The Nuka Cola Challenge

Quest giver: Sierra Petrovita or Ronald Laren
Where: Girdershade

Girdershade, an isolated pair of shabby huts under the remains of a freeway overpass, is home to Nuka Cola fanatics that are willing to pay big bucks for the post-war supercraze that is Nuka Cola Quantum. Your first visit to the ramshackle settlement introduces you to Sierra Petrovita, who offers you a tour of her Nuka Cola collection. Following the guided tour, speak to her again to learn about her ambitious desire in wanting her Nuka Cola vending machine filled with Nuka Cola Quantum. For your troubles, you get an Iced Nuka Cola yourself. She needs 30 Quantums. In case you're wondering if satisfying this nutso's whims is worth your troubles, it can be: 40 Caps per Quantum brought to her and a Schematic for the Nuka Grenade.

When you leave the shack, the only other resident of Girdershade approaches you and introduces himself as Ronald Laren. He, too, wants 30 Nuka Cola Quantums but not for the same reasons as Sierra. If you oblige him and can pass a Speech check, he pays 80 Caps per (40 Caps if you failed the Speech). You won't get the Schematic though. You must pick your buyer, but your Karma will take a hit if your choice supports Ronald's endeavors in "plowing her bean field."

At this point, it's up to you whether you want to actually visit the Nuka Cola Bottling Facility in the southwest. Although finite in number (94 total) you will be finding quite a few Nuka Cola Quantums as you prowl the D.C. ruins, but if you're jonesing for that Schematic it's probably to your best interest that you at least take a peek in the facility to amass the appropriate number of Quantums in a more timely fashion. The facility is probably worth exploring anyway.