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How to Start the Starfield Late Bloomer Mission
Late Bloomer is one of the misc missions you can pick up in New Atlantis. To start it, you’ll first need to complete the A Tree Grows In New Atlantis and Out On A Limb missions. After that, wait a day or so in-game time then return to Kelton Frush near the giant tree in the MAST District and ask how his work is going. He’ll tell us that the tree is trying to reproduce and will ask you to go off-world to retrieve an olive branch to help remedy the situation.
Starfield Late Bloomer Mission Guide
Speak with Leah Casler
To reach Leah, you’ll need to travel to Akila in the Cheyenne system. If you’re still early on in the game, this might be too far for you to jump straight to. Instead, you’ll first need to travel to Olympus then from there you can jump to Cheyenne. Land in Akila City then head for the northeastern part of town to locate the Coe Heritage Museum. Go inside then speak with Leah Casler standing behind the welcome desk and ask about the tree branch. She will immediately tell you to get lost in the nicest way possible.
Convince Leah to Hand over the Branch OR Steal It
You’ll have two options if you want to leave with the branch. Either convince Leah to let you have it or swipe it when she’s not looking.
If you want to try your luck at persuading her, speak with her again and select the Persuade option. You’ll then need to choose the right options to fill up her persuation meter. Once full, she will loan you the branch with the condition that you’ll return it in one piece.
If you try the stealing route, the safe is located behind the desk in the wall and is an expert level lock! Even though she’s sitting right there and there is a camera surveilling the area, we crouched behind her and were able to grab it without being detected!
Deliver the Branch to Kelton Frush
With the branch in hand, take it back to Kelton in New Atlantis. Speak with him to hand it over then wait for him to do his thing. Speak with him again afterward and he’ll ask you to upload the sound through a SSNN kiosk.
Upload Audio to an SSNN Terminal
Head over to the SSNN building in the Commercial District then go inside. On the left side of the room, there will be a terminal you can access.
Interact with it and choose the Broadcast Diagnostics directory then select Upload File Diagnostic to upload the audio file. When that’s done select Run Diagnostic to play the file.
Return to the Tree
Return to Kelton and speak with him once more to complete the mission. You’ll be rewarded with 100 EXP and 4300 credits.
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