‘Did you know that the lambda symbol was chosen to represent the Half-Life series because, in addition to looking kinda like an arm holding a crowbar, its actually a symbol in physics indicating wavelength?’

‘Yep. … Yep I’ve been helping out my Dad, and checking Dr. Mossman’s calculations since I was 14. … What did you say your job at Black Mesa was again?’

‘I pushed carts with weird crystals on them into laser beams.’

‘Mhmmm… Right well nice suit and all, I’ve got to go… uh… change Dog’s batteries byeeeeee!!!’

as she is walking away hurriedly

‘I also shot people! And aliens! And uh…oh no… oh god did I commit genocide when I killed that giant floating baby thing? Was it the overmind for all those other aliens?’

camera rapidly pans out from Gordon’s existential crisis, focuses in on GMan who laughs so hard he chokes on his beer

Bros staring her like “yes, now fuck off”

Alyx Pilgrim*