- ↑ The people who resided in New Vegas before the NCR entered the region and Robert House started the FEZ-NV are described as semi-nomadic tribes, living through subsistence means.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Courier: "Have you been in Westside long?"
Miguel: "My grandfather opened up this shop. Took over from him when the Fiends killed him." (Miguel's dialogue)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Arcade Gannon: "Westside, huh? I passed through here with another Follower a while back, Anderson. The locals were having a lot of trouble getting water through."
(Arcade Gannon's dialogue) Note: This line is spoken if Arcade is a companion while inside Westside before the conclusion of the quest The White Wash.
- ↑ The Courier: "Can you tell me anything about Anderson?"
Marco: "Good man. He's one of the Followers of the Apocalypse. He's the one who taught people around here how to start growing crops. Westside wouldn't be what it is without Anderson helping us out, so I cut him a deal on his rent." (Miguel's dialogue)
- ↑ The Courier: "Tell me about the co-op."
Clayton Ettienne: "It might not look like much, but it's what keeps us Westside locals independent. We started it a few years ago. I admit, we had a lot of trouble at first, but eventually we got some help from Tom Anderson with the Followers. We're finally to the point where the co-op members can start making money from sales instead of just breaking even." (Clayton Ettienne's dialogue)
- ↑ The Courier: "What's so great about the co-op?"
Klamath Bob: "Food from the people and for the people. Anyone can buy, but the profits are shared by the folks who make the produce. Locals got these little gardens that do real well. Gosh darn well, truth be told. Ettienne got some help from that Anderson kid, I think. Anyway, we don't gotta rely on merchants so much. And it means the troopers can use all the food they make over on the east side. Works out nice." (Klamath Bob's dialogue)
- ↑ The Courier: "I know how the Westside farmers have been getting their water."
Clayton Ettienne: "Uh... okay, look... first, I didn't have anything to do with that trooper. That was all Anderson. Second, even though the whole scheme was Anderson's idea, it's the only way the co-op could stay in business. The water means everything." (Clayton Ettienne's dialogue)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Courier: "Why is this water so special?"
Hector: "Cause it's clean. The crops taste funny if you don't use clean water, but the NCR won't give us any and it's too expensive to buy." (Hector's dialogue)
- ↑ Estimated distance in a straight line between western Las Vegas and the edge of Lake Las Vegas.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Arcade Gannon: "Westside, huh? I heard about what happened with Anderson. Can't say I'm surprised. He was always a fringe operator in the Followers."
The Courier: "Right. "The Followers don't endorse his actions," and all that." Arcade Gannon: "Well I don't. I'm sure there were a few people turning a blind eye, but can you blame them? NCR's sharecropper farms had all of the water. The nearest fresh source is the lake, and that's a bit of a hike." (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Arcade Gannon: "Westside, huh? I heard about what happened with Anderson. Can't say I'm surprised. He was always a fringe operator in the Followers."
The Courier: "If you say so. I'm not arguing." Arcade Gannon: "I do say so. The Followers aren't a military organization. If anyone knew what he was up to, they weren't talking. And if they knew he was stealing water, so what? Westside has more of a right to that water than the NCR." (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
- ↑ The Courier: "What else can you tell me about Anders?"
Carrie Boyd: "I don't know him very well, myself. I seem to remember that he was the man to call on if you needed someone to get in and get out quietly." The Courier: "I have an update on Corporal White." Carrie Boyd: "Don't tell me. He married the hooker." The Courier: "A gang called the Scorpions murdered him. A man named Anderson witnessed it." Carrie Boyd: "Shit. That's why you don't go wandering off looking for some call girl on the Strip without telling somebody first. Anderson. Is that Followers of the Apocalypse Anderson?" The Courier: "He wants you to increase water flow to Freeside. Said it'd be lost otherwise." Carrie Boyd: "Man, that guy's got water on the brain. Knows more about water pipes than any man should. If he says we're losing water, I think the colonel would listen to that. I'll talk to him about it. But you. I owe you for this. You saved me a lot of work. And I'm sure Corporal White's family will be grateful to at least get some closure. The MPs keep a bunch of junk around that's confiscated off of people who decide to screw with us. I haven't really sorted through it, but go ahead and see if there's anything you can use in there. We keep it in a trunk across the hall, by the prison cells." (Carrie Boyd's dialogue)
- ↑ The Courier: "He was killed by a man named Anderson he caught stealing water from the NCR."
