Six years. It had been six years since the events at Hoover Dam, and Vera still felt numb. There were moments when she felt normal. There were even moments when she felt happy. Then, there were moments when she felt nothing at all. Like now.
Glancing down, she tried to gather up her supplies, tucking her mentats back into her pack before popping the two in her hand in her mouth. She took a swig of her purified water and screwed the cap back on. Into the bag it went.
She never let herself be sad for long. It just wasn’t in her nature. Being mad came easier, and it was never far from her mind—anger. She always had it tucked away for something good. Being in the Commonwealth was something to be mad about.
She was mostly mad at the cultural differences—the different ways of life. Here everyone was fine and happy, mostly. Though, the Brotherhood of Steel was more of a presence here. Back home, they were little more than kooks.
Above all, she was pissed that folks in the Mojave had it worse off. It was hotter down there. Shit was scarce down there. Commonwealth had robots, and New Vegas had three fucking ass hole men trying to put their dick into all the power that was New Vegas. Praise God her dick of a brother was now head honcho.
He was smarter than Vera anyway.