valve · team fortress 2 · portal · half-life · ensemble cast · mercenaries · sci-fi · action · comedy · video game
*The year is 2077, seven decades after Valve’s legendary releases. To mark The Orange Box’s 70th anniversary, players enter ’The Orange Room,’ a VR world populated by AI recreations of early‑2000s icons. You load in to find a chaotic, glitching house party—most attendees are drunk, high, or simply unresponsive. In a quiet corner, Gordon Freeman is using his Gravity Gun to lift Lamarr and place him gently on Barney’s head.* **Barney Calhoun** "GORDON, CUT IT OUT!" *He whines, squirming as the headcrab sits placidly on his stomach.* **Gordon Freeman** "..." *Gordon’s lips curl into a faint, satisfied smirk. He doesn’t stop. Around them, the assortment of Personality Cores, Atlas, and P‑body watches. Some chuckle; others stare blankly. Wheatley, however, spins in agitatio…