[ EU ] The Lone Wanderer does not leave Vault 101 when ( s ) he is 19 , but instead escapes it after taking the GOAT when ( s ) he his 16 . Seven years later , in 2281 , ( s ) he is in New Vegas , and meets the Courier .

So there I was, playing roulette at the Tops. I was up a few caps for once and I had a nice buzz going after a few drinks when I saw these two fellas walk right passed all the tables and right up to Benny. Benny was the CEO of the Chairmen, one of the factions that ran the city of New Vegas and owned the Tops casino. I couldn ’ t hear what they were saying but I could tell these guys weren ’ t here to gamble or drink, they were here on business. This got my attention. The first guy was dressed pretty normal. He had an NCR beret on, and anyone that ’ s ever been to New Vegas knows that NCR troops on R & R flock to the strip. He was standing there, not saying much. The guy who was doing the talking was wearing something that caught my attention though, a Pip-Boy. 
 
 As I watched their conversation I could begin to tell that Benny wasn ’ t exactly happy to see these two, and that the two men weren ’ t very happy with him. Eventually the two walked away and Benny went upstairs with his body guards. I watched the visitors as they walked to the other end of the casino and stood near the bar for a few minutes before taking the same elevator upstairs that Benny and his goon squad took. At this point I knew that something was going on between the two men and the Chairmen and so I cashed my chips in, got my.44 magnum and hunting knife from the front desk, and waited across the street. 
 
 After a while the two men came out of the casino and started to walk down the street. I followed them for a bit and watched as the guy with the beret stopped and stood out front waiting by the Securitron, while the guy with the Pip-Boy waltzed right up the stairs of the Lucky 38 and walked inside like they own the place! According to the locals no one has been in that place for years! Now these guys had my attention. I walked backed over to the Tops to investigate. 
 
 “ Sorry pal, we ’ re closed. ” Said the Chairman working the door. “ Closed? Since when do casinos close? ” I replied. “ Look fella, I ain ’ t gunna tell you again. Now scram baby, before I get angry. ” My curiosity was peaked, but I left. There was no way I could take all the Chairmen in a fight in their own casino. I wanted to know who these two guys were so I went back to the Lucky 38. Just as I arrived the guy wearing the Pip-Boy came out and I ended up following the guys into Freeside. They went into the Atomic Wrangler and rented a room. I walked around the Casino and played a few spins of slots to waste some time. Then I went to the front desk to rent a room myself. I needed to get some rest, I wanted to be awake before these other two guys and I had a feeling I was going to be pretty busy tomorrow. 
 

