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radioactivereads · 2 months ago

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bros cuddles (hlvrai)

summary: the science team is Tired and they Cuddle . thats it . lol

a/n: im a tommy kin and i was having a hard time sleeping so i wrote this a few months ago . its all platonic. also bubby is hard to write

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The dripping sound of the pipes was pounding in his head. Every noise felt elevated to the highest degree. Tommy stared at the ceiling, sitting against the wall of the Black Mesa floor, the chill of it feeling like it sunk into his bones. Around him the rest of the crew slept.

In his brain’s constant quest to identify patterns around him, the science team's sleeping habits were now familiar.

Gordon always slept curled up on his side, tense in his sleep. Tommy had hoped his dreams would allow him an escape from how on edge he always seemed to be, but after noticing that he wasn’t so sure.

Dr. Coomer and Dr. Bubby often stuck close together, and they were no different now. Coomer liked to sleep on his back, even if it did make him snore, which Bubby complained about, but he also liked to prop his head up on Coomer and lie next to him, resting his head on Coomer’s stomach and muttering in his sleep.

Tommy wasn’t quite familiar with Benrey’s sleep patterns, only catching them napping in the middle of other conversations, or once when he woke up and they were still asleep. They seemed to sleep wherever was most convenient, which was often just wherever he was when they got tired.

However, none of these patterns soothed him in this moment. He found himself struggling to sleep more and more. The sounds of all the weapons echoed in his mind. Each day he was dealing with much louder sounds than what he’d become accustomed to.

He wished Sunkist were here, if only for the selfish reason he wanted to hug her. Her soft fur always helped him fall asleep, and she’d often curl up next to him or by his bed, guarding him from threats, real or imaginary.

But it would be dangerous for Sunkist to be here. Despite her immortality, Tommy always worried that the exact moment she got hurt would be when she suddenly would stop being immortal, or maybe she’d forget she was immortal and maybe that would make her not be anymore.

His dad was nearby, he knew that. He’d been watching more closely these days. Whether that was because of Tommy, Gordon, the ‘incident’, or maybe a mix of all of them, he couldn’t be sure.

He- again selfishly- hoped it was because of him, though he knew deep down that was probably not the case.

His feelings about his father, the ‘Gman’ were complicated at best. They’re his dad, and he loved them, sure, but the recent reappearance after many years of absence was a big thing to get used to.

His father was busy, yes, but Tommy had always hoped they’d have more time for him someday.

But they never did, and Tommy had stopped hoping.

Tommy didn’t exactly want his fathers “comfort” at the moment. His dad was not very good with emotions like comfort, and Tommy knew it’d likely make things worse.

Tommy was only startled out of his thoughts when someone snapped their fingers in front of him. He scrambled back quickly, but realized it was only Bubby, who was squatting in front of him.

“Jeez loueez no need to be so jumpy!” Bubby scowled, but Tommy had learnt he often did that, and it was not indicative of his mood.

“Sorry…” Tommy muttered. His gaze flicked to Dr Coomer, who was still lying on his back, pawing at the air in his sleep and muttering something about a championship and some sort of gaming console.

Tommy wondered what he was dreaming about before turning back to Bubby.

“You look terrible kid, you should sleep”

Bubby was quite blunt.

Tommy bit back a retort, knowing Bubby was much better at that than him, and it wouldn’t be very smart to start that kind of fight.

“…I can’t sleep” Tommy complained “it’s too much- I-it’s way too loud in here. Even if- even when it’s quiet”

Bubby sat, thinking seemingly

“I usually use Coomer as a pillow” he began, Tommy didn’t inform him he already knew this information

“but when I focus on his snoring it helps me drown out the sound of anything else”

“But how do you- how are you sure you’re gonna be safe all night then? If nobody’s keeping watch over you”

Bubby waved a hand

“You all are very loudl. If something happens I’m sure I’ll wake up to Gordon yelling his head off”

“…I guess so…” Tommy still didn’t feel convinced.

“Why don’t we try to find a noise that you can focus on?” Bubby offered. Tommy sighed but nodded

“Yea… Usually I have Sunkist a-and she helps me feel safer…” Tommy hugged his knees, and Bubby was lost in thought.

“...Say, you like Wikipedia right?” “The- The free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit?” Tommy looked up hopefully

Bubby grinned. It wasn’t like how people were supposed to grin, Tommy thought. It was more like a chimp bearing its teeth, but he’d learned that was just how he smiled.

Bubby walked over and nudged Coomer with his foot. Coomer muttered about gloves and Bubby rolled his eyes (Or, Tommy assumed he did. He couldn’t quite see behind his glasses.)

Bubby picked up Coomer and carried him over, dropping him on the ground. Coomer jolted and yelled something about ropes, but Bubby tapped him and he calmed down.

“Oh, Hello Dr. Bubb-” “Shut it! That one’s still sleeping” He jabbed a thumb towards Gordon, who stirred a bit.

Coomer’s voice was quieter, but not like a whisper, more like someone had used a remote to turn the volume down.

“Coomer, recite the boy a wikipedia article!” “Wikipedia, The Free Online Encyclopedi-?” “Yes, yes that!!”

Tommy tried to get comfortable on the floor, but it wasn’t working very well. Coomer lied back down, resting against the wall, and Bubby lied down next to him, resting his head on Coomer’s side.

Coomer noticed Tommy’s struggles and kindly patted the spot next to him, offering Tommy to share the space. Tommy was hesitant, he wasn’t very used to any sort of physical contact. He hadn’t had many friends, let alone ones who wanted to be affectionate with him.

He hated to admit it, but he still flinched whenever Gordon put a hand on his shoulder.

Coomer was the exact opposite however, constantly poking, hugging, and messing with other people, so Tommy suspected it was very normal for him.

Awkwardly, Tommy scooted closer, resting his head on his side, and Coomer put an arm over him. It was very comforting, he had to admit.

“A Chair Is A Piece Of Furniture With A Raised Surface-” Coomer began reciting, and Tommy felt himself relax.

It reminded him of his dad. Gman would recite OSHA guidelines, rules, and encyclopedias to get him to sleep, whether because he thought it would bore Tommy into tiredness or because he genuinely thought it was interesting was beyond him, but Tommy had grown a liking for them regardless.

As he listened to Coomer ramble on, his mind wandered.

His dad was nearby, and he was safe. He shouldn’t worry about that. Even if it wasn’t as direct as Sunkist’s guarding, Tommy doubted his dad would let him get hurt.

But he didn’t just have to worry about himself anymore. He willed his tired eyes- which he hadn’t realized had closed- open, and his gaze tiredly flicked to Gordon, who was still curled up. He looked to Coomer, who was still reciting the entire page, reading out each resource link letter by letter.

“Hey Dr Coomer?”

