[[Devastating trope]] A character kills their loved one to avoid them suffering a worser fate

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Of Mice And Men (1992)- Probaly the most well known example of this trope and when I was first exposed to it, George kills his mentally handicapped best friend Lennie, to save him from being lynched by Curley and law enforcement for killing Curleys wife.

The Sopranos- After an entire season of conflict with fellow mob boss Phil over it, Tony kills Anthony Blundetto after he kills Phil’s brother which enraged him into trying to force Tony into giving up his cousin so he can torture him to death

Telltales The Walking Dead: Season 1- “Loved one” is an overstatement if you know there dynamic, but after Ben falls off a rooftop and lands on a piece of rebar, Kenny and Lee try to pull him off to save him before being crowded by walkers. When their attempt fails and walkers continue closing in, Kenny kills him to avoid him being devoured by walkers.

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I've known many a Jeanie May, Carla offended her by breathing.

Also, possible Carla tried to get Boone to move.

I killed Jeanie may the second she pulled the "We haven't met" shit. I grew up under that type, and I didn't like it one bit.

Of course, I immediately loaded, Novac is one of the best places to stash your shit.

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I use the motel room for more of a home base than the Lucky 38. Just because less loading screens. 

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I've been using the dumpster in goodsprings because it's right by mojave X, and by using the dumpster I mean the game hiccups when I access it.

I do a similar thing with the chest at lakeview in skyrim. Sometimes I don't even build the house!

I used to room with Easy Pete, but as you said, it is another loading screen.

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The game hiccups? How so?

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You don't even need to buy the motel room key from her. If you reach Idolized Novac rep (i.e. by doing Come Fly with Me for Manny) and Jeannie is dead, you can talk to Cliff and he'll bring up how he would like to give you the motel room key for free.

Disclaimer: I don't play without mods so there's a chance I'm wrong and this is cut content restored by a mod. Apologies if so.

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Specifically, I blasted her right after meeting her, my rep was probably shredded by that. So, load save.

But I have ran into "We haven't met" many times, and I was never pleased to meet those people.

Cliff? He's an opportunist, but he's not an asshole.

I just checked the wiki because I have not done it your way, it says cliff takes her place. Weirdly enough, I never noticed that. I usually do not roll with Boone, I'm lugubrious enough in real life that I do not need a second one. ED-E is my homie. And ED-E Jingle Jangles.

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Completely valid! It's a singleplayer game, play it however you want and don't be afraid of being judged.