Chauncey

Chauncey is a member of the White Glove Society and resides at the Ultra-Luxe in Fallout: New Vegas.

Background
Chauncey objects to Mortimer's attempts to capture humans, and consequently tries to stop Mortimer from going forward with his plans to eat another human.  Good. That's good. So they didn't send you after me. Where's the gentleman I'm supposed to meet?"

The Courier: "I'm looking for someone who went missing." Chauncey: "So was the man I'm supposed to be meeting here. Where is he? Matchbook? What about the man I gave it to?"

The Courier: "He's dead." Chauncey: "Oh my goodness me! They must know he was talking to someone on the inside. They'll be watching everyone closer now. I knew this was a mistake."

The Courier: "Who are you afraid of?" Chauncey: "Mortimer. If he realizes it was me the investigator was planning to meet, he'll have me killed."

The Courier: "What were you supposed to discuss here?" Chauncey: "The girl. The one who disappeared. I know what happened to her."

The Courier: "So is Mortimer behind the disappearances?" Chauncey: "Yes. The White Glove Society strictly forbids eating humans. But we weren't always the White Glove Society. Mortimer and some of the others have... regressed... to the old ways. They've taken many people over the last few months. But always from Freeside or secluded places, where they wouldn't be missed. It wasn't enough. Lately they've gone for tourists here on the Strip. Even in the hotel. I guess that's the hazard of a cannibal becoming a gourmet - it's hard to please a refined palate."

The Courier: "How do you know what happened to the girl?" Chauncey: "Because I distracted her fiancee while they took her. Well, I'm not proud of it! But I had to. They could see I was having second thoughts. Some of the White Gloves began meeting privately a while back. Started talking about how we'd lost our identity. I started attending because I thought it was about changing our politics. Then they started talking about returning to the old ways, and there was no way out. They'd kill me for the things I'd heard them say."

The Courier: "What about Ted Gunderson?" Chauncey: ''"He's alive, as far as I know. They're trying to keep him fresh. Mortimer has special plans for him. The White Glove Society has a banquet every night at 7. It's in our private section. Mortimer wants to reintroduce humans into our cuisine. Since eating people is a crime we punish by death, he's going to do it in secret. After everyone has eaten it he'll tell them. With no real way to punish everyone, in Mortimer's mind, anyway, their minds will be open to the idea of eating people as a delicacy.

The Courier: "Wouldn't they punish Mortimer for the deception?" Chauncey: ''"They might. But to him the legacy of returning to the old ways is worth his own life. I don't think he expects it, though. I don't, either. Nothing is more important to the Society than to be on the cutting edge of New Vegas cuisine. Mortimer's idea will appeal to that need. He just has to get them over the taboo.

The Courier: "Where are they keeping Ted?" Chauncey: "I don't know exactly. I wasn't in on it. I think some of them have stopped trusting me. But you can bet they're keeping him near the Gourmand. Our chef, Philippe, has an obsession with fresh ingredients. It'd be back in the members only section, so you'll have to be careful. Don't be seen, and more importantly, don't let them see Ted in the open. It's guarded both at the lobby entrance and in the access tunnels leading from the main restaurant."

Missing dialogue! WIP

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Quests

 * Beyond the Beef: After finding the matchbook on the detective the player will find Chauncey in the steam room waiting. After talking to him the Assassin will come in and kill him.

Appearances
Chauncey appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * Targeting Chauncey during the quest "Beyond the Beef" can cause a crash on PC. And he can die in the pool of the hotel.
 * Sometimes just talking to Chauncey in the steam room during the quest "Beyond the Beef" can cause a crash on PC, it might happen because you have companions following you in the same room or because you looked or talked to him before 4pm.
 * Crashing in the bathhouse is fixed in the following third-party patch: http://newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=37351