Voron opens fire. A round rips through 01498, who flinches and grunts-- his attention disrupted for the briefest of moments. Just long enough for his hostage to drop a small piece of paper.
Maybe 15 feet away from the paper, Lucas promptly gets domed by a rusty saucepot thrown with surprising force.
Still better than being taken hostage, I suppose.
If you're reading this, then the Combine took you alive instead of just killing you on live TV. I'm not sure if that's good news or bad news. Probably bad news.
If the handwriting wasn't a dead giveaway, you wrote this to yourself. Assume that the Combine fucked with your memory-- there's little to no way to prove that they didn't.
So forget everything you know. Start over. Here’s the essentials. Your journal should have the rest.
-You can trust Demitra (small, russian, sniper, calls you Luca)
-You love this entire group. They're your family now. You've risked your life countless times for them and it was worth it every single time.
-You don't like killing. You try to avoid it whenever possible because even the worst people can start over. You've seen it.
-DO NOT trust the Combine or anyone working for them. Even if they're "nice" or "undercover". They did that to Sven. He was another friend of yours and they turned him into just another mask.
And one other thing:
Whatever they tell you, You ar
The reason y
You believe th
Several more lines are scribbled out.
THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE
If the handwriting wasn't a dead giveaway, you wrote this to yourself. Assume that the Combine fucked with your memory-- there's little to no way to prove that they didn't.
So forget everything you know. Start over. Here’s the essentials. Your journal should have the rest.
-You can trust Demitra (small, russian, sniper, calls you Luca)
-You love this entire group. They're your family now. You've risked your life countless times for them and it was worth it every single time.
-You don't like killing. You try to avoid it whenever possible because even the worst people can start over. You've seen it.
-DO NOT trust the Combine or anyone working for them. Even if they're "nice" or "undercover". They did that to Sven. He was another friend of yours and they turned him into just another mask.
And one other thing:
The reason y
Several more lines are scribbled out.
THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE
Maybe 15 feet away from the paper, Lucas promptly gets domed by a rusty saucepot thrown with surprising force.
Still better than being taken hostage, I suppose.
