Neil kisses him back with a gentleness Alex rarely feels from him, and where another would call attention to it, Alex is only appreciative of the fact. He smiles at Neil, honestly, and slips his hand back into his hair.

"You had to start with that," he gives. "I have no fucking idea, to be honest. It was supposed to be last gen, old world tech. Supposed to be fitted out for everywhere to deal with the bombs and the fallout. A good fucking idea; too little, too late. Not enough funding," he added, humorlessly. "People didn't think it'd be a priority. Imagine if we had those scattered through the US."