

If any speech checks were passed, Vadim will pay the Sole Survivor the agreed amount of caps (if any) and he thanks them. Once he starts to leave, speak with Vadim. After the fight, speak with Travis, who is thrilled by what took place. One must help Travis fend off the two assailants using melee attacks to beat them into submission (using ranged weapons will turn all of the occupants hostile and Diamond City security will arrive). At this point, the Sole Survivor can use Charisma to convince Travis to fight. They begin to verbally harass Travis, who meekly replies, thus initiating the plan. will result in happening upon a scene in which Travis is confronted by Gouger and Bull, two raiders Vadim hired for his staged fight.

Whether or not he is successfully persuaded, Vadim reveals that he is going to stage a bar fight that night and requests that they return after 6 P.M. If they agree, Vadim can be pushed to offer caps through three speech checks of increasing difficulty and amount. Regardless of the chosen response, the conversation ends with Vadim stating that Travis could use some confidence to improve his radio show, then asking the Sole Survivor to help. He will ask the Sole Survivor what they think of Diamond City radio host, Travis. Both these events will trigger the quest to start.

Either speak with Travis Miles at the radio station in Diamond City and then subsequently overhear a conversation about Vadim Bobrov looking for someone to help him regarding Travis, or overhear Vadim telling a story to Hawthorne while in the Dugout Inn, then re-enter the bar and speak to Vadim. Travis is more confident on Diamond City Radio.