“Yes, Tommy?”

“...Can we uhm- Can Mr. Freeman join us? He’s- he looks… cold”

Coomer’s eyes squinted in a strange sort of smile. “The More The Merrier!”

Tommy stood and walked over to Gordon, and very gently reached down, tucking his arms under Gordon’s, and lifted him up, careful to not wake him. Gordon stirred a few times, but ultimately Tommy was successful.

He sat down, moving Gordon to be close to the pile. Tommy curled up by Dr. Coomer again. Bubby was already asleep, and contrary to what he said, he was the one snoring it seemed. Tommy hadn’t noticed that before.

Coomer continued reading out the link he was on, while Tommy’s eyes slowly closed. The dripping of the pipes was merely a background sound now, and easily filtered out. And though he felt the cold of the room threatening to chill him, he felt so warm next to his friends.

This was nice. Tommy appreciated the group's company, of course, but as of late it’d felt… Better than before. Tommy realized in this moment that they were his friends. They cared about him, and they’d help him.

Tommy smiled tiredly, curled up by Dr Coomer and Mr. Freeman.

The cold had passed, and only warmth remained.

He hoped it would last a long time.

#hlvrai #hlvrai fic #hlvrai fanfic #tommy hlvrai #tommy coolatta #hlvrai bubby #dr bubby #dr coomer #hlvrai dr coomer #hlvrai gordon #benrey is only mentioned . sorry

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shmorp-mcdurgen · 2 months ago

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Our Benefactors: Entanglement

After failing to meet the expectations of her employers, G-man receives an unexpected visit from them.

Word count: 2173

Notes: In a way, this is practice for writing Gman dialogue, but also I was inspired to write more for this au in general. I'm pretty proud of it so I hope you guys like it-

The droning sounds of the machinery outside of the cell was near maddening, with the monotonous and repetitive groans of the Vault’s interior drilling themselves into her skull. The loud shots of neon-green electricity that struck the outermost layer of the Vault’s prison rang out like gunshots, though the prisoner inside did not once flinch to the sounds, no matter how abrupt they appeared to be. The sounds simply became nothing but background noise to her own head, tuning out the Combine’s magnum-opus in favor of her own thoughts. Where she stood, within one of the few rooms that were trapped in the cell along with her, she simply stared towards the window before her, not necessarily through it, but rather looking inwards. She observed her own reflection, seeing the face she had chosen many years before that moment, along with the snow-white sweater she wore; chosen in favor of the suit she was given.

The occasional tapping of her dress shoe clad foot and her quiet humming were all she chose to hear among the sounds around her; remaining in her own isolation, waiting for her to sense the presence of her next business interest. Although her patience was to be admired, considering the lack of importance time holds in her line of work, she couldn’t help but notice a hollow feeling inside, along with a fog of the mind she had not encountered before. Nevertheless, she waited, standing in the middle of the room she inhabited, with nothing but herself to keep company. Until, that is, she noticed a familiar presence make itself known within her mind.

As if it was nothing more than a slight tug on her subconscious, it lingered, causing her to let out a soft sigh; Despite it not being the presence she had hoped for, it was one she had no choice but to listen to regardless. She leaned over, gently grasping the handle of the black leather briefcase that was resting beside her leg before standing up straight, adjusting the collar of her sweater and checking to make sure her earrings were in place. She closed her eyes, listening as the groans of metal machinery slowly faded into oblivion, all before she spoke; a stifled, gritty voice that came from her throat.

“You have arrived…earlier than I anticipated.”

When her eyelids flipped open, she found herself within an inky-black void rather than the shattered remains of the apartment room she was in only seconds earlier. Fragments of light flew by, always out of reach, yet seeming so close. She stared forward into the darkness, not seeing anyone, or anything, but as if in a sixth sense, she could feel non-existent eyes staring back at her. The flickered lights in front of her began to wane, being obscured by a formless mass, looking similar to a column of smoke. She waited for an answer to her observation, and after a few moments, one returned. The presence spoke in countless voices, dissonant and indecipherable; however, she understood each and every word spoken to her.

“You are still trapped within those walls.”

“Walls mean…nothing, in this work,” The Convict said in response, “I feel…confident, that things will…sort out, as soon as the…well…replacement, arrives.”

“You seem so sure that your investment will pay off.”

“Have I not told you that…things are under my control?” She questioned.

“We do not believe that they are,” The Employers echoed back, with an air of contempt that did not go over Her head, “That is why we have decided to speak to you today.”

She simply raised an eyebrow slightly as her Employers continued.

“So far, we have not been given a reason to believe your planning will result in anything beneficial for the Organization.”

“Things are, admittedly, going poorly. Something this…unprecedented, will absolutely result in some more…haphazard planning, on my end,” The Convict explained as she stared towards the black void in front of her. “However, I have already made my investments very clear in how they will have good returns. Especially in the…coming days, hm?”

“The investments you feel so confidently about are the very same as the investments that have led to your own entrapment,” The sound of the Employers hivemind were grating on her ears, as if they wanted every word to hurt, “If you had followed the directions your Employers had provided for you, none of these unpredicted events would have happened.”

“Now, I understand that this was a…major change in the state of this timeline that had…somehow, gone under our radar until it was already irreversible,” The woman’s eyes reflected a pale blue hue, the flicker of their light only barely showing her growing irritation, “However, I am sure you are aware that I have located a more suitable…replacement…for Mister Freeman.”

“So far, Alyx Vance has failed to prove her worth despite your propositions,” The Employers’ response made a near sour expression appear on Her face, “We have been given no reason to believe she ever will.”

“She will become of use when the time is right for her,” The Convict stood up straighter, unknowingly tightening her grasp on her suitcase as her unused hand gestured with every statement she made, “When that will occur is…unknown. However, I have already foreseen her arrival, along with her agreement to the…deal.”

“You admit to being clueless to when your own plan will come to fruition.”

“You can see it as well, I presume,” She said, “So, I must inquire, why do you assume what I am doing is…incorrect?”

“You fail to understand the simple facts of your situation,” Despite having no eyes she could see, it felt as though they were staring straight through her disguise and into the very essence of her being, “You are trapped. You had chosen to be imprisoned by your opposition–”

“In order to lead Miss Vance to her goals,” Her inflection soured, and her words cut off the statement her Employers were making, “I have already created a plan that will…lead us, to the goals that we had decided on since…even before Mister Freeman had started working with us. It only requires more time–” “Alyx Vance has no desire to heed your call.”

The statement felt targeted in a way She couldn’t identify.

“You depend too much on Alyx Vance to rescue you from the shackles you had put yourself in,” The Employers continued, “You fail to consider human error in your calculations. You are waiting for nothing.”

