Chapter 1: Black Mesa Inbound

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B.M.A.S: Good morning, and welcome to the Black Mesa Transit System.

The time is 8:47 AM.
9 is late for work.
He rides the tram and passes his best friend 5, bashing on a locked door.

B.M.A.S: This train is inbound from Level 3 Dormitories to Sector C Test Labs and Control Facilities.

He nears the Anomalous Materials Laboratory, seeing scientists through windows.

The next thing he sees is a robotic arm operating on a machine.
A crane transports a large tube.
A large box moves out the way.

9 can see nuclear missiles ready for transport to launch sites.
A random guy on a forklift drives by.

Then, through the tunnel, it goes by a halt.
Then spins down deep into a large underground cave.
Then, he goes through a long trip, an underground mineshaft.

Then he goes back inside the facility, the large gate opens in 4, a light flicked.
Then he proceeded.

9 is an MIT graduate, recently earning his Ph.D., a theoretical physics and positioned as a research associate.
His task was at an anomalous research laboratory.

During the tunnel, he sees 2 cores of energy in well regulation.

He only has level 3 clearance, and another gate was halted.
A robot picks up a box, then slowly moves away from a train track, a cart descends.

As it passes, the tram starts going again.
This time, a long tunnel then goes deeper into the facility.
There is another tram with 2 people in it, one is a regular scientist, the other is a not-so-human, he has white glowing eyes and dark blue skin.
His mouth can not be seen, and all he carries is a briefcase.

As the tram started again, there was a large leak of radioactive water. It was from a nearby plant.
A robot was next beside it.

Then the tram starts again. There it is, Sector C.
A guard was down there.

B.M.A.S: Now arriving at Sector C Test Labs and Control Facilities.

The tram stops at the catwalk.

B.M.A.S: Please stand back from the automated door and wait for the security officer to verify your identity.

9 was at the door, waiting for the guard to come.

B.M.A.S: Before exiting the train, be sure to check your area for personal belongings.

9 brang nothing with him.

B.M.A.S: Thank you, and have a very safe and productive day.

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