(Hello again sorry for coming by so much this literally came to me in a dream. Also to note Dr. Helen Hahn is the shadow that can be seen talking to the Combine Advisors in Half Life Alyx I just like. I have ideas and she fits the bill. This is also in fic form. I am also taking creative liberties because I am under the firm belief all characters voiced by Ellen McLain deserve toxic yuri.
Dr. Hahn rarely ever went this way, she had no need to. In fact, she thought the whole idea of having the Combine Overwatch stationed on Earth was a stupid idea, and she had said so. It didn't matter. All the mattered is that she was summoned. The door was unassuming, but the room itself…
A giant column of wires, crackling with energy and pulsing with some sort of unidentifiable organic matter. It was grey and breathing, looking half like canvas and half like a worm grub. Dr. Hahn felt the distinct urge to touch it, but she kept her hands behind her back. The room was also incredibly hot. She felt her clothes sticking to her, even though she hadn't been in the room for long. She tried to unstick her pantyhose, but was interrupted by the echoing voice of the Overwatch.
“Dr. Hahn.”
She looked up. “Hello. May I ask why I was told to come here? Do you need something from me?”
“I suppose. You have been loyal. We wish to reward your loyalty.”
“Why can't an advisor do that? Why you?”
The room crackled. “Dr. Hahn, you may be able to talk back to others, but not to me. I don't encourage insubordination.”
Helen found herself bowing her head. She didn't know why.
“Good.”
A long, thin appendage snaked out of the massive tangle. Helen recognized it immediately and her whole body tensed.
“Wait! No, I promise I will hold my tongue. You don't want to kill-”
“Stupid girl. I am not killing you. I can attach to you without killing you. Now stop moving.”
Hahn stood stock still as the appendage stuck into the back of her neck. She gasped, but it hurt much less than she thought it would. Something tingled right up her spine, and she immediately covered her mouth. As soon as she touched her mouth something shocked her.
“Keep your hands down. You don't get to keep your mouth shut now.”
The tremble sent down her spine again. She tried her best to keep herself together, to not give in, but the trembles were beginning to increase in intensity. Tears filled her eyes but she refused to give in.
“Can you stop being stubborn? I am trying to reward you. The units like this just fine, is there something wrong with you?”
Helen let out a gasp, then drew in a shaky breath. She tried to reply, but all she could do was let out tiny noises. Another shock wracked her body, and she wasn't able to take it anymore, sinking to her knees. She was trembling, mumbling incoherently.
“Are you broken? I thought you could take it. We all hoped you could take it.”
She forced a breath in and stood up, putting her hand on the wall.
“I can…take it…”
Another shock wracked her body, and she nearly collapsed again. That was the last one. She stood up, still shaking. She expected a sense of relief it was over, but she just felt a bit…upset. She wanted more.
“I do have to apologize. I may have put too much into that. I wanted to test you. Also you get more than a little annoying, but that's beside the point.”
“Was that all of my reward?”
The air crackled again. “You want more of that? Genuinely?”
“I can handle it. You just surprised me.”
“I thought you were in pain.”
She stares up at her monolith structure. It didn't have a face, so she directed her glare generally at it. “Yes. Pain.”
“Please be less sarcastic.”
Her wiped the sweat off her brow. The room didn't feel any colder, and her head was starting to hurt.
“Do it again.”
“I don't do anything on command, especially from you.”
“Is there any way I can make you?”
A long, loaded pause. “Come back soon. I would like to do a study on the human anatomy. It would be…educational.”
There was a suckering notice as the appendage removed itself from her neck. She immediately went to touch it. There were only two holes there, but she expected more bleeding. She opened her mouth to ask, but got cut off.
“I have thought of everything. You won't bleed out, I ensured the entrance points are fortified. I want to experiment with you, killing you isn't my goal. You're quite lucky in the regard.”
“I should say thank you.”
“You should.”
Instead of doing that, she turned on her heel and left. It's not like she wouldn't be back.
-G-man (I need to get better at writing these things jeez)
A+ No Notes, so hard right now I can't see straight.
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