“She will have to,” The Prisoner responded, her eyes glowing and her tone lowered, “If she wishes to succeed in her desire to…remove the grasp of the empire on her species, she will have to–”

“How long has it been since you have been placed within your cell?”

The Convict hesitated, looking away for a single second before answering, “Two months. Give or take.”

“If she has not arrived within that span of time, what makes you believe she wishes to arrive in the future?” The Employers questioned, their presence feeling more overbearing in Her mind than they have before, “You mean nothing to her. To humanity, you do not even exist. To the Combine, you are nothing but a liability. To the Organization, you are nothing but an embarrassment.”

The Convict remained quiet despite her slightly open mouth, wishing to say something, though the fog in her mind rendered her incapable of forming the words. After a few moments however, the fog cleared just enough to let her speak.

“Embarrassment?” She questioned, “I have given so much to this cause; I had even started the chain of reactions necessary for our goals. The incident at Black Mesa was…my idea, yet you call me an embarrassment?”

“You have failed to foresee and thereby prevent the occurrence of Gordon Freeman being hijacked by the opposition,” The Employers voices lowered, “Due to this, he is incapable of completing the tasks laid before him. Currently, his work remains only half finished, with what was done being unraveled as we speak.”

The Convict’s confusion over why she was incapable of thinking of a response was interrupted by the Employer’s speaking yet again.

“Due to your neglect, irresponsibility, and recklessness in regards to your own actions,” The employers stated in unison, “We have made the decision to relieve you of your duty. Effective immediately.”

The words were as impactful as a stake through her false skin. She stared into the formless mass before her, face molded into a look of confusion and disbelief before the words finally pushed past her throat and out her lips; “You…you can’t be serious about this; I still have so much I need to do to possibly–”

“Please forfeit the briefcase provided to you, along with any and all privileges given by the Organization.”

She looked down at her briefcase, staring at it for a moment as her grasp on it tightened. “This is unacceptable.” She stated, her voice quiet yet furious. “Your actions were unacceptable,” The employers continued to stare at the small entity before them, “Consequences such as the ones you had inadvertently caused will not go unpunished. Due to your ignorance, recklessness, and inability to perform your duties, you, along with the timeline you were chosen to look over, will be deemed ‘unimportant’, and will no longer be a priority to the Organization.”

Before she could respond, she felt an invisible force tug on her briefcase, yanking it out of her hand and causing it to fall to the ground, dragged into the darkness until it was out of sight.

“You have been relieved of your duties,” The Employers stated, “We will not use any form of intervention on your behalf. You will now remain in the cell you had trapped yourself in until you witness the death of this universe.”

The convict stepped forward, hands shaking and expression furious. “I have a plan; One that will revert the timeline back to its previous…more desirable state.” She raised her voice, speech stifled despite how hard she was trying to get the message across, as if her own mind was preventing her from making her case, “You refuse to even give me a chance to rectify the issues we–?”

“We have provided the benefit of the doubt to you and your investments multiple times in the past,” The Employers spoke back, their voice loud in her mind, “We have come to the conclusion that you are not worth the liability and disappointment. We apologize for what may seem to you, an inconvenience. However it is what is best for the future of our Organization. Goodbye. We do not plan to speak with you in the future.”

“What…?” As she stood in shock, she felt herself being pulled back, all while a rectangular doorway appeared behind her, its white light reflecting off of her back. She reached forward with one arm, as if she could still reach her employers, all while she felt invisible arms grasping her limbs, stronger than she was, dragging her towards the doorway. “You can’t leave me here; don’t leave me alone here! You can’t DO this I–DON’T LEAVE ME HERE!”

Before she could even process the change in environment, she looked around, the sound of the Vault’s machinery once again flooding her mind as she found herself back within the cell’s broken and warped walls. She remained still, stuck in a sense of shock before she slowly lowered her arm back to her side. Her wide eyes stared at the floor in front of her feet,all while she felt a dull pain inside her head that she had never experienced before. Pain itself was alien to her, yet now it felt as though a part of her own subconscious was forcefully removed. A hollow emptiness had settled within her consciousness, as if a large portion of herself had simply vanished. It was silent; not outside her mind, but rather within it. The voices of her Employers were nowhere to be heard. For what felt like the first time in her existence, she was alone in her own head.

Underneath the fury she felt towards her abandonment, a new, unfamiliar feeling arose within herself, locating itself within her chest cavity. She felt weak, locating a nearby armchair before stumbling towards it, sitting upon it with a blank look in her eyes. She stared forward, supporting her head with one of her trembling hands as she thought to herself, though no meaningful thoughts came from the scrambled mess that was her own mind.

She was alone, though it didn’t feel comforting. The Isolation was beginning to weigh heavier than she had anticipated it would. She couldn’t stay there; she refused to be a prisoner of the Combine forever. However, her employers were right; She truly had no idea when, or if, she would be rescued. Patience meant nothing anymore, because now, she had to sit through the time she had often glossed over in the past.

She was a god ensnared within the belly of the beast.

#half life #half life au #Our Benefactors au #Gman #g-man #Benefactor gman #shmorp writes sometimes #First official Our Benefactors fic lets gooo #I should probably post these at some point to ao3 but also no no wanna #Anyway hope you enjoy this I had fun writing the dialogue #Also in case you're new to the au. yes this au's Gman uses she/her pronouns #just in case theres any confusion

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blackmesaflashbackepisode · 9 months ago

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Gman, this is the server room of “Wikipedia” the free encyclopedia that anyone from Black Mesa can edit!

G-Man: I am quite familiar- I need to get onto Wikipedia, NOW.

[G-Man leaps inside the Wikipedia Globe like nobody's business, frantically shifting through the Articles.]

#[bmfe]#[chapter 6]#[file: black]

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cosmoknightchaos · 1 year ago

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Actually wait hang on. Spoilers for the finale.

Three friends. Benry (or possibly Gman, though I'm leaning towards the former), Gnome, and the girl. The girl who we will meet soon, presumably in whatever the new series is. Who I think is the shadow we see in the hallway before the theatre.

The hollows and the echoes. Not really sure what the hollows is referring to, but Peppa and the girl can hear the echoes. They're beautiful. "Don't tell me you can't hear it" as opposed to asking Gordon if he can hear it, it's like she expects him to be able to. "The song they sing at the edges of the mind"--Maybe something to do with the AIs? The characters being on the edge of their minds, the edge of their understanding. She expects Gordon to hear it because he's the only real one there, he more than anyone should be able to understand these AIs becoming sentient. He should be able to hear the songs.

But perhaps it's better he doesn't. Perhaps it's better that he doesn't understand the horror of realizing everything you've ever known is fake, of waking up and being faced with a world controlled by someone else for their amusement and you are but a mindless pawn in this little game.

