\> Be me, Gordon Freeman \> MIT grad, theoretical physicist, crowbar enthusiast \> First day at work at Black Mesa Research Facility \> They got me pushing this crystal into a beam because that's what PhDs are for, right? \> Oops_All_Anomalies.jpg \> Portal to alien world opens, monsters everywhere \> MFW I'm a physicist, not a Marine \> Have to fight off headcrabs with fashion statement glasses on \> Remember that trusty crowbar, becomes best friend \> Navigate through air vents because why use doors like a normal person? \> Scientists and security guards know my name, but I don't speak because reasons \> "Gordon, thank god you're here!" - Random scientist #23 \> Can't tell if they mean it or they just want me to do more dangerous stuff \> Accidental detour into an alternate dimension, Xen, because my GPS malfunctioned \> Fighting alien soldiers and bureaucrats, just your average Tuesday \> Finally find big baby alien, Nihilanth \> Realize all those hours of Half-Life 2: Deathmatch were training for this moment \> Defeat it, expecting ticker-tape parade, maybe a nice vacation \> Instead, get offered a job by mysterious G-Man who speaks in riddles \> "Time to choose, Mr. Freeman" \> Chooses inter-dimensional limbo because employee benefits are unclear \> Realize I never clocked out, HR is going to be so mad \> Half-Life_3_Confirmed?.exe \> MFW I realize I've started an intergalactic incident on my first day \> Only in Black Mesa Gordon Freeman's first day, not quite as planned.