[What’s the second point?]

“Here’s where it gets a little finicky. Even for me. President Kimball has a proposition for you, a proposition I am not informed of and therefore cannot present. If you accept and this man enters the room, there is no turning it down.”

[That’s completely ridiculous. What kind of game are you playing, Huntington?]

“That’s the deal, Courier. If you turn this down, the borders close and you whither on the vine. Maybe Kimball loses the election and the next President is kinder. Maybe Kimball still wins and things get worse. How long do you think the Strip Families would put up with it all?”

You’re almost impressed by the sheer audacity of what’s happening. It seems the bear has finally found its roar.

[So let me get this straight. Either I walk out of here now and the entirety of the NCR freezes the Mojave out, or I accept a deal that you or I have literally no knowledge of and is being given to me by a third party?]

If Huntington thinks it strange, he gives no indication. He truly is the nameless gray face personified.

“Yes.”

Ultimately if the terms/deal/bargain/mission is unacceptable, you could just refuse and be back in the same position any.

>Alright, I literally have no choice. Let’s hear about this task.
>The NVD won’t be pushed around like this. I’ve beat the NCR once. I’ll do it again. Shove this threat right up your ass.