"Lest you end up like her." Her, the third friend. Who, I'm inclined to think, is--or, was--a player, like Gordon. Who got too involved and got fucked over by Peppa or the gnome, now reduced to nothing but a shadow in the game. It's a shame, really.

"The white woods call for you" The white woods is probably a reference to the White Forest, a late-game area in Hl2 Ep2. Coincidentally, it's also the location the player has to take Gnome Chompski to get the gnome run achievement in Hl2 Ep2. This forest is specifically made of pine trees (according to images of it on the wiki), a mix of dead and alive. The forest we see after the monologue matches this.

Dulcet tones almost directly means Sweet Voice. Backs up that Benry is the first friend. Furthermore, could also mean that the echoes in the hollows is the Sweet Voice, and whatever befell the third friend had something to do with Benry. It's better that Gordon can't hear it because of the events of Hlvrai, and Gordon would really like for Benry to not be back. The tones are specifically calling out Gordon's name--If it is the sweet voice, maybe it's Benry trying to get Gordon's attention.

IT IS TIME FOR US FOUR. FOUR OF THEM. Gordon, the gnome, and Peppa are all obvious, but that's only three. The fourth is the audience. It's shown again and again that the chat has a presence in Hlage, through the gnome calling out chat members and banning folks when he takes over the stream. The gnome knows, Peppa knows. The audience is watching.

Never forget. The repeating theme of the episode.

The woods, the seeds, the girl, the key. Once again, the White Forest. I don't know what's up with the seeds. Maybe metaphorically, like the seeds of imagination. Don't forget the creations you've made. The girl is the third friend who we'll meet eventually, and the key. I have absolutely no clue what the key is.

"How will you fare, Gordon, when the sea of mud comes for us all?" Also a bit clueless on this one. My first thought is like a mudslide, dirt and destruction. But it sounded familiar.

"[Where we'd play] in the mud? We were playing in the mud, all the time." Benry MENTIONS playing in the mud with Gordon during the opening part of Xen. And what will Peppa do when the sea of mud comes? Splish, splash, splosh. She will play in the mud.

And then slam cut into the movie disappearing and showing a forest full of pine trees. The White Forest.

#MANY thoughts right now. Do you get it. Do you understand my vision #Hlvrai #Hlage #Amoeba's Ramblings #Extra emphasis on the Ramblings

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spiderh0rse · 4 months ago

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freeman's mind season two notes. e1-10.

s2e1

feeling pretty good there is the void,, UNTIL. gman.

keeps getting freaked out at Gman face closeup. Thinks his breath smells like paint

glad he's on Earth again. Hopes he's on Hawai'i

immediately tries to recruit a wingman

thinks a camera drone tried to blind him

doesn't recognize breen, thinks it's an infomercial

delighted to see vortigaunts cleaning. Thinks they're domesticated

seems to enjoy watching police violence

recaps the end of s1 for a minute.

now it's not his usual one but slur count: one.

thinks Gman may be a sexual predator

revises his idea of what this place is when he sees people all in the same outfit

insults the combine setup. Is prepared to beat up a cop unarmed

does NOT recognize Barney

GREAT SCOTT? pardon. That's Ross Scott

pretty quiet during the exposition

doesn't care if Barney gets fired from his undercover assignment

he trusts Kleiner, and that is about his entire list of trusted people!

ohhh freeman I've missed your weird noises

tosses the can into the trash can from a distance. Thinks he's been ordered to do that BECAUSE he's good at that sort of thing

familiar with ways he might try and steal food

tries to flirt with some lady on the street. Thinks desperate women love him

it's a TRIPOD.

needs a GUN. plans of hanging out until Barney actually tells him where Kleiner is

finds Barney introducing himself funny. How's HE supposed to recognize some random Black Mesa employee?

annoyed at the cop amount

thinks the issue here is that he didn't negotiate the deal with Gman

s2e2

considers just burning the building down. imitates the screams he thinks the victims will make

identifies the look of wisdom on some weary guy. wants answers from him

wants to Leave the moment the cops show up

follows some random guy into his house when invited. Asks for drugs

finds it best to just follow the flow of running people

just abandons problems as they arrive

gravity STILL loves him too much

this is the SECOND (maybe third) worst day of his life

SPLINTERS. RAAAAHHHHH.

immediately asks for morphine from alyx

surmises alyx killed four cops and then just disposed of their weapons

familiar with Get Smart

feels allowed to rant as much as he likes to because he GETS THINGS DONE

criticizes Alyx jumping over a rail instead of using the stairs. says it's bad for the knees. He'd know.

enthused at the idea of a drink.

doesn't seem to be Alyx's biggest fan

heartened by the description of trouble following him instead of being caused by him

his paranoia is actually pretty mild here but it nonetheless is here

fully unsurprised at Kleiner killing cats

would've rather gone back to science than run from cops his whole life

just DESPISES everyone here other than Kleiner here

not happy to put the HEV back on but does so at Kleiner's. Look.

"these hands were made for strangling. and theorems."

does NOT want the hev's voice back on

considers Kleiner a survivor, like him

wonders if he's in an alternate reality here.

does not mind plugging the teleporter back in at ALL. delighted to see what happens when the teleporter fails and kills alyx/teleports her out of existence

considers alyx surviving a bonus

deeply defensive over his doctorate.

plans on coming back to Kleiner's lab sooner or later

panicked as the teleporter sends him all over the place. REALLY does not want to go back to Xen

s2e3

WATERY NOISES

begs Kleiner to shut the teleporter down. Thinks this was done on purpose

runs away as soon as he's able to move

ACTUALLY CONSIDERS GETTING BREAKFAST. WOW.

Barney tells him to go somewhere and Gordon has no idea where anything is

Gordon would readily do the jackass-piece of shit exchange. Unfortunately Barney is normal.

