1. Option 1 is to kill him and steal all of his stuff including the star bottle caps. Although I wont lose Karma if its a sneak attack, its just that killing innocents are not my thing, I like to play as I would act in the real world.
2. Option 2 is to use a stealth boy and pickpocket him for it. The downside is I lose Karma and waste a stealth boy on his ass.
I have actually accomplished both of these and they are autosaved so the next time I play I have to choose one of the two so I can resume my game.
What have most of you guys done? Suggestions.
As always, thanks for you help.