Melissa Watkins

Melissa Watkins is an initiate of the Mojave chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel, studying under Lars Taggart in the Hidden Valley bunker.

Background
A young initiate of the Brotherhood, Melissa stands at the crossroads, and has to choose between two different paths of advancement in the Brotherhood, as she recently became eligible for Journeyman status. She is torn between the path of a Knight and a Scribe. Since she lost both of her parents at Helios One, during Operation Sunburst, she is having trouble deciding, as her mother was a Paladin and her father a Scribe. However, she is especially anxious to get into "a real fight," so it is rather clear which path she wants to go down. Her thirst for adventure is so strong that she and Initiate Stanton sneaked out of the bunker to go to Scorpion Gulch for a "training exercise" where they were almost overwhelmed by the namesake mutant arachnids. Regardless, Watkins loved the experience.

But for the moment, she remains a special trainee under the supervision of Head Scribe Lars Taggart. She is an assistant, undergoing VR specialist training. Unfortunately, this leads to her spending time away from other Initiates, but she doesn't miss the boring lectures.

Other members of the Brotherhood, particularly Senior Scribe Schuler, are openly critical of her relationship with Taggart. While Watkins maintains it's strictly professional, she is apparently oblivious to the more lecherous aspects of her supervisor.

She despises Veronica Santangelo and the two routinely lock horns whenever they meet each other. Veronica chews out Melissa's lazy eye, while Melissa usually goes after Veronica's hairstyle.

Quests

 * Pistol Packing: The Courier can talk to her to find out where the missing laser pistol was dropped.

Appearances
Melissa Watkins appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.