Max (Fallout: New Vegas)

Max is an orphan residing in Freeside in 2281.

Background
Max can be found in Freeside chasing his friend Stacey with Euclid's C-Finder. However the safety on the C-Finder was left on, preventing him from activating ARCHIMEDES II.

Freeside is home to many of New Vegas's poorer residents and NCR refugees. Stacey and Max are orphaned street urchins who live in the ruins of the destroyed building immediately inside Freeside's east gate next to Mick & Ralph's. If not found roaming the streets they may be asleep on two worn mattresses on the second floor of their home.

Other interactions
Max will sell Euclid's C-Finder upon request for 1000 caps, but by passing a Barter check of 45, will sell it for only 20 caps, and by passing a Speech check of 60 will give it to the player for free.

Quests
I Could Make You Care - If one chooses to complete the quest by obtaining Euclid's C-Finder, it will need to be acquired from Max.

Appearances
Max appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes
An additional dialogue option exists which would allow the player to obtain Euclid's C-Finder for free. However, this dialogue option requires the cut Child at Heart perk, which was removed owing to the small number of children in the Mojave Wasteland.

Bugs

 * If pickpocketed and then spoken to, he will still offer the Euclid's C-Finder for sale, thus allowing another to be obtained.
 * Max may disappear from Freeside entirely, being moved to the far north of the map, beyond the northern passage, on the canyons.
 * Max can be seen running to the north from Freeside past Gun Runners.
 * Max may run into the Gun Runners compound, then into the building, the Courier can talk to him and get the Euclid's C-Finder again even if the Barter check was used before.
 * If the Barter check was used he will pull out another Euclid's C-Finder after a few days, and it may be obtained from him again.