Y'know, I've been reading a LOT of fallout fics recently, more specifically, crossovers. I loved 'dust in the wind' on fanfiction.net, even if I didn't like the interaction between six and glynda/ozpin.
But, during my exploration, I found out that most of New Vegas's crossovers have the same fucking beginning, which is using the transportalponder. Honestly, It is a really good opener but I might have something to freshen it up.
Introducing... Swallowing the platinum chip in front of Mr. House.
I know, this is kind of stupid and doesn't make sense, but c'mon, isn't the effect of reducing the rads of food consumption by 10 times really boring? How about you spice it up a little by introducing whatever you have in mind with it? Mr. House spent 200 years looking for it after all.
Anything goes, it is a wild wasteland after all. Just keep in mind that you would probably piss off Mr. House by a lot by doing this so the transportalponder is a better choice for staying neutral.