Ronald Laren

 is Sierra Petrovita's 33-year old neighbor in Girdershade in 2277.

Background
Ronald is obsessed with Sierra and the prospect of having sex with her (although he proclaims to the player that she is "nutty as a fruitcake"), and states that the only reason he stays in the obscure little settlement is for her.

Daily schedule
Ronald stays in his home all day.

Effects of player actions
When asked about the surrounding area, he tells the Lone Wanderer to stay away from the nearby Dunwich Building to the south of Girdershade, claiming the place is "bad mojo".

Should you accept Sierra's mission to obtain Nuka-Cola Quantum for her, Ronald will attempt to convince you to give all the Quantums to him, so he can "plow her bean field." Should your (female) character have the Black Widow Perk, you can convince him to fetch the Nuka-Cola Quantums for you with the promise of a threesome with yourself and Sierra. Excited, Ronald will run off to the distant Nuka-Cola Plant. If he makes it there alive, (although it is a largely futile effort, he seems to be able to use stimpaks if you reverse-pickpocket them onto him during the journey) he will stand in the foyer and do nothing until you leave the area. When you return, he will be dead (script effect). This can be used to loot the Kneecapper with no karma loss. If you then ask Sierra if he's been bothering her, she'll say she hasn't seen him in a while, but she's sure he'll come back.

Ronald is also the recipient of Grady's package, the Naughty Nightwear found in Marigold Station. Depending on your Speech/Barter skills you can get him to pay up to 300 caps for it.

Related Quests

 * The Nuka-Cola Challenge
 * Grady's Package

Appearances
only appears in Fallout 3.

Bugs

 * Sometimes when you tell Ronald that you killed Sierra, he will say you're dead, but not actually turn hostile.
 * If you have stolen The Kneecapper off of Ronald then kill Sierra, he will say "Meet the Kneecapper" but only use his fists.
 * Ronald might dissapear from the game if you kill Sierra during the tour, start the unmarked quest "Grady's package" or never actuly spawn.

Behind the scenes

 * If you kill Sierra and then speak with Ronald, you have the option of convincing him (with a speech check) that it was at the hands of the Nuka-Cola Corporation. On success, he attributes this to the Nuka-Cola machine he got her, which possessed a warning label declaring that anyone caught tampering with the unit would answer to the Nuka-Cola Corporation. This is a nod to the movie Dr. Strangelove.