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Update 12 ? The Courier Who Broke The Bank
Well, last time, we wanted a sexbot. But where would we look?
He points us to an old robotics shop:
He can give you a program if your Science skill isn't high enough to homebrew your own sexbot routine.
Anyway, Cerulean Robotics is mildly annoying to get to.
I mean, you clearly need to go down this alley, sure.
But you do NOT want to go through this door!
Turn right, and go either over or around this rubble.
Turn left on the other side and head all the way to the end of that road, around the bend.
There is basically nothing else in this section of Freeside, it feels like wasted space to me. 
Inside you find some giant rats, junk, work & reloading benches, and this:
There is a passkey to it in an Average locked cabinet, by the way.
Shit looks good, so let's get going!
That is a mouthful. Let's shorten that to Fisto.
Yes, sir. Fisto reporting for duty.
Servos active!
I can't feel my legs!
Numbness will subside in several minutes. Awaiting further orders.
Report to the Atomic Wrangler. James Garret is your new owner.
Yes sir!
Best fuckin' quest
Outside, Wild Wasteland strikes!
They're as weak as you'd expect old ladies to be.
Anyway, let's go get some rewards.
Imagine that! What's his name and when's he start?
Her name's Beatrix, and she can start immediately.
A she, huh? Well... I guess the customer who made that request can't get everything he wants. Hell, who knows? He might not even notice the difference.
You wanted a smooth-talker for an escort? I found one.
And who would that be?
Old Ben has the experience and skill you need.
If the stories are true, he'll be a valuable commodity here at the Wrangler. I appreciate the find.
I found the sexbot you're looking for.
For my customers, I mean... I'm not into that kind of shit.
Here is double for your trouble. Those freaky fetishists ought to be satisfied now.
Fisto is already programmed to respond to your commands.
Best quest.
We now have some business on the strip, by the way.
Note this number.
You just have to HAVE 2000 caps, by the way, you don't lose anything.
Someone is waiting for us.
Point me to the Tops, Victor. I've got a score to settle.
Sorry, rambler. I know you're fixing to serve up some vengeance, but I'm gonna have to point you to the Lucky 38 first.
All right, I'll go there straight off.
Yeehaw, pardner! That's the spirit. He'll be waiting for you.
The Lucky 38 finally opens.
None of the events properly fired for me, but people are supposed to be amazed that we go in/come out ? because no one has actually been inside the damn thing. Ever. We are the first person after the bombs to go into the thing, and everyone knows Mr House rules from there. It means shit is going down in the Mojave.
Take the elevator up to the penthouse.
Here's how Mr House talks to us. For fun, see something I just noticed ? the screen House talks from still has the finger/thumb print thing that the smaller screens you'll encounter have. Except it's clearly from a giant of some sort!
I have to ask ? now that you've reached your destination, what do you make of what you see?
I've never seen anything like this place.
Of course you haven't. Vegas always was one of a kind.
Or perhaps you were referring to the Lucky 38? The years haven't been kind to her, but still she manages to impress.
Why the VIP treatment? I'm just a courier.
Let's get down to business, then.
Simple enough?
What do you propose?
My only concern is the recovery of the Platinum Chip. What happens to Benny, I leave to your discretion. When you bring the Chip to me, I will pay you four times the delivery bonus stipulated in your contract. How's that?
1000 caps? I accept your terms.
Well enough. Return to me when you have the Platinum Chip in your possession. Any final matters for us to discuss?
I'll return when I have the chip.
Jane here is how you sell the snowglobes to Mr House, at 2000 caps each.
She also points us down to the cocktail lounge, saying there should be one down there. Down we go!
We also have a proper base to keep companions we can't have with us due to the limit now 
The snowglobe in the cocktail lounge is on the inner ring, behind a cash register. Another 2000 caps for us! We head out.
(I am, of course, going to completely ignore this whole main questline business for a good while and make a little summary when I get back to it ? I just really wanted that suite for companion convenience.)
Of course, Vegas doesn't change, and Courier has 10 luck...
(You have to hand over at least your large weapons in casinos, by the way)
I actually gambled so fast I missed out on Gomorrah's last gift ? some reinforced combat armor. I'm not too concerned since I'll have better before long anyway.
We'll play blackjack at the Tops ? much easier.
With 10 luck, it's adventures in improbable 21s ? so we only need to hit "max bet" and then mash deal/double down until we get banned. 
The absolute worst moves you can make in real blackjack? No prob, gonna work out.
Top tier gift at The Tops is a suite key. Cool, I guess.
Aaaand we're banned.
The Tops has a theater, and we can recruit acts. There are 4 in the game, we get some caps out of it and then one other thing that is the real reason I will do this quest.
I love how this works out in the Ultra-Luxe, by the way. When the floor manager wants to congratulate you (or kick you out) he has to come running. Sure, it happens in The Tops and Gomorrah too ? but the Ultra-Luxe is all about luxury and elegance, so this guy sprinting across the room full tilt breaks that.
Also he sprints a lot goddamn further which helps too.
Ultra-Luxe gives us a suite for the top tier as well.
Check that number now.