
Surprise! Speak to Solomon about work and he’ll ask you for some Mutated Fern, triggering a quasi quest for bottlecaps. Shrug? There’s a Power Armor Station outside.
There’s a place named Home Plate next door. There’s an Armor Workbench beside her stall. Eventually she’ll sell you all manner of crap, but probably not now. Diamond City Surplus is next, but its proprietor, Myrna, is a bit weird. There is also, predictably, a Weapons Workbench beside his stall. If you need ammo or weapons… or armour… or anything that kills… he’s a good person to ask. Arturo offers a ridiculous amount of gear. What did you expect? They’re good for melee combat, anyway… He’ll give you the Out in Left Field quest if you ask about work otherwise, he sells a bunch of baseball bats. Back in the centre you’ll find a baseball shop. Speak to him again and you can send him to any of your settlements as a regular ‘ol Settler. Give him one and you’ll get 82 experience. There’s a dude named Sheffield near the Schoolhouse. (Drop by the Chapel if you encourage Edna for a fun little scene.) Not much to see in here, but Miss Edna, the robot assistant, is clearly in love with… someone… nearby. Two buildings over and down a small alley is the Schoolhouse. When you come in you’ll see an unpleasant woman named Ann getting a trim you can con five Bottlecaps out of her with minimal effort. Time to go clockwise around Diamond City. The vendor is a robot that only appears to speak Japanese. In the very middle of this area is a noodle shop. The Pastor inside isn’t much use now, but… some day… Across the street from Piper’s house is the All Faiths Chapel.
There’s also a terminal upstairs with some of Piper’s work. Once Piper’s on your team you can loot her house as much as you like, unlike most of Diamond City. Easy 164 experience - and you get Piper on your team, to boot.
She’s in there now, and you can complete Story of the Century within a minute or two of chatter.
Piper’s newspaper, Publick Occurrences, is the first building on your left.