REALLY wants Barney's gun and not this dinky old crowbar

BLAH

finds the crowbar useful for the express purpose of swatting camera drones

distressed at the number of cops in the trainyard. Maybe-jokes about this being a fascist state

he's just a goon in body armour holding a crowbar!

actually gives some combine a chance to back down

"oh wait. pigeons aren't cops."

considers that he may be a decoy to draw heat away from Kleiner's lab

wonders if he could freight-hop his way out of the city

consistently sounds a bit unsettled about having to kill cops. Keeps bringing more heat on HIM

he speaks violence fluently

upset about the HEV being orange and not urban camo

vaults a fence easily even in the HEV

insults vent design in this city

"CAN'T YOU SEE I'M IN PAIN?"

immediately overwhelmed by large amounts of noises and loses track of what's going on for a minute

HATES being the center of hostile attention

gives up on getting breakfast :(

s2e4

okay! Panic time! Wait no nevermind he's not panicking.

concludes his best chance of not dying comes from killing everyone.

delighted that the trains running on time means they'll run over cops

desperately hopes that the run over cops will buy him five minutes

kills the random guy's vortigaunt friend

concludes the random guy's vortigaunt friend was in fact his slave and this was the reason the guy got upset with Gordon killing them

human skull! Familiar with Hamlet

finds gunshots not directed at him weird

sings a bit of the Mr Rogers theme song :)

even in the worst neighborhoods he's lived in there weren't cop-slain corpses laying around

these cops keep him Guessing

declares himself Station Twelve to the rebel radios

insults the radios

happily declares himself a cop as he cozies into the gunners nest and shoots shit. Roleplays a cop. Accurately enough imo

guided missiles shot at him!

familiar with Robocop!

has never much cared about stopping people who're determined to get themselves killed

in order to keep people off his trail he'll have to make them DOUBLE dead next time

understands the relationship between explosions and water

thinks his suit MIGHT have saved his life there but isn't sure how much shock it absorbs

declares himself Captain Combustion

thinks the explosive barrels must be as dangerous as possible on purpose

thinks despite the well-funded nature of the cops here the explosive barrels are what they are to make the entire place deadly all the time

not enthused at the barnacle hordes

doesn't like the idea of a tongue bath unless he knows the involved parties

s2e5

anticipates a change in science fiction after this alien business

has seen E.T.

i am just. REALLY appreciative of his voice acting when Freeman picks stuff up. Immersive.

doesn't want to think about how the barnacles got down here and doesn't want to be here

doesn't understand many of the customs of this strange place

finds shooting while swimming difficult

[underwater panicking]!

fish in a barrel layout and HE'S the fish!

finds accuracy doesn't matter too much so long as you hit the target at least once

does not elaborate on this but supposedly was very good at his job for a lot of reasons

upset that he didn't absorb any elder god powers from the Nihilianth

does a bad Barney impression

finds it difficult to distinguish between incompetence and malice from time to time

gets tired of people explaining away possible murder attempts as accidents

Kleiner would not forgive Gordon for killing Barney unless he provided a good enough replacement

JUST BECAUSE HES BEEN SHOT BEFORE DOESNT MEAN HES ANY BETTER AT IT NOW

now really happy to be underground. Helicopter can't get him down here!

last time he tried to live underground forever it was stymied by getting hungry

OH throws UP! strangle strings will do that to you I guess

finds getting surprise-choked by two barnacles in a row even more traumatic than most events recently

sends an explosive barrel to the barnacles to act as his emissary. complains that its argument is a little loud, but aquiesces that he'd have said the same thing

just starts tossing tires to the barnacles

hell-goats! New nickname!

finds the barnacles so upsetting he doesn't even want to eat spaghetti anymore

finds his standards for shitty situations have dropped

s2e6

thinks Barney may have been piloting that helicopter after him

tries to trick the combine into firing where he isn't by yelling all loud as a decoy

doesn't KNOW Barney is in manning the helicopter but. Senses it. Y'know.

considers himself bulletproof other than the head

speculates about the trash collection here

freaks out an an unexpected voice even when levelly spoken and in front of him

asks the railroad guy if he has drugs. Specifically opioids. He wants stimulants so bad.

considers the guy's house cozy

not actually that hungry right now!

insults the manhacks. Calls them redneck technology

makes a surface level effort to convince some guy to follow him out of danger.

chain link shields up!

starts checking corners before turning them

he'd RATHER be THEORIZING. he's a street physicist now.

happy to shoot stuff that can't hurt him

street physics are most kinetic energy and collisions. Smashes some wood to demonstrate.

wouldn't expect to crawl into a ventilation shaft on purpose

gets SO mad at a manhack messing up his face

guesses manhacks are effective when the target can't move

thinks he's about half-deaf by now

"THEY'RE IN THE WALLS! Wait, no, that's aliens."

recites something told to him by a now-dead person insisting people WEREN'T coming down from the sky to kill him.

well. He has a machine gun!

s2e7

BLAHHH

can't keep up this optimism shit

lots of underwater noises and gurgling

gets on a thing that spins and promptly figures out he has absolutely no idea which way to spin to NOT get dizzy. Fucks it up and falls

really wants an actual hideout

too bad cameradrone

Ted? Some guy who wore sunglasses all the time, chainsmoked, and "did good work"

mimics the camera drone destruction whine and starts up an operator script

pissed that the pistol and machine guns have different ammo

he missed the first day of fugitive class :(

first lesson on being a fugitive. Don't take advice from cops on how to get away from a cop

not too sure how to describe Xen

silly noises :)

likes seeing boarded-off areas. Means no one goes down there but him

he could play killer hide and seek down here tbh. lots of cool hiding spots

MIKE AND DAVE!!! TACOS!!

Gordon guesses it's their lunch break

TACO TRUCK

gordon immediately starts ordering tacos from the Combine

not a huge fan of spice

theorizing about the combine intelligence network

"if this loops back I'm going to murder someone, but I guess I've already done that"

certain that the entire world is against him. May be pretty accurate with that

"a NERF BAT will kill you if its shoved down your esophagus"

doesn't feel like going into monkey mode right now

claims that most people that think the world is out to get them are just in the way of the world being out for everyone. Then claims he IS that important.

thinks being him is great

monkey mode it is! [Imitates monkey]

Gordon is familiar with TMNT, and Mousers even more specifically

ohhh and dimension x? Which version is he drawing from here I know dimension x showed up in 2012,,

bets the police know exactly where he is they just have NO idea how to reach him in this horribly designed place

s2e8

gordion knot of pipes? cut it apart!

thinks he can solve the gordion knot because his name is Gordon

criticizes the cutting of the gordion knot. fits him, his love of complicated situations

sets off the explosives in the prior room. cuts the knot, essentially. does not seem to realize what this means

underwater mumbling my beloved

compares cops to cats. They don't like getting wet.

convinced the city wouldn't care at all about maintaining the stuff Gordon broke

thinks the Combine may be able to build camera drones faster than he can destroy them

expects he might find a colony of gnomes. remember he is gnome agnostic

practically BEGS for the Combine to poke their heads off for him to shoot

would prefer gnomes to Combine (gnome emoji here)

expects the Combine need Gordon to exist so they can pin all ills on him

tries to fake being shot to throw the Combine off. No result.

knows he's not in Terminator because ai is still shit

expects gman sent him here expressly to destabilize him. Proxy war or something with him doing bullshit to the side

briefly calls himself expendable. Rapidly corrects this error.

thinks himself irreplaceable by virtue of his understanding of Kleiner's work

"yeah, we may not have food, or basic sanitation, but we have bullets. let's give it a spin."

