Brotherhood of steel wants me to strip.

I say "yeah right ya perv!"

What say you?

I'd enquire about their hoard of high tech six toys

Veronica as a Companion can avoid the Bomb Collar nonsense.

Most of My characters are Armed and Armored enough to live through the fight, and just remove the Brotherhood as a viable Faction from the Mojave. If this interaction has been caused by ED-E, then leave the Bunker and give ED-E to the Followers.