
If you let him go, he’ll go into the store and suicide bomb it with the C4. Take it (C4’s rare and expensive) and loot whatever else you want. You shouldn’t have any trouble turning him into a pile of plasma. If you stand your ground, he’ll panic and open fire. His plan boils down to admitting that he has a magnum to try and get around the search. The fourth and final customer is the big decision, especially for people who want to take out the Van Graffs. You’ll lose your bonus either way, even though he’s not a danger and won’t consent without the check. If you can’t pass the Speech check you’ll have to either turn him away or let him in. The third man, the lucky gambler, will get indignant about the search. The second man should consent to the search just fine. The first guy is just a drunk, so turn him away. Just like your partner says, you need to keep out drunks and make sure that no one brings any weapons into the store. Although, you don’t exactly have to move that much, so you can probably just ignore the encumbered effects during the shift. You can pick between the laser rifle and the plasma rifle.

You’ll have to put on their unique armor and use their energy weapon while you’re on guard duty.


Make sure that you have some room in your inventory for a plasma rifle and metal armor. For your test, you’ll be in charge of providing door security. If it’s your first time, you’ll need to wait at the entrance until they’re done with their “meeting.” You should be able to start the quest by talking to Gloria Van Graff at the main counter.

Start the quest by going to the Van Graff store in Freeside. Note that they’re a pretty good match up for evil characters (or just amoral characters), and it’s a decent way to earn a lot of caps and get access to good equipment by the end. Birds of a Feather is a decent quest to raise money for the credit check into New Vegas, even if you hate the Van Graffs.