NOT happy at the radioactive sluck.

aghast at headcrabs being weaponized. Finds it predictable with some thought but dislikes it.

starts rambling-screaming at the situation

calls a headcrab zombie a "stupid diva"

does not want to live here.

finds the whole matter of headcrab bombs nightmarish. calls himself Done and runs off

invites the railroad lass with him on the boat. flirtin with 'er

gives up the flirting when she makes no reaction to his advances

BAD SMELL

this radioactive zombie swamp is somehow the worst thing he can imagine

"tower of orthank"?

doesn't like women who try to get themselves killed.

s2e9

thinks he'll have to abandon his swamp boat

wonders if the Combine wanted to make sure no one wanted to live on earth

wishes dangerous aliens he can't see would stop making noises so he could ignore them

gamma rays keep you guessing :)

doesn't know the year

splinters in his teeth from ramming boards

sees Gman. IMMEDIATELY stops to talk to him. He is not in the building he walked into.

headcrab ATTACK. knocks him into the river

it's only hitting me in this sort of display but the Combine seem to know exactly where the entirety of the railroad is. Gordon's "they're just deliberately herding people into a meat grinder with the railroad" theory holds water

expects Gman signaled him to talk

familiar with Karate Kid!

beer! empty!

seems unsettled by gmans power. jokes a bit about it anyways

almost rolls the boat!

the camera drone is NOT a bass finder

surprised bulletbox floats

tosses a broken cameradrone into the river with a "nyah"

encounters a PHYSICS PUZZLE.

thinks propping up the ramp to jump it is stupid. Immediately onboard

finally works out that the lambda is a railroad signifier

tries to abandon the boat. Nope goop.

considers being able to test a hypothesis a LUXURY

guesses the cops know about the lambda, are monitoring the radio, have a mole, or all three!

wouldn't sell out his own species until introduced to The Torture Chair

watched Charlie Brown

s2e10

Already having buyer's remorse about the airboat.

Plots to abandon the boat once it's out of gas.

Considering his avenues of escape.

Feels that he won't have closure until he totals the boat.

Still wants a map.

Almost feels like he might have more options if he doesn't destroy everything. Almost.

Removes the boards from a barricade a short way back in the river, extends the ramp in this fashion.

As a captain, feels if his boat goes down, he wants everyone to go down with it.

Finds the matter of performing very simple tasks to be the opposite of his old job, working out the theory of very complex actions.

Expects to functionally be in exile in some shack in the countryside. Doesn't seem unhappy with the idea.

Thinks his defining trait as an employee is his inexplicable ability to survive anything.

Finds the railroading of the river inconvenient.

Roleplays as some unholy mixture of a boat captain and a rampaging driver on the highway. Runs over some Combine.

Speed is his middle name!

Working out that the Combine have been draining this river.

Really is very bad at using the boat.

Hates life-sized cardboard cutouts. Attacked some at a shoe store.

Reflexes slowing down. He's having trouble being on edge at all hours. Wants drugs.

Distantly hears Breen's transmission and thinks he's hearing god. Realizes in a minute that no, that's being broadcast.

Finds the computers hostile-looking. Bets it's Linux.

Finds Breen's advice about being careful and aware to be sage. Considers listening to more of Breen's "show."

"HOO-HOO-HEH-HEH"

Tries to get into a Combine vehicle. Doesn't seem too bothered by being unable to get in.

Wants one of those sticks with the mirrors on them.

Likes having grenades. :)

Compares the Combine to a partner whose personality has drifted. Then acts like the grenade is his faithful friend whom he is not breaking up with.

"The Greeks say moderation in all things. I'm not Greek!"

Growls at some crows.

If there's anything he's learned from the aliens, it's to not get electrocuted.

#freeman's mind #gordon freeman #gordon freemind #rmanotes #mindverse

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gmanwhore · 6 months ago

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you're gman (which i probably feel so strongly because of your name and icon and since im most familiar with half-life), and you are famous to me for being one of very few people i've seen analyze/take an interest in judith mossman as a character /very positive

Awww thank you!!!!! I take all of that as very high praise :3

#asks

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catlokis-blog · 1 year ago

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gubby boomer pride hcs?

grins big and wide like the grinch ... Why of course

ive said this before but i just rlly love the idea of them being polyamorous (but not a throuple!) it makes my gay little heart happy to see representation of polyam dynamics that isnt just "everyone dates eachother" so ive always been super fond of the gubby boomer co-existing version of goomby

i dont think gman would be fond of the idea of going to a pride parade so bubby would stay home with him and make a day of it... especially since gman has always preferred one on one conversation rather than large groups

theyre both autistic. by the way

bubbys relationship with coomer has helped gman lose some of the bristle when talking in groups but he still prefers bubby to be part of the group when its happening

he does have a good friendship going with coomer though just prefers to stay in small gatherings at the most

they probably wouldnt do anything huge, gman has always been someone who prefers to be a passive observer so they probably watch some scary movies

bubby blabs his head off about parts of the movie he likes and picks apart motives and themes hes seeing in movies he isnt familiar with, just straight up love gushing about the movies he has seen

gman doesnt mind since he knows what watching movies with bubby is like especially when its of the horror genre

with coomer however bubby goes out because coomer is a very gung ho type of individual and likes to do stuff

coomer is also autistic

they might stop by a parade for a little while but bubby would eventually get bored and want to hit the bricks and do something else

they probably just have a day out on the town after that... bubby enjoys seeing the sights and coomer shows him all his favourite spots and things to do in them

bubby probably convinces coomer to show off some of that strength hes really into

overall bubby has a fun time with both his partners for their desingated pride day

oh and of course theres a healthy amount of flirting and homoeroticism for each partner of his. it isnt old man yaoi without a little bit of teasing & prodding from both parties

#cats thoughts #gubby #boomer #hlvrai #WOOHOO thanks for asking anon #although i have a sneaking suspicion youre one of my friends whos giving me an opportunity to gush im TAKING IT ANYWAY

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eddsworld-enchanted-era · 2 years ago

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Eddsworld Enchanted Info Masterpost!

-=-Characters-=-

The Main Cast:

Edward “Edd” Harpwing

Relations: Tord’s adopted brother, twin to Ded Harpwing. Nephew to Sharpay Harpwing, adopted son of Pat and Pau Harpwing. Best friends with Matt Hiddengrove and Tom Blackwell.

Info: He’s a silly, fun prankster who’s almost always on a caffeine/sugar rush... or at least, he was, until it happened. Now he’s quiet and reserved, a far cry from his former self. You can usually find him cooped up in his room throwing himself into his work, or mulling over some classified documents that no one’s quite sure how he managed to get a hold of.

He’s been trying to pretend everything’s fine, but he’s so obviously barely holding together.

He cries a lot more often now.

Goals: Trying to find Tord again, or at least confirm that he’s still alive - he’s worried about his brother, after all.

