Ever since Alexa Streon came around, Ves gained an excellent sounding board for his ideas.
Alexa had acquired a certain foundation into living mechs. She was also a competent first-class mech designer raised and educated in the finest traditions of the Terran superstate.
This granted her a strong theoretical foundation in mech design. She not only learned a lot of high-end knowledge, but was also good at utilizing what she knew.
All of these factors made it so that Alexa was not only able to understand most of what Ves tried to accomplish with his work, but could also provide feedback from angles that he had not even considered.
In short, Ves could always expect to receive useful feedback after discussing his ideas with her. She was not afraid to share honest criticism, but also possessed enough tact to let him stick to his stubborn ideas whenever he was set on his course.
She was much more pleasant to talk to than Gloriana, that was for certain.
