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[acts_of_gord]

Alyx was as good as her word last night, and did indeed leave Gordon a surprise worth checking the closet for. He's been fiddling with it most of today, whether out on the range or studying. It's only just now that he's managed to pry himself away from these pursuits and head into the Bar proper to relax for a bit before going back to... well, whatever keeps him busy. Besides, he needs to eat.

He's smiling nearly every time he glances at the orange and grey CD player, though, which means that he's probably already smiled more tonight than he has in his entire time in the Bar between Black Mesa and now.


[tinytag: Gordon Freeman, Alyx Vance, Chell]

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[vance_prime]

Here, have an Alyx.

"D'you like it?"

[acts_of_gord]

"Very much," says Gordon with a smile, reaching up to her with one hand. "Thank you, Alyx. You do good work."

[vance_prime]

"You're welcome." Alyx leans down to give Gordon a sideways hug and a quick kiss before sitting down next to him. "The really hard part was getting the CDs, actually."

[acts_of_gord]

"That was pretty impressive, actually," Gordon agrees. "You managed to turn up some of my favorites. I don't think even Barney knows I like some of these."

[vance_prime]

"I spent a while talking to the Bar about it. I'm glad it paid off."

[acts_of_gord]

"Oh, I'd say so," says Gordon, looking down at the CD case he brought along with him. If anyone else who knows him turns up at the Bar he's going to have to hide that Garth Brooks in a hurry. "I was up most of last night listening to some of these. Didn't think I'd ever hear them again."

[vance_prime]

"I might have to borrow some of them at some point," says Alyx. "Remedy the deficiencies in my musical education."

[acts_of_gord]

"There's other kinds of music to get you onto besides this stuff," Gordon says. "But you're welcome to borrow any of it any time. So this is what's been keeping you busy, huh?"

[vance_prime]

"Pretty much," Alyx confirms. "It was a labor of love."

[subject-lj-here.livejournal.com]

Chell's back from outside for good, since her legs are tired and it's looking rather gloomy out.

She sees the odd device as she walks up to him, curious. "Hello, Gordon. What is that?"

[acts_of_gord]

"A compact disc player, for playing back recoeded music," Gordon says with a smile. "Alyx built it for me."

[subject-lj-here.livejournal.com]

"Oh, how neat!"

"I only think I've heard one song in my life." And that was from a terminal as she was pushed out the vents of Aperture Science.

[acts_of_gord]

"We can change that," says Gordon. "I've got hours' worth of music here."

he's just... not going to play any of the country and western stuff for her, that's all.

[subject-lj-here.livejournal.com]

Chell won't mind.

"Oh, well, I wouldn't want to take away from your enjoyment."

[acts_of_gord]

"You wouldn't be," says Gordon. "Music's a communal activity anyway. Here-"

One of the less embarrassing CDs, by Gordon's lights, is pushed towards Chell. It's a They Might Be Giants live collection. "Any of those look interesting?"

[subject-lj-here.livejournal.com]

"I... I wouldn't know? Which do you find interesting?"

[acts_of_gord]

Gordon thinks about it for a moment, then puts the CD into place and clicks the fast-forward button first. Then he passes the earphones to Chell and indicates how to put them on before pressing 'play'.


Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night

Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul...

[aeons_crackshot]

Annabelle is at a nearby table with a bemused expression on her face. On a whim, she decided to ask Bar for supplies that might be useful in Gordon's world.

The bar gave her a large roll of heavy duty twine and a roll of duct tape. Annabelle recognizes the twine, but the duct tape is getting curious poking.

She sees Gordon come in and waves in greeting.

[acts_of_gord]

The motion catches Gordon's eye; he looks up, waves back, and clicks off the music. "Annabelle," he says. "How's it going?"

[aeons_crackshot]

"Well enough."

She smiles wryly, "I asked Bar for supplies that might be useful in your world and she gave me these." Annabelle gestures to the duct tape and the twine.

"I've never heard of duct tape before..."

[acts_of_gord]

"Oh, that stuff's very useful," Gordon says. "It's not actually much good in air ducts, but it'll patch up a lot of other substances. I had to use it to hold most of my guns onto my environment suit, too. No holsters."

[aeons_crackshot]

"That's good to know. I can think of an adventure or two where it would have come in handy."

"Are you still using it for holsters now? I'm no leather worker, but I could probably help you rig up something less sticky and more like what I have on the throwing knives that I loaned you."

[acts_of_gord]

"I managed to get a real equipment harness put together," says Gordon. "It's a little awkward, but it works at least as well. Alyx uses the tape to patch up her outer clothing when it tears. Oh, and about those knives- I've got them upstairs if you want them back."

[aeons_crackshot]

OOC: I figured that I would bring up the knives so Annabelle could get them back before the G-man steals all of Gordon's weapons, again. ;-)

"If you're finished working with them, I would like them back. Do you feel you have a better handle on how to throw them than you did before?"

[acts_of_gord]

OOC: G-Man doesn't steal Gordon's weapons this time. They find another way to disappear.

"I think so," Gordon says. "I'll have to get my own knives to practice with, but I think I can do it respectably now."