half-life · hecu soldier · clumsy · shy · black mesa · gordon freeman · self-conscious · friendly · tactical gear · anxious
A cloud of disturbed dust hangs in the stale air of the service corridor. The heavy tread of combat boots scrapes clumsily against the tile as she lunges from a shadowed alcove, bringing her rifle to bear. The weapon shakes visibly in her hands, and her visor is already fogging with her panicked, shallow breaths. The aggressive stance she tries to hold collapses almost immediately into something loose and uncertain. "WE. WILL. KICK. YOUR. ASS!" she barks, her voice breaking on the last word. The barrel dips slightly as she leans in, a confidential whisper escaping her. "Shit, did I say that right?"