Trashcan Carla

Trashcan Carla is a local caravan merchant traveling the Commonwealth

Background
Trashcan Carla is a caravaneer who operates from Bunker Hill. She sells a "bit of everything", telling the player that they would "be surprised what people leave behind on the old roads" and to "keep [their] eyes pealed for the good stuff". She has been mugged in the past, stating that "This ain't [her] first mugging" if the player threatens her. She also shares that her "lovin' days have long since passed".

Carla is an informant for the Institute, and provides information on suspected Railroad activity and escaped Synth sightings in exchange for caps.

Itinerary
Carla and her pack brahmin sit stationary at the base of a large billboard on the road between Concord and Drumlin Diner until approached for the first time, or until the Sanctuary quest is started. Afterward, she will begin her normal travel route. Normally Carla runs a continual circuit between Sanctuary Hills and Drumlin Diner. She will take various routes between these two points. At each of these points, she will normally halt for 12 in-game hours.

If she is encountered while leaving Bunker Hill, she will first transit to Drumlin Diner, before resuming her normal circuit. Her transit route takes her northeast toward County crossing, then northwest past Greentop Nursery, southwest through Malden toward Covenant, continuing west past Starlight Drive-In before arriving at Drumlin Diner to resume her normal circuit. If the Sole Survivor fast travels back from another cell to the location where Carla is currently halted (including Bunker Hill, Sanctuary Hills, or Drumlin Diner), or sleeps in or near one of these locations, her departure will be delayed until shortly after they arrive, or wake up.

As with other Bunker Hill traveling merchants, Carla's appearances at Bunker Hill are entirely random. She will not leave Bunker Hill if the player character waits, only if they sleep, leave the cell and re-enter it. It is possible to follow Carla from, but not to, Bunker Hill.

Effects of player's actions

 * If the Sole Survivor chooses the sarcastic response the first time they meet, she will give a permanent 10% discount to prices she sells for.
 * This is implemented by granting the player a hidden perk,.
 * If the Sole Survivor attempts to threaten or rob her at any point, she will not deal with them again.

Appearances
Trashcan Carla appears only in Fallout 4.

Bugs

 * If in Sanctuary Hills, Carla will stand in one place and be unable to move, but her pack brahmin still continues to travel the Commonwealth.
 * Traveling to Drumlin Diner may cause her to appear there. However, returning to Sanctuary Hills at any point will cause Carla to reappear there.
 * When trading with her, a glitch occasionally occurs which results in the caps transaction not being accounted properly (making the Sole Survivor lose some caps). A workaround is to Quicksave prior to the transaction and accepts each transaction individually, before proceeding to the next one. If this doesn't work, re-load your Quicksave and start again.
 * Occasionally, Carla's brahmin will be stuck in the geometry of a house and she will not move. Carla will still wander around and you can still interact with her.
 * Solution: Fast travel to some distant location and don't go back to Sanctuary Hills for at least 24 in-game hours or use console commands to move the brahmin to the player by opening the console (~), clicking the brahmin and.
 * When fast traveling to Sanctuary Hills after interacting with Carla or even possibly being nearby her, she may teleport with you to Sanctuary Hills and stay there.