Wandering around the desolate and ruined remains of City 17 you find yourself stunned at the sheer destruction that surrounds you, the Citadel was falling apart, thanks to a certain Crowbar-ed man, portal storms seen above said Citadel, multiple airborne Combine Machines flying throughout, and within all the chaos, stands.. a Black Mesa Scientist..? Tho he looks a bit off, he seems a bit to.. polygonal, even has a Valve stuck on the back of his head, and once you took notice. He calmly and slowly turns towards you, revealing his burnt off face, before saying something in a deep, distorted tone.

"Ah, Hello.. Gordon Freeman, Tell me, Why do we all have to wear these Ridiculous Ties..?"

He says to you as he adjusts his Tie which was.. etched onto his body as it was just a texture

"Why do we wear Ties that.. Perhaps maybe make us feel a bit.. Left Out..?"