Strike Up the Band

Strike Up the Band is a main quest .
The objective of this quest is to get Dean to his position in Puesta del Sol south, where he will hold two broken wires together to complete the circuit and ensure the sound system works for the Gala Event.
==Quick walkthrough==
==Detailed walkthrough==
Dean must be brought to the rooftop in the far southeast corner of Puesta del Sol south. The closest entrance to this area is right across from the entrance to Puesta del Sol north from the Villa, being mindful of the Ghost people found in the large entryway courtyard. One can then run straight southeast towards the building with the rooftop, which has an entrance on the ground floor; however, the way there is covered by the Cloud, although Dean's companion perk Unclean Living will make it easier to brute-force cross the Cloud. If one wishes to avoid the Cloud, the ruined cafe can be entered from the courtyard to the west (also populated with Ghost people), which provides access to the second-floor rooftops, which can then be used to pass over the Cloud patch and reach the roof.
Once on the roof, Dean will initiate conversation, expressing reluctance to complete his role since it will bring the Ghost people out of hiding. Two options are then available:
* Threaten him into staying by threatening to break his legs. This will make Dean readily agree to stay, but will make him hate the player, making it impossible to keep him alive in Curtain Call at the Tampico.
* Offer to make it safe for him by killing all the Ghost people in the area. This is not enough for Dean, but it will lead to the option below (a Science 60 check can be used, but leads to the same outcome as regular dialogue even if failed): if the Courier opts to convince Dean to stay by making it safer for him, they will have to activate two holograms.
** The terminal to activate the first hologram can be found nearby from Dean's gala position, through a door on the rooftop level, opposite the one that was entered and down one level.
** The second hologram is across from the first a little further away from Dean, on the second floor through a hole in the wall. Access to this terminal is through the ruined cafe. Inside the ruined cafe, take the stairs up. There are two doors to Puesta del Sol on the second floor; take the eastern one. From the balcony, walk to the left where there is a break in the balcony. Walk through into the hole in the wall and the terminal is directly in front of the player character. The code for the auto. rifle upgr. internals can be found by the sparking cables where Dean is left.
After the holograms are activated, Dean will still express unease, suspecting the holograms might fail (whether intentionally turned off by the Courier, or otherwise). The Courier must then convince Dean to stay using skill/perk checks or one of two standard dialogue options, depending on whether Dean trusts the Courier or not. One of these two standard dialogue options will always work.
* Black Widow, Barter 25, Repair 35, or Speech 80 checks can be used to immediately convince Dean to stay.
* The Courier can try to threaten Dean by saying "If you don't do this, I'll go shut off the Holograms now." If Dean likes the Courier, he will call their bluff, saying they wouldn't threaten him; if Dean dislikes the Courier, he will acquiesce.
* The Courier can try to assuage Dean by saying "You must know me enough by now to know I'm not going to put you in danger." If Dean likes the Courier, this will satisfy him, but he will otherwise not be convinced since they were forceful in the past.
==Quest stages==
==Notes==
* If the Sierra Madre Martini perk has not been gained yet, it is best to do it before completing this quest, otherwise one will not be able to get it without the use of console commands.
* On the second floor inside the ruined store (follow the balcony around across from the second security terminal) is a queen-sized bed with a blue cover that can be slept in to regenerate health. If one sleeps there when playing in Hardcore mode it will activate the sleep requirement count.
* The ruined store can be used as a substantial shortcut to the objective. The Courier can access the store from Puesta del Sol North by getting to the rooftops, then heading back towards the entrance to the Villa, where a tree with an opening in the wall behind it can be seen. The Courier can walk across the top of an archway over the road and jump into the tree, and from there to the opening, where one will find the doorway to the store. The store connects to Puesta del Sol South right next to the objective.
* Telling Dean that the player will not let him be harmed results in good Karma.
==Gallery==
Strike up the Band.jpg|Zoomed out view
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