Half-Life: Gordon Freemanverse

Three Gordons in a Black Mesa rerun, what crimes will they commit? [ASK BOX: CLOSED] [IN PROGRESS: CH1 ASKS]

[gordoncubed]

“Welcome back to Black Mesa, Dr. Freeman.”

FOR NEW READERS:

This is a Half-Life / Freeman’s Mind / HLVR:AI AU Crossover also known as Gordon Freemanverse, with a focus on the main three: Gordon cubed, if you will. It’s a story-driven ask blog which will have some comics, videos, and regular asks.

The Premise:

A version of the Resonance Cascade rips Gordon Freeman from three different timelines into one corrupted space-time continuum. The three of them must work together to survive Black Mesa and to try and return home. 

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ABOUT - Required reading, Content Warnings and Rules

CHAPTERS - Chapter content by true chronological order

INDEX - Tags list for media, characters, and links to main blog

[gordoncubed]

good luck today in the test chamber, dr. freeman! by the way, that HEV suit they put you in. is it comfortable? i've heard some people compare it to a corset, but what's your take?

GF: It feels strange at first, but it becomes something of a second skin once you get used to it.

GF: It’s almost like sci-fi armor I suppose? 

GF: I once had a nightmare that the Training Course would shoot real bullets at you to prove the majority of the suit were bulletproof. It felt a little too real.

[gordoncubed]

Besides your family, is there anything else you miss from outside of Black Mesa?

GF: More of home I guess. Forest...beaches... whatever the great Pacific Northwest has to offer.

GF: I don’t miss the traffic though.

GF: Maybe I should just become a hermit scientist with 12 PhDs living in a cozy shack in the middle of the woods. 

[gordoncubed]

Weird question, you ever think about havin kids? You seem like you might make a good dad

GF: No. I can barely take care of myself.

GF: If I somehow managed to get through my doctorate and have a kid at the same time I think I’d lose my mind.

GF: Something like that requires an intense amount of strength and tenacity I’m just not built for.

[gordoncubed]

What’s the employee culture like at Black Mesa? Hope the higher ups don’t give you a rough time.

GF: Same as it ever was.

GF: I can’t really complain.

[gordoncubed]

If you had to choose between losing an arm or an eye, which would you choose?

GF: I’ve thought long and hard about this and the answer may surprise you.

GF: Neither.

GF: But I guess there’s no harm in preparing for either scenario starting from now on.

GF: Since people continue to insist on it.

[gordoncubed]

How are you tying with your eyes closed???

GF: It’s pretty easy actually! You just need to know which group of letters are on the phone buttons, memorize their placement, and you’re good to go.

GF: Then you keep pressing the key until you reach the letter, number or symbol you want. It’s much simpler than computer keyboards- There are only twelve ‘keys’, so to speak. It’s all a matter of remembering how it’s oriented.

GF: ...I made it sound too complicated than it really is. I promise it’s simpler than it sounds. 

GF: A kid once made fun of me for not typing fast enough on this thing.

[gordoncubed]

How you like your coffee Dr Freeman? Asking so I can see if I can have a cup ready for you when you get to the lab :)

GF: Dark as my soul

GF: You don’t have to!

GF: But if I’m not there in a few minutes- perhaps one cream one sugar??? Please and thank you...

[gordoncubed]

Hey, Dr. Freeman, you remembered to return the weapons from the HEV training, right?

GF: Yes, of course.

GF: ...

GF: I triple-checked.

[gordoncubed]

Ooo can I ask what your thesis was about Dr. Freeman?

GF: The Observation of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Entanglement on Supraquantum Structures by Induction through Nonlinear Transuranic Crystal of Extremely Long Wavelength (ELW) Pulse from Mode-Locked Source Array. 

GF: I’d very much elaborate but there’s only so much this little phone can allow me to type.

[gordoncubed]

Hey, Dr. Freeman, opinions on soda?

GF: Pretty okay! It gives me a bit of a boost.

GF: A very, very small boost.

[gordoncubed]

muddled memories, huh..? any idea why? you dont look like the type to be absent-minded.

GF: ...

GF: Huh?

GF: Oh, you know how it is with gaps in memories. 

GF: ...It’s fine.

[gordoncubed]

Is it just me or does the tram seem like it's been taking longer lately?

GF: Yeah. Feels like an hour has passed and yet...

GF: Usually I’d be at the labs by now.

GF: Maybe I’m just having an ‘off’ day.

[gordoncubed]

Ah geez, I’m running late...

[gordoncubed]

how long have you been working in black mesa?

GF: Awhile.

GF: For quite some time now. Few months.

GF: Speaking of time...

[gordoncubed]

Got any buddies outside of work? ~darkanon

GF: Way to rub it in. Suuure!

GF: I have friends! ...had a friend. Let’s call him ‘Eddie.’

GF: ...Maybe not really.

GF: ...I guess I don’t have anyone else I keep contact with. Wow.

[gordoncubed]

So Gordon on the topic of love I guess what is your romantic life like? Does even it exist?

GF: ...

GF: Okay, ouch. That was uncalled for.