cliffhanger tease if I ever saw it!

Where is Rattler when I need him?

@Acadian - for a change NPCs turning heads in your direction as you pass them is more than appropriate.

@SubRosa - even better - where does she keep her concealed Lucky?

@Winter Wolf - the Benny pic would be even better if I managed to get Red Orchid in the objective as well.

Unfortunately there won't be a murder scene of Benny in this story because a wild night was enough for Red Orchid and Benny to sign a peace treaty and once again join forces.

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Charlies to remember

In the morning Red Orchid finds a note from Benny

Where he's going, is dangerous...

But Red Orchid knows that Benny won't succeed without her and after jumping in some more comfortable clothes and making her hair more appropriate for the wastes, she headed after him

Heads turning again

And again

One woman, four billboards - test for Acadian; will he first notice Red Orchid or the billboards?

At 188

Skywalker attacks!

And another...

Can't get enough of them...

Okay, that's enough...

Merry reload

So who is this Bill Boards? Is he the guy on the right?

As long as Red is as hot as she is, who can notice billboards?

At 188 is a very cool night shot back to the Stratosphere and Vegas.

All the casino's billboards are in that one pic!

For a moment I thought Lucius has migrated from Skyrim to New Vegas! But sadly, it was only a Raider.

Ahh, yes, I keep forgetting that you play morally grey/black characters. Most times when I click here the women characters are getting more fun from a single-handed eradication of every evil raider and felon in the wastes.

I find it strange to go along with the unsettling, evil ride. But that makes it fun!

Great set of pics. I would love to hear that gun booming as you took those raiders out. Man that would have been so cool.

Awesome last pic with the reload. Those stylish glasses, the hair tied up and trailing to the side of her neck. Wow!

@ghastley - nope, Bill Boards is featured four times in that shot but he's not an ordinary guy. The guy on the right is Fitz and he can sell you some purified water for a much higher price than other merchants.

@Acadian - I had to brighten the 188 pic to make surroundings more visible. It was worth it, though. I'm glad you noticed Red Orchid first.

@SubRosa - all billboards except Vikki and Vance indeed. Stupid Vipers just kept skywalking one after another - Red Orchid didn't even need to change her position to pick them off.

@Winter Wolf - Red Orchid figures that Benny could be useful to her in the future. She'll travel a bit more while working for Mr. House and having someone to watch over her, should come in handy. Benny's future after she won't need him anymore, is still uncertain...

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I have lots of pics for today but they tell a story, so it's better to post them at once.

Good morning

Let's get to work

"Shalt we depart, honored guest?"

"What a spear!"

"But...but I really meant it when I said I like your skirt."

"You don't smoke, do you?"

"That's right, keep it sharp."

Fancy Pants tied up

Meeting Baldie

The Fort

"Don't peek, guys. I need to put on something more protective..."

"Those skirts aren't that comfortable after all."

Pulzzzed

Time to decide Fancy Pants' fate

Saving Benny

Kill that Profligate!

Plasmatic surprise for legionnaires

"I doubt my elegant hairstyle will survive this..."

"I was right."

Morning surprise

I have no idea what's really going on since I don't know New Vegas quests. I keep looking at her delicious lo-rise skinny jeans though. "I was once that skinny!" my mind protests. Actually, last time I was as skinny as Orchid was when I was about twelve.

Fancy Pants has quite a fancy top there.

Ha ha she's like "don't peek", meanwhile all they can do is peek. She actually looks killer in one of their skirt outfits too.

What happened there toward the end? Looks like she's floating in water? Yeah, at least her hair survived.