Young Hearts

 is a quest in Fallout: New Vegas.

Overview
A matchmaking quest, pairing Jack, of Nellis Air Force Base, with a redhead named Janet, of the Crimson Caravan Company.

This quest cannot be completed if the player has unintentionally or otherwise killed Janet during the the Heartache by the Number quest given by Cass.

Quick walkthrough

 * Talk to Jack at the Nellis Hangars.
 * Travel to the Crimson Caravan Company.
 * Talk to Janet.
 * Either:
 * Lie and fail the quest OR travel back to Nellis Air Force Base and talk to Pearl.
 * Talk to Jack again.
 * Return to the [Crimson Caravan Company] and ask Janet to put on the Boomers' outfit again.
 * Talk to Alice McLafferty for Janet.
 * Talk to Janet.
 * Return back to the Nellis Air Force Base and talk to Janet OR Jack.

This walkthrough was written assuming the player can pass all skill checks during conversations.

Detailed walkthrough
To begin the quest the Courier must talk to Jack, and make a 35 Speech check. The quest can also begin with the Confirmed Bachelor or Black Widow perk. Jack reveals that he's in love with Janet, a Crimson Caravan employee, he has never met. The Courier agrees to speak to Janet at the Crimson Caravan Company, which is east of both Freeside gates. Speaking to her reveals that she has seen Jack from afar, and that she is love with him. If you have the Black Widow perk there is an option to make her jealous and want to rush over. However, she can't enter the Boomers' territory without attracting their fire. You can tell her you'll ask Pearl for permission, or...

QUEST FAILURE: You may lie with a 55 speech check telling her that she's expected, and it's safe to approach Nellis Air Force Base. Doing so will fail the quest, and you will earn negative karma. This will result in Janet's death as she attempts to approach Nellis AFB. If you're near Nellis while Janet is trying to approach the base, you can hear the Boomers firing at her. They will only stop when she's dead.

At Nellis AFB, convince Pearl to allow Janet entry into Nellis. A speech check of 50 garners Janet "a free pass to enter." Without the speech check, the quest will play out the same using the normal dialogue options.

Return to Jack at the Hangar. He'll give you Boomer Outfit for Janet (a weightless quest item) and ask you to deliver it to her. Return to Crimson Caravan and give Janet the Boomer outfit, or lie to Janet by withholding the outfit and telling her it's safe. With a 50 speech check you will fail the quest and earn negative karma.

Janet will then ask you to speak with her boss, Alice McLafferty, about releasing Janet from her work contract. Alice agrees to let Janet go, but she forfeits her wages as penalty for breaking the contract. With a check (Barter 65 or Speech 75), you may convince Alice to pay Janet what she owes while letting her out of her contract. If your Barter or Speech checks can not be met. You can still accept the deal and Janet is set free, without pay. Return to Janet to give her the good news; she'll immediately bolt for Nellis AFB, where you need to meet her. If you previously killed Alice during Heartache by the Number, Janet will remark on her former employer being deceased thus negating her contract and head straight for Nellis AFB.

As long as Janet has the Boomer outfit you gave her, all you need to do is meet her at Nellis AFB. After a couple of fast-travels and/or waits, Janet will run through Nellis AFB's front gate. Speak to her at the gate or at the hangar, and then speak with Jack to conclude the quest. The reward is +300 XP.

Bugs

 * If you accept this quest but don't work on it, but in the meantime complete the quest Volare!, and talk to Janet for this quest, it is possible to return to Nelis and not be able to find Jack, but have a quest marker pointing to a spot in the hanger with the new B-29 bomber. Jack is actually 'stuck' in the old hanger with the broken B-29 pieces, and can only be reached by using player.moveto 000ff268.  After you move to him, you can follow him outside of the hanger. He will then re-enter into the new hanger.


 * Sometimes after initiating this quest and fast traveling out of Nellis AFB, Jack (and Loyal) will completely disappear and you will be unable to complete the quest without the use of console commands. Try player.moveto 000ff268 to move to Jack's location, which respawned him and Loyal.


 * After speaking with Alice about releasing Janet's contract, Janet will begin to run towards Nellis AFB, where the quest directs you to speak with Jack again. If you fast travel to Nellis AFB to speak with Jack, he will not be there.  Or if you wait for Janet to reach Jack after fast traveling, he will not be in the hangar.  Check the quest and have it show the location; the marker will be southeast or northwest of HELIOS One. It seems they are teleported to a coordinate based on a moving algorithm.  Head to this area, and you will find Jack and Janet talking. You can speak to Jack and complete the quest, even though they are not at the base. They will begin walking towards Nellis AFB or they will be stuck inside a Cactus, but it's unknown if they survive the walk.


 * After speaking with Alice about releasing Janet's contract, Janet will begin to run towards Nellis AFB, where the quest directs you to speak with Jack again. If you fast travel to Nellis AFB to speak with Jack, he will not be there. Instead, both he and Janet will move to a hill near Black Mountain and HELIOS One.  The hill that they stand on is entirely out of reach of the player, and you will be unable to complete the quest without the use of console commands. It is still possible to end the quest by shooting them from a distance, but impossible to complete succesfully.


 * If you get Janet her Boomer outfit, but wait too long to return to Nellis and speak to Jack, or sleep in Nellis while waiting for Janet, you can wake or arrive to find Jack is gone. He was wandering around Black Mountain with Janet, but the map markers didn't leave Black Mountain after 3 in-game days.  After fast traveling there, they were both found leaving and was able to speak with Jack at this point to end the quest normally.


 * If the above situation happens and they are at Black Mountain, thus inaccessible. They were up near the satellite dishes and using player.moveto 000ff268, then was able to complete it.


 * If you start this quest then finish Volare!, Jack and Loyal will not be at Nellis AFB after talking with Pearl.  The map marker will point to Black Mountain near one of the satellite dishes.  When traveling with Cass, she ran into the rock face at this spot as well and had to fast travel away before she reappeared.


 * If the player has obtained Cass as companion, and done Cass´s Heartache by the number quest the hard way (killed Van Graff and Mclafferty) Jack might not be at Nellis AFB at all. (needs confirmation)


 * If Jack is sitting on a chair in the hangar when Janet arrives, she will stand on his lap when they meet.


 * Sometimes the boomer outfit is not added to the couriers inventory. This completes Jacks quest requirements, however, leaves you only two options, lie (negative karma) or end conversation.  This can be fixed in the console by the add item command, and the quest boomer outfit 00107AF3.