Head over to The Cabot House in northeast metropolitan Boston to get things started.
Whether your character is male or female, you can romance and woo Magnolia until she asks if you’d like to go on a date. Hes a bloodthirsty little bugger and can be a huge help in the early stages but the game. Like the previous two games in the series, Fallout 3 has a recruitable canine companion named Dogmeat. Help him out and he will start following you and helping you out.