Red Lucy

 is the caretaker of The Thorn.

Background
'A strong, independent woman, Lucy perceives The Thorn as more than a mere arena. For her, it is a place where one can truly come to understand oneself in face of combat and death. She believes that without struggle and effort, one's life is meaningless and worthless.

Interactions with the player character
She asks you to retrieve eggs of various creatures throughout the wasteland as a favour for the Thorn. If the Courier proves himself worthy of the title of the greatest hunter of the Thorn by retrieving Deathclaw eggs for it, then Lucy will ask him for one more thing before he disappears into the wastes never to return - a night together. (When returning afterwards, she will spend the nigt with the Courier if asked to talk about herself.)

Appearances
appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the Scenes
Her name likely comes from the most famous line of Tennyson's In Memoriam: Nature is red in tooth and claw. Tennyson's fascination with evolution and natural selection and his sanguine approach toward the struggle of existence mirrors hers.

Bugs
After sleeping with Lucy, the player cannot engage in conversation with her. She will only say "Lay down with me, my hunter." even if she is not in her room. If she is in her room, the same lines will play, however opening a dialogue box that closes. She will lay down on her bed, however you cannot sleep with her now. Can be fixed by simply getting back in the bed after the act and sleeping for 24 hours.

No audio can be heard during the sex scene on the PC (Confirmed). This may have been intentionally removed in a patch.

If the player chooses to speak with Lucy after she has lain down in the bed (before the cut scene), she will get up, change back into her combat gear, ask the player to lie down in bed with her, and lie down once again. After the black screen fades, she is still lying on the bed in her combat gear.

Sometimes when you ask what match is going on next and after you bet, they will just stand there looking at each other doing nothing. You can't talk to lucy or get your money, Solution to this has not been found yet. Edit: One can move the match along by, after leaving all companions currently following the player outside of Thorn, going all the way downstairs to the ground level of the arena where you enter through the fence gate. Using a hefty sneak skilled attack to BOTH the combatants will end the match(this can be done from anywhere in the arena room with a stealth boy). Don't let anyone see you commit the act (If no one knows who stopped the fight, there is no one to be hostile against) and keep your companions out of Thorn when you do this. (They will immediately open fire on Thorn residents if they are present) Confirmed on 360.

After fighting the three Deathclaws, the fight may remain locked with all gates/exits closed and locked. If console is used to transport player to Red Lucy, she will state, "The crowds are waiting for you, stranger." and no other dialogue options become available.