Carrie Boyd: "Anderson. I've heard of him, if it's the same guy. Water nerd from the Followers of the Apocalypse. Used to handle some of the operations for OSI. I don't know what to think about the Followers. The things they do... hard to say if they're helping or hurting sometimes. Especially in Freeside. I'll have to send some people out there to make sure we don't lose any more water. That stuff's like gold out here. But you. I owe you for this. You saved me a lot of work. And I'm sure Corporal White's family will be grateful to at least get some closure. The MPs keep a bunch of junk around that's confiscated off of people who decide to screw with us. I haven't really sorted through it, but go ahead and see if there's anything you can use in there. We keep it in a trunk across the hall, by the prison cells." (Carrie Boyd's dialogue)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 The Courier: "Hector told me everything."
Tom Anderson: "I suppose there's no point in denying it any longer. I killed Corporal White to protect Westside's self-reliance. It was rash, and I regret it now. We don't have the money to pay for the water, so I rigged the pump station to divert water to the local cisterns from time to time." (Tom Anderson's dialogue)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 The Courier: "It was easy to figure out that the NCR water shortage points to you - save me some time, will you?"
Tom Anderson: "Fair enough. Since you seem to have pieced it together, I won't insult you by denying it any further. I killed Corporal White to protect Westside's self-reliance. It was rash, and I regret it now. We don't have the money to pay for the water, so I rigged the pump station to divert water to the local cisterns from time to time." (Tom Anderson's dialogue)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 The Courier: "You should know I've been helpful to the Followers, so come clean about White if you know something."
Tom Anderson: "Some of the other Followers mentioned you. All right - the truth, then. I killed Corporal White to protect Westside's self-reliance. It was rash, and I regret it now. We don't have the money to pay for the water, so I rigged the pump station to divert water to the local cisterns from time to time." (Tom Anderson's dialogue)
- ↑ The Courier: "Whose idea was it to use the kid?"
Clayton Ettienne: "It was Hector's idea, if you can believe it. He overheard me talking to Anderson about his idea to divert the water over here. We needed someone to be able to go into the cisterns and get the water out, but any of us would be suspicious. Hector volunteered. He said that no one pays attention to him, even with his brahmin. Anderson and I argued, but eventually we decided to let him go ahead with it. Look, this affects all of us, even Hector. What were we supposed to do, let all of our gardens die? Watch Westside fall apart?" (Clayton Ettienne's dialogue)
- ↑ NCR Embassy terminals; Terminal, Farming Report
- ↑ The Courier: "What's the Thaler Act?"
Trent Bascom: "Something the politicians back in Shady Sands came up with. They pay us to move here and farm the land. They even protect the fields." The Courier: "Why is this work a bum deal?" Trent Bascom: "Bad soil and rationed water. It's to be expected around here, but the rationing's off. Worst part is NCR won't admit it. Pretty hard to meet their crop quotas with twenty percent less water than we're supposed to be getting. Not that OSI cares about any of this." (Trent Bascom's dialogue)
- ↑ The Courier: "Can't you just grow less crops?"
Trent Bascom: "I wouldn't be able to meet the quota, and the NCR would kick me out of my job, anyway. Nah, it's better I get out on my own terms." (Trent Bascom's dialogue)
- ↑ See The White Wash for details.
- ↑ The Courier: "What went down with Anderson and Corporal White?"
Clayton Ettienne: "Pretty much what you'd expect. White talked to Hector and then went to talk to Anderson. White made the mistake of assuming that because Anderson's a Follower of the Apocalypse, he wouldn't try anything. Anderson acted docile, but as soon as White turned to go, Anderson shot him in the back. At least that's what Anderson told me." (Clayton Ettienne's dialogue)
- ↑ The Courier: "I heard Corporal White came here to investigate a water shortage."
Tom Anderson: "No one by that name has come here, I'm afraid. You must've heard wrong. You can ask around if you'd like - they'll all tell you the same thing." (Tom Anderson's dialogue)
- ↑ The Courier: "Do you have a problem with the NCR?"
Tom Anderson: "I don't go looking for fights with them, but they don't have the best interests of people in mind. Certainly not locals. The bottom line for NCR is productivity and growth. Politicians back in Shady Sands are completely detached from the people actually living here." (Tom Anderson's dialogue)
- ↑ Anderson's confession
- ↑ The Courier: "How do people here manage to survive?"
