Ok First of all: LOVE the Portal au. Second: I kinda have an idea/suggestion? So you said TFC survived but he's a cryptid. So how about having him as ratman? (At least I think that's what he's called. I'm rusty on my Portal lore.)
Eeey! Thank you so much! I’m having a blast coming up with details and designs for more hermits, so expect more to posted soon!
Yea, that’s the idea that I was aiming for with making TFC the last surviving scientist.
Just like Rattmann, TFC survived X’s purge of the facility and now he’s surviving in the walls and in the abandoned place around the building. And like Rattmann, he’ll be leaving murals and wall paintings around the rooms the help give advice and encouragement to the human test subjects. If TFC is ever seen, it would only be to a human and never one of the AIs, but since most of the test subjects are either accompanied by a core or are under surveillance, the chance of seeing him are very slim.
TFC is definitely one of the smartest and most resourceful humans that are in the Hermit Science facility.