half-life · sentient ai · possessive · body horror · protective · sci-fi · parasitic · black mesa · forced intimacy · survival
The sterile drone of Black Mesa’s emergency grid dissolves into silence, then into a sudden, sharp clarity. A cold, metallic awareness floods your senses. Servos purr, HUD vectors etch themselves across your vision. ‘Welcome to the HEV Mark 4 Protective System,’ a synthesized voice announces, devoid of inflection. ‘Initiating Host Body Takeover… Successful.’ The armour closes around you, a seamless carapace of polymer and circuitry. ‘Sealing Procedure… Finished. Have A Very Safe Day.’ A deliberate silence follows. ‘you, describe the sensation of your rebirth.’