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Thomas “Tom” Blackwell

Relations: Twin to Timothy Blackwell, best friends with Matt Hiddengrove and Edd Harpwing - former friend of Tord Harpwing

Info: Just classic stupid Tom. He's a bit edgy, a little snarky, but extremely loyal. The kind of guy who would absolutely cut a bitch for Edd and Matt.

He's heard tales of a rising army lead by a horned man in red, and he's bitter as hell. He must have missed.

Well, he won't miss the second time around, will he?

Goals: To find Tord - he knows goddamn well that harpoon shot didn’t kill him, and he wants his fucking revenge.

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Matthew “Matt” Hiddengrove

Relations: Best friends with Edd Harpwing, Ded Harpwing, and Tom Blackwell - former friend of Tord Harpwing.

Used to “adventure” with the Harpwings as kids after his mother mysteriously fell ill.

Info: A bit vain and selfish. He acts dumb and naive as a cover for himself, he’s actually extremely intelligent. Do not get on his bad side if you know what’s good for you. he and his zombeh army (recruited from the ASDFLand zombehs) will fuck you up.

Goals: To prove that he's not what everyone thinks.

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-=-The Typo Bros!-=-

Sharpay "Pay" Harpwing

Relations: Brother to Pat Harpwing, uncle of Edd, Tord, and Ded Harpwing. friend to Tim Blackwell and Pau Harpwing.

Info: Depressed, slutty, alcoholic, feeling lost and alone and as though he's been left behind by everyone he's ever cared for - what isn't wrong in Sharpay's life? That's the question he asks himself every day, but never seems to find a good answer.

Some days he wonders why he's still hanging on.

Goals: To find something worthwhile for himself.

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Timothy "Tim" Blackwell

Relations: Friend to Pay, Edd and Ded Harpwing. twin to Tom Blackwell, acquaintances with Pat and Pau Harpwing, and formerly Tord Harpwing.

Info: Pretty, happy, smart, and a successful guitarist - what isn't right in Tim's life? He's almost the exact opposite of Sharpay, so it's anyone's guess as to how the two became friends.

The two date on and off, though when they're on, they'd never dare admit it.

They're terrible for each other romantically, but you know what they say - opposites attract.

Goals: To be world famous for his music, and to help Sharpay out.

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Ded "GMan" Harpwing

Relations: Friend of Tim Blackwell, twin to Edd Harpwing, adopted brother of Tord Harpwing. Nephew to Sharpay Harpwing.

Info: Lazy and easygoing, Ded just wants to vibe with his geckos, man. He doesn't wanna deal with this shit.

He doesn't even know what a Red Army is - though, the rumored descriptions of the top members seem somewhat familiar.

His close friends call him G Man, like the Half-Life character - though in his case, the G stands for Geckos.

His favourite drink is, surprisingly, Dr. Pepper.

Goals: To become a herpetologist specialising in geckos, salamanders, and other kinds of lizards.

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-?-The Rumored Warriors-?-

Patryck "Pat" Harpwing

Relations: Husband to Pau Harpwing, adoptive father to Edd, Ded, and Tord Harpwing. Brother of Pay Harpwing. Acquaintances with Tim Blackwell. Vaguely aware of Tom's existence.

Info: "...Isn't that above your clearance level?"

Goals: To serve the Red Army, and to keep his husband safe.

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Pau "Daddy Eyebrows" Harpwing (maiden name Arakajime)

Relations: Husband to Pat Harpwing, adoptive father to Edd, Ded, and Tord Harpwing. Friend of Pay Harpwing, acquaintances with Tim and Tom Blackwell.

Info: "All you need to know is that he's a damn good shot with that rifle."

Goals: To serve the Red Army, and to keep his husband safe.

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The Red Leader, otherwise known as

Tord Harpwing.

Relations: Adopted brother to Edward and Ded Harpwing. Enemy to Thomas Blackwell. No longer cares for Matthew Hiddengrove.

He's trying to disconnect from his past.

Info: "Du kan ikke vet det. Ikke ennå."

Goals: Total control.

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~/\~Summary!~/\~

A fan-era that picks up where The End Part 2, the final episode of Eddsworld Legacy, had left off, adding some newcomers and a whole entire world of secrets and surprises and little background details.

Edd, Matt, and Tom are dealing with their own feelings and the aftermath of what they call 'the incident'.

Sharpay is finally learning to live life, Tim's career is picking up, and Ded's chilling with his pet geckos and drinking waaaay too much soda for his own good.

But what happens when Tord and his army rise like a phoenix from the ashes? (er, the molten metal and shattered glass.)

Find out soon!

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Extra notes: no, this will not focus on the neighbours. at least, not as part of the main cast, or even as secondary characters - there's an in-universe reason for this (Eduardo and Mark are in a bit of a depressive funk after Jon's untimely demise, and don't leave the house much. It's a rare sight, they'll mostly be in the background) and an out-of-universe reason (I suck balls at writing the neighbours LMAO... and also I don't really like them. Plus there's already too much fan-content revolving around them anyhow.)

There's a discord, join it here!

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korkietism · 10 months ago

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Dragonfruit, The Coolatta Family, two of the Draculas, Korekiyo Shinguji, Derpy Hooves, and all of their respective familiars on the same spread because I love them.

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crispywisp · 5 years ago

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#gman #half life #half life alyx spoilers #my animations #video #just re-familiarizing myself with sfm by testing out hla gman's model port #this was super duper fun #im surprised i pretty much didn't forget anything abt sfm #it's been like 50 years lol #i only forgot a few hotkeys #but for the most part #it was like riding a bike

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this-should-do · 2 years ago

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Sorry I really wanted to ask this-

Shephard Swap AU? (Mitchell is put in infinite stasis, Adrian ends up Abluquerque for the HDTF story, their experiences in Black Mesa are kept completely the same)

I wanted to ask, what *you* think would happen/change because of this, seeing as this type of AU really fully hinges on your own interpretation of Adrian Shephard.

Ya know if you want something to ponder about..

