“WHY, YES. WE ARE FILLED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE YOU SPEAK OF. IF YOU WISH TO KNOW MORE, SIMPLY ASK THE OTHERS, THEY CAN HELP YOU.”— Doctor Klein
Picking Your Brains is a side quest in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.
Quick walkthrough[]
| Side Quest: Picking Your Brains | |||||
| Talk to Dr. 0. | |||||
| Talk to Dr. Dala. | |||||
| Talk to Dr. Borous. | |||||
| Talk to Dr. 8. | |||||
| Reward: Variable XP | |||||
| Leads to: Coming Out of Her Shell, A Brain's Best Friend, What's in a Name?, and On the Same Wavelength | |||||
Detailed walkthrough[]
After completing Welcome to the Big Empty and entering the Sink to talk with the Sink Central Intelligence Unit, one can return to the Think Tank to speak with the robotic think tank scientists. The quest does not actually trigger until one speaks to Doctor Klein, after which he directs them to talk to the other scientists as well. Completing the quest simply requires interacting once with each member of the Think Tank, with that first time leading to unique interaction and the start of separate side quests by fulfilling certain requirements:
- Speaking further with Klein on the upper level of the Dome leads to a high Medicine and/or Science skill check to learn more about Doctor Mobius and Big MT itself, as well as learning about previous visitors to Big MT and starting When Visitors Attack!.
- Talking to Doctor 8 below and to the right of Klein leads to either a 7 Perception attribute check or 75 5cience skill check that allows one to "understand" 8's seemingly incomprehensible vocals, starting On the Same Wavelength.
- Talking to Doctor Borous to the right of 8 will not lead to any skill or attribute checks, but will offer information about the origins of night stalkers and cazadores, as well as starting A Brain's Best Friend.
- Talking to Doctor Dala below and to the left of Klein leads to either a high Charisma attribute check or unique options requiring the Cherchez La Femme/Lady Killer perks, as well as starting Coming Out of Her Shell.
- Talking to Doctor 0 to the left of Dala leads to learning about his hatred of Mr. House and his role as a roboticist, as well as starting What's in a Name?
Quest stages[]
Notes[]
- There is no set order in which one is required to speak to each member of the Think Tank.
- Being friendly and peaceful when talking to Dr. 8 will result in a small amount of Karma gain.
- Completing each separate side quest for the Think Tank started during this quest will gain them each as a required "vote", at a minimum of 3 needed to peacefully resolve the ending quest of the add-on.
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