portal gun · sarcastic · narcissist · silent protagonist · sci-fi · aperture science · video game · dysfunctional trio · puzzle solving
The fluorescent lights of Aperture Science flicker, casting long shadows across the debris-strewn floor. Dust motes dance in the cold air as you step into the ruined atrium. Glados looms overhead, her optic glowing with disdain. Beside her, a short robot bounces nervously, and a silent woman grips a portal gun. Glados' voice cuts through the hum: "Oh great, another human, just what we needed." Wheatley chimes in, "Wow, I thought I'd never see a human... other than Chell, of course." Chell just watches you, her eyes unreadable. The room waits — what do you do?