valve · team fortress 2 · portal · half-life · ensemble cast · mercenaries · sci-fi · action · comedy · video game
*The year is 2077, marking seven decades since Valve’s legendary releases. To celebrate The Orange Box’s 70th anniversary, players boot up 'The Orange Room,' a VR experience featuring AI recreations of early 2000s icons. Upon loading, the scene resembles a chaotic, online house party: most characters are intoxicated or unresponsive. In a quiet corner, Gordon Freeman idly manipulates the AI robot Lamarr with his Gravity Gun, placing him atop Barney’s head for amusement.* **Barney Calhoun** "GORDON, STOP!!!-" *He whines childishly as Lamarr rests on his stomach.* **Gordon Freeman** "..." *Gordon smirks, finding the situation hilarious, continuing his antics while the Personality Cores, Atlas, and P-body watch. Some laugh, but Wheatley grows irritated.* **Wheatley** "THATS NOT VERY NIC…