#mesaverse

[doctor-holland]

[Jemma sipped from the mug on her countertop, making a futile attempt to lessen the dull feeling at the back of her mind. Ever since Dr. Chettmen had dressed her down so effortlessly, she'd been staying into the late hours of the night, attempting to find a meaningful result in her mountains of experimental data. A futile effort considering the still-missing test subject B5, but one she felt a need to push through anyways. Chettmen had made it clear how little it would take to upset her already fragile Researcher position within the company. She couldn't risk disappointing him again; even if he didn't fire her, the mental strain of another lecture was something Jemma wasn't sure she could take.]

[mesaverse-hq]

Harding, staring out at the latest disaster area at Black Mesa: Well, at least this couldn't possibly get any worse. Stevens, appearing behind him with an already-lit Molotov Cocktail: You wanna fucking bet?

[just-a-space-nugget]

Security Chief Michael T. Harding!

He is Black Mesa’s very own baby faced security chief in our Half-Life MesaVerse AU! (Trust me he is literally almost 40 he just has a baby face)

Harding Belongs to @angrycheesegirl

You can learn more about and speak to Harding here @officer-harding-black-mesa

Reblogs are welcome!

[officer-palmer]

[Marie's shoes clicked on the tiled floor as she walked through the corridors of Sector B, leading the way as @dr-wallace-breen-official and @andrea-raposa-hr followed closely behind. While her services had technically fulfilled simply by contacting Maintenance and informing them about the service outage, Marie didn't feel comfortable leaving it there. Considering both Harding's poor history with the facility's transit system, and the long wait she was informed they'd have to deal with, she felt it was only fair to inform Andrea now rather than later. As for why Breen needed to know Dr. Chettmen was in peril? Well, that was just for fun.]

Shouldn't be much longer now. Mike said they were somewhere below Chemistry, which means the nearest platform is this way. That said, I sure hope one of you two has a ladder hidden on you somewhere, otherwise we might be there a little while

[dr-green-official]

Look. All I'm saying is that if the high and mighty assholes who designed the Anti-Mass Spectrometer didn't want me taking a look under the hood, they should've secured the access panels with more than a couple flathead screws. This machine is practically begging for me to open it up when things go wrong. Sorry not sorry.

[woogie-g]

Sir may I please enquire about your mans, Sebastian Fletcher? I am curious about question 2 :)

2. Did you design them with any other characters/OCs from their universe in mind?  This question confuses me because it could mean so many different things, so I'll just answer with every way I've interpreted this question-

Sebastian's creation and character building was a completely isolated incident of wanting to jump into the Half Life RP/eventual Mesaverse. I had no other plans of creating other characters either with him in that same universe, or to add him to any other universe with other OCs. Drew's (full name Drew Harper Conwell) creation was just because we had needed to expand our cast later on in the RP/Mesaverse outside of the security staff and science team. And honestly, I can't see myself putting Sebastian (or Drew) in any other universe other than Half Life.

[angrycheesegirl]

I'll take a #1 for Harding for $200, Alex

Ohhh Basil run while you can because I'm going insano mode

Alright so before we go forward, I should briefly give explanation of who Harding even is, considering I don't talk about the Mesaverse much here, and I don't think I've ever gone into depth with you.

This, in a lovely piece of art done by @just-a-space-nugget, is Michael Theodore Harding; Chief of Security for the Black Mesa Research Facility. He's one of the two oldest characters belonging to the Mesaverse project, the other being Dr. Mark Stevens, head of the Biology Department. The Mesaverse exists primarily as a Tumblr RP group but has some supplementary material. The overreach blog is here for anyone who wants to look into it: @mesaverse-hq. With that out of the way...

#1: What was the first element I considered?

Harding was born at a very interesting time, that being the summer of 2021, when COVID was on the tail end of its lockdowns. I was (and still am) the creator of the blog @incorrect-half-life-quotes, and I made the decision to get involved in some light Black Mesa Roleplay. This was right at the start of a scenario now referred to affectionately as the Cave Clone Incident™ (don't ask), which was started by Dr. Stevens. I decided to get involved, and to do so, I figured I had to create a character. The first thing I considered was what branch of the facility this character should work for; but I should stress that I knew almost immediately that this should be a Security Guard, one who gets in drastically over their head in a moment of crisis.

