Higgs Village Higgs Village is a in Big MT in 2281 . Background . Higgs Village was where the Big MT executives in the Think Tank lived while they were still human . Each of the six houses are designated with a number , one for each executive . Layout . There are a total of six houses that all surround a central fountain . It should be noted that the layout of Higgs Village is very similar to Tranquility Lane in " Fallout 3 " . House # 00 . Upon entering , there is a securitron Mk I on the left with scrap metal and electronics found around it . Upstairs is another Securitron with additional scrap . The Recipes - Repair skill book can be found by turning right just before entering the room furthest to the left , and then looking at the lower shelf on the computer equipment . In the left room , on top of a computer terminal is the Audio Sample - Giant Tarantula . On top of the house are two and one ; the roof can be reached by jumping from the catwalk surrounding the village onto the roof . The house belonged to Dr . 0 , as evidenced by the house number and the large number of broken robots strewn about . The same portrait of Mr . House seen at the House Resort is in the kitchen with knives stabbed through Mr . House ' s head , upper torso and groin . House # 101 . To the left side of the building is a dead shrub with a hidden under it . Directly behind the house against the white picket fence is a metal box with assorted items . Inside appears to be a party house with a bar to the right side of the entrance . Upstairs in the bathroom is a first aid box and two on the shelf to the left . The middle room contains the holodisk and Dr . Klein ' s glove on the shelf to the right of the door . Upon entering the bedroom is a wardrobe on the right with Dr . Klein ' s scrubs on it , as well as a picture that appears to be Tranquility Lane . In the bedroom there is another pack of and a bottle of wine . Due to the glove and the scrubs , the house is obviously owned by Dr . Klein . Strewn about the place are many wine bottles as well . House # 102 . Computer monitors and equipment litter the house . Recipes - Science skill book is located upstairs on the right upon entering the bedroom , along with packs of . Next to the desk , just outside of the bedroom , are two more packs of Mentats . There is an in the kitchen on the floor next to a bucket just to the right of the door . Behind the house is a wooden crate next to the picnic table and metal crates in the corner to the left with random loot inside . On the picnic table there is another skeleton , and two bottles of . On the roof is a skeleton sitting on a chair with two beers , a " Big MT " metal crate and an ( average ) locked footlocker ( accessible by jumping roof to roof from the entrance ) . The house is presumed to have been owned by Mobius , since he has a Mentat addiction , and there is a large amount inside . Another hint that the house was owned by Mobius is that the left monitor of the two located to the left upon entering the house is dirty and broken , while the right one is fresh and new , not unlike Mobius ' own eye monitors . House # 103 . In the backyard is a rocket playset with a inside , as well as a dog house to the right of it for a dog named Gabe . With the Wild Wasteland trait , there is a tiny named Stripe here . To the right , behind the house is a skeleton with two packs of Mentats lying next to it . On the left side , several can be found . Inside there are a multitude of empty birdcages . Upstairs in the bedroom on the floor is a knife stuck into a piece of paper with " Dad " written on it . On the perch in the green cage on the desk is a key for Borous ' basement . Recipes - Medicine skill book can also be found on the desk . Downstairs towards the kitchen is the basement door with a lock on it ( very hard ) . In front of the basement door , lying on the floor is a pack of . Upon entering after picking the lock ( or using the key ) and heading down is a gruesome sight . It appears that Dr . Borous liked to dissect animals and stab things into the faces and bodies of . Inside one of the locked cages is a teddy bear with butter knives stuck into it . On the shelf in the back is a . House # 104 . Upstairs , teddy bears sit in for spectators in the sexually charged , fashion - centric house , complete with broken mirrors , mannequins and cameras . The hallway is transformed into a runway stage with teddy bears as the audience . The bedroom features a similar theme , with more standing mirrors , a canopy bed with three floor to ceiling poles and a variety of costumes . In the hall , on top of the radio , there is the Speech skill book holotape . In the bedroom , there are lots of pre - War clothes including . Downstairs in the kitchen are seven bottles of . Behind the house are stairs to a catwalk . On the catwalk there are multiple containers to search . There is also a duffle bag on the roof wedged against the tree containing a number of chems and alcohol . Due to her obsession with teddy bears and human anatomy , this house is likely to have belonged to Dr . Dala . House # 108 . The kitchen has an amusing sight of eight coffee mugs and plates precisely lined up in what appears to be the work of obsessive compulsion . Upstairs in the office , there is the holodisk on top of some paperwork on the desk , which is needed for the All My Friends Have Off Switches quest . In the locked suitcase ( hard ) under the bed is some and an Audio Sample - Opera Singer holodisk on the night stand . Almost unique in all of the Mojave , there is what appears to be the sound of a pendulum clock ticking , suggesting the house might actually have a working clock , the other being inside the Goodsprings General Store . Outside on the right side of the house there is growing in a planter . There is also a wooden crate with a skeleton behind the house and a pack of . The house belongs to Dr . 8 , as it was mentioned by him , and by Muggy in the ending . It is also suggested by the eight paintings and eight clocks on the walls . Furthermore , there are eight coffee mugs , along with eight dinner plates , in the kitchen . Central fountain . The fountain is the center of Higgs Village . Initially , the fountain is inactive . It can be activated by starting the weather test inside X - 17 meteorological station . There are several in the fountain , along with a . Appearances . Higgs Village appears only in the " " " Old World Blues " . Behind the scenes . The name is derived from the . Peter Higgs is the theoretical physicist that originally proposed the existence of a field that would utilize weak symmetry in the fundamental forces to allow massive objects . As a side effect of this ' Higgs field ' , the particle many are familiar with , the Higgs - Boson , was theorized . As of 14 March 2013 , CERN essentially confirmed the existence of the Higgs - Boson .