Sunny Smiles

Sunny Smiles is Goodsprings' local hunter in Fallout: New Vegas.

Background
Sunny Smiles is a talented trapper and survivalist, living in Goodsprings. She primarily hunts geckos around the town, subsisting on their meat and selling the hides to traders or Chet. Her talent with a rifle is very useful to the people living in the sleepy settlement, as she helps keep it clear of radscorpions and coyotes, which always seem to find a way to get into the town and try to partake in the town's water supply. It's no small problem: The wildlife tends to get agitated whenever humans come near and attack them, injuring or even killing the townsfolk. She also defends the town from threats when the need arises.

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Cheyenne dead??

" Sunny Smiles: "Confound it, Cheyenne, why'd you have to go running in like that? You were supposed to stay. I'm sorry, you shouldn't have to see me like this. I'm not not gonna be very good company right now."'' (Sunny Smiles' dialogue)

Settler from tutorial dead! Is this a partial response?

" Sunny Smiles: "Ah, hell's bells. There's not a day passes by I don't tell people not to come here by themselves. Some people, your word just isn't good enough for them. Then this happens. Well, it's part of life out here. Best to accept it. But you did what you promised, staying out here with me. Here's my end of the deal."'' (Sunny Smiles' dialogue)

Is this a partial response(s)?

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Quests

 * Back in the Saddle, By a Campfire on the Trail: Sunny Smiles gives the player a varmint rifle and walks them through the basics of surviving in the Mojave Wasteland.
 * Ghost Town Gunfight: She can help the Courier defeat the Powder Gangers and defend Goodsprings.
 * Run Goodsprings Run: If siding with the Powder Gangers, Sunny will need to be killed.

Other interactions

 * If Cheyenne is killed at any point, Sunny will show remorse in dialogue, but it does not impact the completion of any quests in the game. However, if Sunny is killed, Ghost Town Gunfight cannot be completed.
 * If asked about work, Sunny will give the player some bobby pins and a copy of Locksmith's Reader, directing them to the abandoned safe in Goodsprings schoolhouse.

Behind the scenes

 * Sunny Smiles is one of the first characters the player meets, and upon accepting the Back in the Saddle quest is prompted to exterminate the geckos around Goodsprings. This may be a homage to Fallout 2, as one of the early quests involves the Chosen One needing to rescue Smiley, the Klamath gecko trapper.

Bugs

 * During the tutorial, it is possible that skipping through her dialogue options will skip ahead in the quest, completing it early and missing some of the rewards.
 * In the start of the tutorial quest, Sunny asks you to go out the back door of the saloon. Sometimes, if you instead go into the supply store and come back out, Sunny will be gone. Checking the map reveals that she has been magically transported to the Hidden Valley bunkers. To finish the quest, you must go all the way to the bunkers and talk to her. This will result in her walking back to Goodsprings. Using the wait command can speed up her travel.

Appearances
Sunny Smiles appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.