[officer-calhoun-official]

[glados-official]

Ah. Hello Apollo. So, you have friends at Black Mesa? Tell me their names and I will find them for you.

*Stepping out of the portal, he ditches the pillow and blanket he took along with him from the break room. He took his glasses off and used them as a mirror to fix up his appearance. Once he was finished he'd put them back on, over his eyes, to hide the fear burned into them.*

*He'd breathe deeply as he began to walk down the hall. It all felt so weird. He's just an intern, not an employee. Why is he meeting with Her? He shook away the thoughts as his fear swelled, reaching the door.*

(@614d05)

[n0tname]

eventually mankind will only be able to return to the mesaverse through meditation and psychedelic drugs

[mesaverse-hq]

Not your "Divine Savior"

Sebastian Fletcher has never been anything close to normal in his life; the closest he's ever gotten has been working for the Black Mesa Research Facility, a job that most people wouldn't consider normal to begin with. But for Seb, it's the least stressed he's ever been in his life, and that's good enough. He has friends, a stable job, and for the first time ever, a chance at a decent life. Of course, it's not going to pan out that way; in fact, the goddamn world started ending about 6 hours ago, not that anyone noticed at the time. But Seb doesn't care. He has NEVER cared. He doesn't care about what exactly is happening, or what caused it, or how to stop it. He is not the One Free Man, he is not the Guiding Shephard, he's just Seb. And Seb just wants to live. That's not so bad, is it?

(For @woogie-g)

[doctor-holland]

[Jemma's head sinks a bit, her cheeks flushing to some extent. She tried to hide her face by taking a sip of the coffee she'd been holding. It was less than steaming hot now, but still warm enough for her needs]

I suppose, as much as I hate to admit it, that you might be right. I've not known Dr. Chettmen to be the vengeful type, at least in the brief times I've got to meet him. I've just been petrified of finding that limit ever since the containment incident.

[Another sip punctuates the slow mental breakdown of a woman on three whole days of no sleep]

I've heard the stories of what happens to anyone that steps out of line here. Demotions, reassignments, even termination if you're unlucky enough. I've had to fight for everything I have here already. My laboratory, my position, my schedule, even. I've been here two years and they still look at me like a post-doc who doesn't know which way is up! It's humiliating, its degrading, and I just can't TAKE IT ANYMORE!

[The now-empty paper cup narrowly misses the guards head as it sails by him, landing with a distant clatter near the locker room doors.]

[Jemma sipped from the mug on her countertop, making a futile attempt to lessen the dull feeling at the back of her mind. Ever since Dr. Chettmen had dressed her down so effortlessly, she'd been staying into the late hours of the night, attempting to find a meaningful result in her mountains of experimental data. A futile effort considering the still-missing test subject B5, but one she felt a need to push through anyways. Chettmen had made it clear how little it would take to upset her already fragile Researcher position within the company. She couldn't risk disappointing him again; even if he didn't fire her, the mental strain of another lecture was something Jemma wasn't sure she could take.]

[just-a-space-nugget]

Dr. Mark Stevens head of Biological Research at Black Mesa in the MesaVerse AU! And also secrete lover of Dr. Jameson Chettmen 👀

He belong’s to my friend M @mdudethegreat and can be found and spoken to here @doctor-mark-stevens

[mesaverse-hq]

Mesaverse Heritage post.

Walked into work late - Cave Johnson founder of Aperture Science just knocked my bagel out of my hands and claimed Sector A as a Mantis-Men Breeding Ground? Did I miss something in the last Corporate meeting or am I still asleep in bed and dreaming?

It's a whole thing, we sent out a memo about it a few minutes ago. You should probably evacuate for a bit.

[mesaverse-hq]

Mesaverse Rebuild Vine Comp

It's almost here. Come watch the premiere!

[mesaverse-hq]

Not your "Divine Savior" Chapter 2

"Good morning, and welcome to the Black Mesa Transit System. The time is 9:23 AM. Current topside temperature is 93 degrees, with an estimated high of one hundred and five. The Black Mesa compound is maintained at a pleasant 68 degrees at all times. This train is Inbound from Area 3 Security Facilities to Sector B Test Labs and Control Facilities."

For @woogie-g