One thing I love most about Bethesda games is the ability to equip NPC's. Wondering if reverse-pickpocket will be the same.

Hope so. 50% of the fun is give silly costumes to important chars.

Like Elder Lyons using a ant helmet.

I hope so, or at least an overhauled companion system. Exploding Pants? Good times. I still remember the first time I reverse planted a grenade into a Muties undergarments. It went screaming back amoung It's allies, took two others with It. Fun!