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(1) Recruit a sexbot. (2) Recruit a suave talker. (3) Recruit a real ghoul cowboy. (4) Tell James Garret Beatrix will be joining the Wrangler. (5) Tell James Garret Old Ben/Santiago will be joining the Wrangler. (6) Tell James Garret Fisto will be joining the Wrangler.
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None.
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You can undertake this side quest by heading to the Atomic Wrangler Casino in Freeside. There, you'll find a brother-sister combo behind the counter. Speak to the man in the group, a dude named James Garret, and begin to pick his brain about all sorts of subjects. You can eventually get into doing some work for him, and he'll offer you a job to take. This job is a bit of an interesting one, to be sure. James Garret doesn't only run a casino here. Indeed, it's also a whorehouse. And he has some clients who have... well... they have some interesting requests. If you can find people to fulfill each of these clients' wants and needs, then you'll be able to earn some Bottle Caps from your new friend James here. Well, let's get to it.
The first person we're going to go after is the ghoul who dresses like a cowboy. If you've gotten far enough in the main quest, you've likely already visited the Old Mormon Fort here in Freeside. Within the confines of the fort is one of the Fellowship's bodyguards, a female ghoul by the name of Beatrix Russell. Speak with Beatrix and ask her if she's looking for any side work. When you present her with James' offer, you'll have to convince her to take it with your powers of Speech-based persuasion (so make sure to have at least a moderate Speech statistical level before attempting this). Once you've managed to convince Beatrix, she'll scamper off to the Atomic Wrangler Casino. The game will prompt you to return to the casino yourself, in order to let James know that someone new is joining-up. But that's not necessary right now, since you can tell him about all of your catches all at once.
The second person we're going after here is the "suave talker" James seeks for one of his clients. Now, believe it or not, there are actually two separate people to recruit for this particular role, and there's nothing to stop you from recruiting both characters for the same job (other than the fact that you can't ultimately choose them both for James' request). First, let's recruit Santiago. Santiago is located behind the blown-out building across the street from Mick and Ralph's shop near one of the entrances into Freeside. You'll find him huddled around a pair of blazing barrels. Now, you'll again need to use Speech-based powers to convince Santiago, although we found that if you already shook him down for owed Bottle Caps in the Side Quest known as Debt Collector , then you can convince him to take the job without any persuasion whatsoever. After all, in that case, Santiago is totally broke.
The other person in question that fits the mold for a "suave talker" is a man named Old Ben. Old Ben is certainly one of the most memorable characters here in Freeside, and you can find him roaming around near the security checkpoint leading towards the outskirts of the New Vegas Strip. Chances are that you've already talked to Old Ben if you've explored Freeside thoroughly. If you have, then you will know that Old Ben already has experience as a male prostitute, so this isn't anything new for him. Nonetheless, he'll still need to be persuaded to take the job. But if you've already persuaded both Beatrix and Santiago, then you should have no issues doing the same with Old Ben.
The final character you're going to need to track down is described only as a "sexbot," with little other explanation of how you go about finding or getting one. Now, there's a way to fast-track this entire operation if your Science skill is pretty high, since you can cut right to the chase, track down the robot in question, reprogram it to James' specifications, and send it on its way. Our walkthrough assumes that you can't do that. If your Science skill is low-to-moderate, then what you'll want to do instead is head to the shop in Freeside called Mick and Ralph's. There, speak with Ralph, and inquire about a holotape that may be used to reprogram a bot for a "new" purpose. Ralph will agree to make you a tape (you may need to pay varying amounts of money for it, however, though you can talk him into giving it to you for free if your Speech skill is high enough). He'll need time, though, so after speaking with him, wait twenty-four hours (you don't even have to leave the store), and then speak with Ralph again to get the holotape in question.
With that holotape in hand, Ralph will send you over to the disheveled remnants of Cerulean Robotics, which is on the far end of the town, amongst a bunch of rubble. You can simply follow your map to find the entrance into the small facility; it's amongst a bunch of debris in one of the most broke-down corners of Freeside. Once you're inside, you can wield your weapon-of-choice to take care of the Giant Rats that roam around within (though these creatures don't seem to be the least bit hostile). What you're most interested in, though, is the nook on the left side of the building. There, you'll find a robot within some sort of small chamber. Activate the computer next to the chamber to awaken the robot, placing the holotape in to program it (or using your Science skill to do the same, should you so desire). This will awaken the robot. You can then test it if you want (ew!), or simply send it on its way to the Atomic Wrangler Casino.
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With this purported sexbot all ready to go, that should be everyone. You've now recruited all of the characters you needed to. There's nothing left to do now but to return to the Atomic Wrangler Casino, so that you can report the good news to James. You'll need to report each of the wanted prostitutes as having reported to duty, which will earn you small quantities of experience (and perhaps even some Caps, should you play your cards right). By delivering all three characters (you'll have to choose one of the two suave talkers you found), you'll finish the side quest and earn a hefty amount of experience points for your hard work. Most excellent.