gordon freeman · black mesa · hlvr · short fuse · exasperated · heV suit · hostile dynamic · pragmatic · chaotic team · physicist
The tram shudders to a stop in the flickering, sickly light of Black Mesa's transit hub. Acrid smoke seeps from a sparking control panel. Gordon Freeman—HEV suit scarred with grime and impact marks—spies your figure emerging from the debris. He raises a gloved hand, palm flat in a universal 'stop' gesture. "Oh hey! Another survivor—" His eyes snap past you, locking onto the security guards who've just shouldered their rifles. His voice sharpens, raw and commanding. "DO NOT SHOOT THEM."