Red Lucy: "Westside attracts all sorts of travelers, including merchants and farmers. They come here to exchange their goods, or to seek protection. Our community provides enough food, clothes, weapons and medicine to encourage trade, and to arm our defenses. The Thorn demonstrates, beyond anything else, that we're self-sufficient. Our desert-blood has overcome even the strongest beasts of the Wasteland." (Red Lucy's dialogue)
- ↑ The Courier: "Is Westside part of New Vegas?"
Red Lucy: "New Vegas has many faces, stranger. Despite everything, it shall never be whole. When the land hunts you, when fighting for survival is the norm, your neighbors become either saviors, or enemies. Westside is a part of New Vegas, just as much as it's a part of the Wasteland. In the end, stranger, we need them both to continue making our fate." (Red Lucy's dialogue)
- ↑ The Courier: "Tell me again about Westside's relationship to New Vegas."
Red Lucy: "Westside is a part of New Vegas, just as much as it's a part of the Wasteland. In the end, stranger, we need them both to continue making our fate." (Red Lucy's dialogue)
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 The Courier: "What do you do around here?"
Klamath Bob: "I run the liquor store in Westside. With things this rough, some folks need a lot of booze just to step out the door in the morning. After I close up shop, I walk around and help keep the peace. Not that I'm good with a gun, mind you, but someone's got to do it, you know?" (Klamath Bob's dialogue)
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 The Courier: "What do you do in Westside?"
Judah Kreger: "I help tend the crops, stand watch for Fiends, and generally help keep things civilized." (Judah Kreger's dialogue)
- ↑ The Courier: "Can you tell me about Westside?"
Klamath Bob: "Well, things aren't great here, but I've seen a lot worse. We've got the Fiends to the south of us, and that ain't good. The Scorpions hang out at the Monte Carlo when they aren't slinging chems or getting their heads blown off by the Fiends. Probably the best thing we've got going on is the co-op, run by Mr. Ettienne. Gets some help from of the Followers of the Apocalypse, I think." (Klamath Bob's dialogue)
- ↑ The Courier: "Are there more dangerous posts?"
Ortega: "Oh, you'd better believe it. I feel sorry for the troops who are charged with keeping the Fiends from overrunning everything. The Fiends are scary because they're unpredictable. One day, they'll be taking potshots at you and then running off before you can shoot back. And the next day, they'll come rushing at you pumped full of drugs and not stopping until you or they are dead." The Courier: "If the Fiends are so dangerous, why hasn't the NCR wiped them out?" Ortega: "Current orders are to hold the line and nothing more. That's all we seem to do these days - hold the line. I guess it's a tricky situation since there's a vault in Fiend territory. If the NCR went after them, they'd just hole up." (Ortega's dialogue)
- ↑ The Courier: "Do you have a lot of run-ins with the Fiends?"
Klamath Bob: "Not so much lately. The NCR is giving them hell any time they poke their damned heads out. Bless those boys and gals for getting rid of that vermin. I feel pity for any man or woman that gets addicted to chems, but when they prey on decent folk... well, then it's time to put 'em down." (Klamath Bob's dialogue)
- ↑ The Courier: "What's going on in Westside?"
Motor-Runner: "I try to keep my people out of Westside. Apart from trying to stay on good terms with the Khans, who do business there. There's Mean Son of A Bitch. That fucking mutant is more trouble to kill than to avoid. Having someplace for my people to sleep reduces the chances of drifting into Westside." Motor-Runner's dialogue)
- ↑ The Courier: "What's so great about the co-op?"
Klamath Bob: "Food from the people and for the people. Anyone can buy, but the profits are shared by the folks who make the produce. Locals got these little gardens that do real well. Gosh darn well, truth be told. Ettienne got some help from that Anderson kid, I think. Anyway, we don't gotta rely on merchants so much. And it means the troopers can use all the food they make over on the east side. Works out nice." (Klamath Bob's dialogue)
- ↑ WestsideMiguel.txt: For "Doldrums", see "VDialogueDoldrums1EAngeloTopic000" and "VDialogueDoldrums1EAngeloTopic001". KlamathBob.txt: For "VegasWest", see all topic names sans "GREETING" and "GOODBYE".
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