The two statues next to the NCR outpost almost caused Alexei to fall down as she lifted her head to look up at them. She was glad that it was nighttime; getting blinded by the sun again wasn't in her schedule. The last time it happened, she ended up beating a cactus to a pulp along with the feral ghoul hiding behind it.
Many of the abandoned trucks on the highway were thankfully open, which meant Alexei had a plethora of sleeping places to choose from. Settling down in the one closest to the outpost, she continued to look at the illuminated statues. Their sheer size was something that she had never seen before; at least, that's what she thought. It only took a minute before her thoughts started drifting.
They look like giant action figures.
What would happen if they started moving?
Maybe they're secretly robots. There are weirder things that exist, so it's a possibility. Have I seen giant robots before? I think I have. I might've seen one Back Then.
Alexei nearly falls over as she looks up at the pinnacle of technology that stands before her. Liberty Prime is what the Brotherhood calls it; a culmination of years of hard work and dedication.
She still couldn't believe that she was here; it almost feels like Vault 101 was a distant memory. The only proof she had to remind her was the scar running down her cheek after Officer O'Brian tried to stop Alexei from leaving. He tried.
It was almost too easy to feel a kinship to the hulking mech in front of her. Starting from nothing, and becoming a force to be reckoned with. But Prime was never alone; it had people working 24/7 for it to be ready.
But Alexei was alone.
Sure, she had friends in nearly every location, and even a home in Megaton, but there was no one that followed her into the Wasteland. It's what she wanted. She didn't know what would happen if she saw someone die because of her again.
Looking at the time on her Pip-Boy, Alexei walked towards the stairs and headed to the sleeping quarters. She needed the energy for tomorrow; Project Purity was waiting.
[USER_SIX] was getting that look in her eye again, ED-E noticed. It always worried him. What if it happened when they were in trouble? If only [USER_SIX] could tell about it properly; but ED-E didn't know how to make that happen. He could only hope, and pray that [USER_SIX] would get better soon.