By His Bootstraps

By His Bootstraps
Type	Side quest
Issuer	Anton Crane
Location	Roseway Communication Room Auntie-Biotics Lab
Rewards	+8,250 XP +11,000 XP Bit cartridge x1,250 Auntie Cleo Reputation+

By His Bootstraps is a quest.

Synopsis

A labcoat by the name of Jameson is missing. There's raptidons and Marauders about, so his boss, Anton Crane, is (somewhat belatedly) worried for him.

NOTE: This quest contains multiple logical (if game-atypical) offscreen branching path conditions centered around Roseway's other active quests and quest-givers. Should other local quest objectives (as in anywhere within the Roseway Gardens map region, the town itself, or its various interior locations) be both completed and turned in prior to locating Jameson, the missing man may be found already dead to Raptidon attack and the option to resolve the quest with his safe return likewise lost for that playthrough. Note that this can and will occur even should other quests be obtained and turned in prior to even meeting Anton or receiving this quest at all, so any player seeking to help Anton achieve his personal/professional goals (and/or anyone seeking to maximize positive rep with Auntie Cleo or minimize negative rep) would do well to prioritize obtaining and completing this quest upon first arriving in the Roseway region.

Walkthrough

• Speak to Anton Crane in the Roseway Communication Room and during the conversation he will realize that he has forgotten about his colleague Jameson, who he sent to the Auntie-Biotics Lab to retrieve some metabolic precursors. He asks the Stranger to go find Jameson, starting this quest. Should the player wish to rescue Jameson alive, it is recommended to proceed directly to the marked lab location without diversion.
• Jameson is located upstairs in the Auntie-Biotics Lab. He is near an office area containing many Raptidons and (if still alive) is trapped behind a locked door. Should too many other Roseway quests have been completed prior to locating Jameson (or even learning about his existence and missing status at all, in fact), the door will be found open and Jameson's corpse slumped against one wall, the apparent victim of nearby Raptidons.
• The locked door requires Lockpick 25 or the Cleo Lab Office Keycard to unlock. The keycard can be found next to the corpse of a Corporate Commander near the lab's front desk. This step is rendered unnecessary should Jameson already be dead, naturally, as his killer(s) will have breached the door offscreen prior to the Stranger's arrival.
• There are three ways to resolve the quest:
  1. Kill Jameson and bring his ID cartridge back to Anton.
  2. Let Jameson go back to Roseway.
  3. Locate Jameson's already-dead body and retrieve his ID cartridge to bring back to Anton.
• Regardless of the option chosen, return to Anton Crane to tell him of Jameson's fate. This completes the quest and Anton will provide a reward of 1,250 bits. Should Jameson be rescued and permitted to return alive the Stranger will receive positive reputation with Auntie Cleo upon reporting back to Anton; if his death and ID cartridge are all that is available to report, however, minor negative Auntie Cleo reputation will be earned instead.

Quest stages

Stage	Status	Description	Log Entry
1		Rescue Jameson	Anton sent Jameson to Auntie Cleo's old Auntie-Biotics Lab, just down the road south of Roseway. Make sure he isn't raptidon chow.
2		Talk to Anton	You retrieved Jameson's ID cartridge from his corpse. Head back to Roseway to give Anton the bad news. Jameson is pissed off but otherwise fine. Head back to Roseway to give Anton the good news.

Bugs

• Choosing the disillusion dialogue options with Anton from this quest might cause another quest, The Doom That Came to Roseway, to not complete properly which would prevent the player from receiving that quest's full reward. One workaround would be to do his quest until the last step of reporting to Anton, complete The Doom That Came to Roseway quest, and then complete the last stage of this quest by talking to Anton about Jameson.