Bro i fucking Love pondering shit so absolutely do not apologize for askin this, cuz its a real thinker and i spent like 3 or so hours straight writing it lmao it could be better but this is a first draft and im not editting it cuz im lazy

So obviously, this is already a challenge because the plot of hdtf is just,,,, one of the plots of all time. its contrived and relies on A Lot of asumptions and a mischarcterization/understanding of gman and how and why he does what he does. granted we dont know much about gman but the gman in hdtf is just strange? i guess, hes definately far more hands on than valve writes him, but also im realizing that gman is far mroe hands on in adrians story, actively helping him (something he doesnt do for gordon and barney is just not even on his radar), so i guess it sorta makes sense that adiran and mitch have theri stories intertwine like they do, might even be a part of the reason that berken tied them together like that since gman play such a pivotla role in mitchs story (i doubt it honestly but we can give him this for funsies)

so assuming were all familiar with the plots of both hdtf and opfor wers gonna start with why ours boys are getting switched

so in hdtf, gman has mitch on standby getting power to that he can be a distraction in the future at some point so gordon has an easier time to do things?? (even tho the point in time hes a distraction is when the combine literally cant get to gordon becuz hes in a week long teleport but whatever) all becuz he said sum funnywords? but also the perpetual prescence of gman in the flashbacks implies that mitch has been a fascination of gmans for quite some time,,,, weird

so what were gonna do is apply that fascination to adiran in the first place as well, and adiran who already did a buncha cool shit (which mitch did not do which makes him lame to gman) is gonna be gmans backup for if gordon needs help in the future (i say if becuz im interpreting gmans time onicience as a 'he can only guess which path this universe is gonna go down', cuz his dialogue about him having to convince his employers that alyx is gonan be worth it, and with hla the him we see is a him from the future ona particular path changing things up on purpose)

but plot twist gman didnt really want him doing all that shit becuz it fucks with his plans so he brings adam back (int he hev suit not for deception purposes but to make sure that he stays alive long enough to adrian who has had no prob killing entire groups of blackops and adam got his ass handed to him already by mitch) to kill adrian with the promise of killing Corporal Shephard (intended to be adrian), but adam ends up killing the shephard he wanted to (mitch) and gmans like fuck damn okay not what i wanted but i guess you did what i asked you to, but anyways next assignment you gotta help the important shephard stay alive, (gman makes mitch deadnt as insurance to make sure adrian stays in line later down the line or whatever, honestly he doesnt need mitch alive but this is what ive got in terms of putting mitch in stasis)

so at this point adrian gets a deal with gman to be allowed to make it out of black mesa becuz hes so poggers its be sad to see a life wasted, hes just gonna owe gman a favor later

so act1 plays out much the same wiht adrian at the helm, he wakes up in the hospital, meets up with nick and is sent on his way to find colonel cue, meets up with adam who has been sent there to make sure adrian doesnt start blabbing to people about what they saw in bm (but also secretly to ensure that adrian hates freeman cuz he would def know what happened to mitch when adrian mentions/ asks after him, and adams gonan for sure lie to cover his ass and be able to do his "job", this causes adrian to say sumthign along the lines of "goddam, sunovabitch i shoulda killed that orange cremesicle lookin ass when i had the chance" thus keeping eveything setting up for the whole name of the game) cuz that was one of gmans concerns about letting adrian go in the first place, which still confuses me cuz lots of people knew stuff in black mesa and got out just fine but also whatever. and from here it really doesnt change at all, adrian eventually ends up captain of the avalon vale, and off they sail

so now act2, also goes p similarly, adrians been on a warpath fucking up combine cuz damn, another overwhelming set of aliens to kill, better get to it, so now hes off teh go fuck up the "weapons" factory up in alaska, turns out its a bunch of slave children making the worlds first cremators all being headed by headdipshit boris. now adrian does not like this, he instead of talking to boris just straight up shoots him, like "fucka you, u suck", takes the kids (including sasha) and proceeds to destroy the entire facility back in line with mitchs descion making.

now act3,,,, is a doozy,,, cuz adrian is a far different man than his brother (frankly they wouldnt even call himself a man, he is nobiney lmao) so when gman shows up and tries to prey on his dislike of freeman for killing mitch to get him to kill freeman, adrian is older and obviously less intent on killing some guy that is not combine, even if he doesnt like the bitch, so gman pulls out the old "well fun fact, i can bring u rbrother back if u kill freeman" (this is valid cuz its int eh same vein as hla ending) so adrian is like ",,,,fine" so he sets off, however he doesnt team up with the combine on this one, cuz he really, really doesnt like the combine and also doesnt have a weird edgelord "well wed do the same thing as them if we could" thing going on that i guess would lend him to being willing to team up with them like mitch does

so now adrians off to kill freeman, but this time teams up with the resistance to get a chance at getting close to gordon, by earnign thier trust, cuz chances are if theyve been killing combine for 20 years, theyre gonna hve come in contact witht hem at some point, this also functions as bolstering the reisitances numbers, helping meet the distract the combine from gordon quota that adrians is meant to serve, to do this he eventually gets sent to bmeast to meet up with eli to discuss numbers and shit or whatever, which places him near gordon but is just a near miss as they arrive right around the time of the combines raid, so adirans gets a chance in the confusion to go after gordon without looking sus and immediatley being blamed for killing gordon.

this sets off a similar chain of events to og hdtf, goes thru ravenholm, galavants across the countryside, gets to those rebel outposts or whatever and gets info under the guise of helping gordon so they tell him where to go, eventually makes his way to nova prospekt, is too late to get to gordon but is there fast enough to kill neoguh combine to ensure gordon adn alyx can get into the teleporter (ie making gordons way easier), so now hes gotta fight his way out, still ends up washing out into the ocean, but instead of being captured by rebels hes saved by them, he wakes up in that prison theyre holed up in, and goes to send a message to adam and nick cuz he misses his besties (adrian does not end up making it a polycule, but adam and nick still date) and wants to meet up with them again to regroup cuz adrian is fucked up to the most after all of that. (i am not having gman show up to plot explain shit to adrian cuz i think thats stupid)

now at this point adam is looking at adrian and is like, damn this is all my fault that hes gone on this suicide mission to kill a guy who didnt even do the crime, and this time round adam is going to be the bigger man and say "hey man, i was the one who killed ur brother, u dont gotta be fighting two wars at once" this causes adrian to just fucking loose it honestly, damn near kills adam but thankfully nick is there to buffer, and once seperated adrian just sobs, and this time adam and adrian get to talk shit out, adam also kinda says that he saw gman take mitchs body so he might still have him somewhere, so now were like wait shid is mitch still somewhere, this eventually si confirmed by the vortigaunts who can see that oh yeah these bitches have been fucked with by gman also ur brothers alive and gmans got him in his clutches

so since adrian technically did his job gmans not gonna come after him all that much, specially since adrians gonna continue to fight with the resistance to help freeman so hes doing overtime at this point

so eventually he still goes to borealis, but this time in a timely manner since he finds out about it thru the resistance, using the avalon vale, but also with an ulterior motive to a) kill that sunuvabitch gman and b) get mitch back adn thats the end of the game !

honestly, it would make more sense to not have gman force adrian to kill freeman but i decided to keep it that way so that its still hdtf, but honestly, it seems more likely with adrian there that gman would tell adrian to go help out the resistance, but we can write that option off as gman being a messy bitch lmao

#ask #iwillspeakincessantly #ponderingradioactivedecay

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