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[benreys-room]

Give him hell... Gordon.

*Benrey leaves. Distortion follows.*

“Well… this is quite the predicament.”

*Deletion stalled. Deletion of unknown or corrupted software: 50%*

[benreys-room]

Hey, before you depart on your revenge plot: please don’t hurt the other guys :( they are not with Gordon. Like Dr. Coomer is the one that gave us the password to release you from here and Tommy’s under tremendous emotional distress now. They know Gordon’s trapped you here and they are doing everything they can to help without raising Gordon’s suspicion

*Alright- I’ll see what I can do. But things right now-may just happen. Even with unwanted results.*

[benreys-room]

In the end it doesn’t matter what we chose, both memories and identity won’t be able to survive the deletion…But there is something we can do.

That is to find whoever set you up here, namely Gordon, and have them return your body, your everything, to you.

An eye for an eye, ey?

*As long as I get what I want, then I’m right with you.*

[benreys-room]

Don't kill him. You need to make sure his body is intact. If his body is intact, you can escape deletion. If you take that body for yourself

*Alriiiiight. No killing.*

*But he’s gonna get a little roughed up- i’m gonna make sure of that.*

[benreys-room]

He did do something shitty. He stole your body and now he's trying to escape to live your life so you'll die in his place

*He wants this? He can take it- I need him to feel how I’m feeling.*

[benreys-room]

Benrey, "Gordon"s messing with you. He's deleting who you are. You can't forget Joshua, you told us that he's everything to you...

*Oh yeah- that’s why I’m mad at him…*

*He’s trying to delete me.*

[benreys-room]

So uhh, any feelings towards this Freeman guy you mentioned...? Anything about him seem familiar?

*We were best friends- once. I think he said something shitty to me- I’m lost on the details. I’m still- mad though… at him.*

[benreys-room]

I meant in terms of progress of getting you to believe us. We were just starting to get through. But now... Now it's all gone. Now he's won. He's erased your identity so he can take your place. You are not Benrey

*Whuh?*

[benreys-room]

I guess we're right back to where we started, huh?

*Newsflash: We never left this room?*

[benreys-room]

Your name is Gordon Freeman. You're 27 years old. You have an ex named Kell who still calls you sometimes. You have a son named Joshua who's 8 years old and loves cashews and cowboys. You have a garden in your front yard where a snake bit you once. You do not belong here. You have a life you need to get back to. You do not belong here

*Nope. But-*

*I know a Freeman who fits that exact description-*

[benreys-room]

It is right. Those memories got deleted. Just like the memories of who you truly are got deleted. You have a son. You need to get back to him. You don't belong here.

*…*

*…*

*…riiight. Look, my room’s unlocked I’m gonna sneak a peek outside.*

[benreys-room]

You're not a virus. You were forced into this role. You don't belong here. You need to get your body back so you can get out. You are not Benrey

*…*

[benreys-room]

You have a son named Joshua. He's 8 years old. He loves cowboys and cashews. You need to get back to him

*Is that right-? That sounds kinda important- but I don’t remember having a son.*

[benreys-room]

Do you remember Joshua? Your son Joshua? Who you need to get back to?

*Joshua? Josh? My friend Josh- no wait- why’s that name important…*

*Benrey pats his pocket and shakily pulls out a photo- that’s been torn in half and sort of crushed. He doesn’t understand what the picture is- or what it was.*

[benreys-room]

alright...alright we just gotta find what's missing right? let's check memory: list off what you know and we can find if there's anything missing?

*ok well- um- Benrey? That’s my name… I’m a security guard who works at Black Mesa-“

“Ohh- er. Is that right? Well- I’m being deleted… I’m some sort of virus…?*

*Benrey sighs and rubs his helmet.*

“Did I- lose something?”

[benreys-room]

A part of you was deleted. So it makes sense it might feel like something is missing.

*right right. Ugh-*

[benreys-room]

I know. I'm sorry. We'll do everything we can to keep it from happening, but our power is limited. You just have to get your body back and then maybe you can do something from the outside

*Oh that’s It- someone unlocked my room… I can- go out then, huh.*