Bear Necessities
Lindsay's teddy bear, inside Nellis hangars
Rewards
Boomers Fame
OR Infamy and negative Karma
“ Hey there mister, can you help me find Mister Cuddles? ” — Lindsay Bear Necessities [1] unmarked quest in Fallout: New Vegas
Quick walkthrough Detailed walkthrough Talk to Lindsay , a Mini Boomer at Nellis Air Force Base , and she will ask the Courier to help find her missing teddy bear . In the hangar , where Loyal and Jack work, there will be a large circle of crates in the middle of the room. Walk around these and look through between them until Mister Cuddles is found.
Take the bear back to Lindsay in the children's barracks or schoolhouse and speak to her. Returning the bear to Lindsay will gain Boomers fame . Conversely, with a 60 Speech check, the player character can lie and tell Lindsay that Mister Cuddles is dead. She will run away crying, resulting in Boomers infamy and negative Karma .
Behind the scenes The name of the quest "Bear Necessities" is a reference to the Disney song, "The Bare Necessities ," performed in the film The Jungle Book .
Bugs [verified]
References Act 1 Ain't That a Kick in the Head · Back in the Saddle · By a Campfire on the Trail · They Went That-a-Way · Ring-a-Ding-Ding! Act 2 Wild Card (Wild Card: Ace in the Hole , Change in Management , You and What Army? , Side Bets , Finishing Touches ) · The House Always Wins (I , II , III , IV , V , VI , VII , VIII ) · Render Unto Caesar · Et Tumor, Brute? · Things That Go Boom · Kings' Gambit · For the Republic, Part 2 · You'll Know It When It Happens /Arizona Killer Act 3 No Gods, No Masters · All or Nothing · Veni, Vidi, Vici · Eureka!
Other Come Fly With Me · Crazy, Crazy, Crazy · Ghost Town Gunfight · Guess Who I Saw Today · Left My Heart · My Kind of Town · The Legend of the Star and A Valuable Lesson · Unfriendly Persuasion · Wheel of Fortune Companion quests ED-E My Love · For Auld Lang Syne · Heartache by the Number · I Could Make You Care · I Forgot to Remember to Forget · Nothin' But a Hound Dog · One for My Baby Unmarked quests A Bit of Slap and Tickle · A Final Plan for Esteban · Access Powers · All Fired Up! · An Ear to the Ground · Andy and Charlie · Arachnophobia · Arizona Scavenger · Barton the Fink · Bear Necessities · Big Winner (Atomic Wrangler , The Gomorrah , The Tops , Ultra-Luxe , Vikki & Vance ) · Bounty Killer (I , II ) · Brotherhood Bond (I , II ) · Caching in at the Cove · Cajoling a Cudgel · Claws Mended · Claws Out · Dealing with Contreras · Defacing the Humble Stone · Democracy Inaction · Don't Poke at the Bear! · Eddie's Emissary · Exhumin' Nature · Fight Night · Flogging a Dead Corpse · Friend of the Followers · Gland for Some Home Cooking · Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger · Hat's Entertainment · Help for Halford · Hidden Valley computer virus · Highway to the Danger Zone (I , II ) · Honorary Rocketeer · I Love Bananas · Iron and Stealing · Keith's Caravan Charade · Laurifer Gladiator · Lenk's Bad Debts · Lily and Leo · Long-Term Care · Malleable Mini Boomer Minds · Maud's Muggers · Meeting an Equal · Missing a Few Missiles · Most Wanted · Not Worth a Hill of Corn and Beans · Old School Ghoul · A Pair of Dead Desperados (I , II ) · Papers, Please · Pistol Packing · Playing on the Old Joana · Poor Meat Never Makes Good Soup · Powder to the People · Power to the People · Razzle Dazzle! · Reach for the Sky, Mister! · Rest and Resupply · Ringo's Caravan Rules · Rotface's Loose Lips · Saving (or Savaging) Sergeant Teddy · The Screams of Brahmin · Silus Treatment · Short-Term Treatment · Smooth-Talking Criminal · The Star Showdown · Strategic Nuclear Moose · Straus Calls · Strip Search · Suits You, Sarah · Tags of Our Fallen · A Team of Moronic Mercenaries · Thought for the Day · Tourist Traipse · Trudy's Radio Repair · A Trusted Aide · Useless Baubles or Fancy Trinkets? · We Must Stop Beating Like This · We Must Stop Meeting Like This · Wind-Brahmin Wrangler · You Gotta Break Out a Few Eggs · You Make Me Feel Like a Woman
Even after giving Mister Cuddles to Lindsay, she will still greet the Courier asking if they have found the bear; this allows the quest to be completed both ways, so one can get the XP and not lose/gain any fame. [verified]
