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A man of your position is one that isn't expected to have emotions
Those are distracting to your job
To what you need to do
You are an Observer.
Your job is simple, at least to you and you require absolute attention in order to achieve your, or you should say, your employers goals.
But
You were something akin to human once
And so, even with all the power in the world, you cannot stop if you were to feel such.
Well
You could stop these emotions.
But you don't want to
No, it's far too beautiful for that.
Humans often disregard emotions at times, at least that's how you feel.
They feel even the smallest bit of happiness and simply think nothing of it but another reaction.
Or, in your hire, Doctor Gordon Freeman's case, fear.
Fear from none other that what you wanted to happen, the aliens in result of the Resonance Cascade.
Aliens that attempted to kill him, you felt his fear as he fought off these creatures, although a horrible emotion, it made you feel great.
Eventually, The Freeman grew use to these emotions, disregarding how great it is to feel something so strong.
It annoys you.
Huh
That is an emotion in itself, you find it almost amusing.
The G-man, Government man, sits on a beach or, should I say, a chair upon the beach.
His suit is immaculate as normal, not a grain on sand on them, unusually so, given that the nature of the beach means one should atleast have a little bit.
But this 'man' does not abide by normal rules, or any rules for this matter.
The G-man is himself, where ever he is.
Although this could only be said physically, as he was internally feeling very unlike himself.
As in
He was feeling emotions.
This outcome was expected, given that he had been observing humans for years, he was bound to pick up on their… habits.
But
This was overwhelming, this was not some casual reaction.
Something to brush off.
No
He actually felt, genuinely felt, something.
He contemplates the past events.
He had sent his hire, one Doctor Gordon Freeman, into stasis for his future endeavors, after you cannot risk your most valuable piece to be injured.
And
His absence will effect the rebellion and the events after Black Mesa, a perfect consequence.
Then
He sent Corporal Shepherd into a stasis, but unlike The Freeman, he decided to let the other stay awake for this, instead having his stasis be in a physical object, the commonly used tram.
He did not care much about containing The Corporal, after his absence or lack there of would do nothing to effect anything majorly.
But
One can be wrong.
There are… unforeseen consequences, even for someone like him.
Then there is the unknowable side effects, well, they can be knowable to you but you often never acknowledge them.
After all, they never effect things in the grand scheme of things.
But
You look towards the future, something you often avoid, for the knowledge can be too much to bear.
But
There slightly warmth in your heart as you see what the future could hold.
A wonderful chance at happiness, for everyone.
The butterfly effect, such a beautiful thing.
And the one who causes these chains of events is one often disregarded.
How interesting.
Emotions are a beautiful thing, you've found yourself contemplating over the past days.
And interesting set of chemical reactions, something that can effect you so much it shakes you to your core.
When you were younger, you didn't realise how much you had to cherish these things.
But now in your wiser years, you realize.
And you crave them.
You see a future where you are free from your employers's aggressive bonds, free from their hatred of emotions.
Hatred of bonds, the good type.
You will get that future.
You almost feel sorry for your other self, forced to follow the events of their universe, without choice.
But you will make your choice.
You will decide what you want
You will
Create your own universe.
An alternative solution to a problem you never thought existed, happy ending you knew where never possible.
Well, you thought you knew
But you will prove yourself wrong.
You have to
You can't go back to being emotionless.
So, now it's time to start the chain of events, if you can play the cards right.
To Corporal Adrian Shepherd, a man who will change everything, a man who will cause peace for those who need it.
And he doesn't even know this
No one really does, no one can see it
Not even you, but you know the rough idea.
It all starts with a conversation.
The G-man enters Adrian Shepherd's tram, the mysterious, suited man giving nothing away about his sudden appearance.
Under his mask, Adrian's face lit up in belief the suited figure was finally about to tell him he would be free to go from this impromptu prison.
"Corp-oral… Shep-herd, it has been a while, has it not?"
The G-man smirked, Adrian's stomach dropped, he knew he was not going home.
"Why don't we… catch up, hm?"
Adrian Shepherd has the feeling that he'll never return to earth.
He feels like instead he'll be listening to the God awful sound of The G-Man's voice
Has his suit always looked that stupid?