Lydia Montenegro

Lydia Montenegro is a resident of Tenpenny Tower $$

Background
Lydia Montenegro is the owner of the Boutique Le Chic, which serves the general needs of the people of Tenpenny Tower. She is proud of her store and says it is her "pride and joy". While generally friendly with her fellow residents, she can come across as snobbish when interacting with outsiders and those who she perceives as beneath her.

She is close friends with Michael Hawthorne and spends her evenings drinking with him in the Federalist Lounge. She is sometimes concerned by his unhappiness, something he generally tries to soothe with alcohol. However, she appears to sees nothing wrong with his drinking and instead seems to encourage his habit.

Lydia is also friendly with Tiffany Cheng and tries to give her advice regarding her relationship problems. At her store, she can be overheard encouraging Irving Cheng to pay more attention to his wife. Lydia enjoys a playful rivalry with Anthony Ling, the owner of New Urban Apparel. They can often be witnessed teasing each other and trading cutting remarks. She can be overheard probing Doctor Banfield about plastic surgery that makes people "look young again". However, he replies that he considers such surgeries an unnecessary risk. Another conversation between the two reveals that she has been prescribed medication to help her relax.

Lydia is venomously opposed to the idea of ghouls moving into Tenpenny Tower. She believes they would "get their filth over everything" if they were ever able to get in and even talks happily about the possibility that they may be killed by security.

Quests
Tenpenny Tower: She is one of several bigoted residents that the Lone Wanderer must convince to change her views if they choose to advocate for Roy Phillips and the rest of the ghouls' admission into Tenpenny Tower.

Effects of player's actions
She will leave the tower if her safe in Boutique le Chic is looted, claiming it's not safe despite all the guards. If her safe is looted before she is spoken to, which triggers her to leave and wander aimlessly around the wasteland, she will only come back if Roy and his gang are killed.

If she is convinced to leave, or simply killed, house upgrades will no longer be available to buy. If this happens, the only other option is to let the ghouls invade the tower. After the invasion, Michael Masters will take over the shop, and his shop will sell the house upgrades.

Appearances
Lydia Montenegro appears only $$

Bugs
If she decides to leave Tenpenny Tower, she supposedly heads out to Megaton and can be found outside the main gate causing tremendous graphics lag for some reason. Scaring her away or killing her instantly removes her effect on performance. Note that if you kill her while she is at Megaton, all of the guards outside Tenpenny Tower will become hostile, regardless of whether the killing is witnessed.