Independent Variables

Chapter 1: Gordon Freeman is an excellent physicist but human interaction, and the mutual respect it demands, is really not his gift.Chapter 2: Alyx has learned to build her own future and thrive despite the rubble of civilization, but she's got no time for her father's favorite ghost.Chapter 3: Alyx and Barney have a chat about their newest asset, and Alyx considers risk and maintenance. Set in HL2 chapter 5.Chapter 4: The battle for City 17 isn't easy on anyone. Rating bumped up for this chapter.Chapter 5: City 17 isn't won yet and progress is hard to measure. Luckily, there's a D0G.Chapter 6: Barney goes to find Freeman on the eve of the final push, and realizes he's been overlooking things.Chapter 7: A Terrible Idea for curing Freeman's reflex problem.Chapter 8: Homesick in White ForestApparently there will be more of these. This is set in the same continuity as Physics of the Crowbar.No reference to ships, but not hostile to them either. Just... good luck figuring that out with this version of Freeman. Updating tags as content is added.