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Hello? Anyone in there?
Helloooo?
Are you going to open the door? At any time?
Hello? Can y--no?
Are you going to open this door? Because it's fairly urgent.
Oh, just open the door! That's too aggressive. Hello, friend! Why not open the door?
Hm. Could be Spanish, could be Spanish. Hola, amigo! Abre la puerta! Donde esta--no. Um...
Fine! No, absolutely fine. It's not like I don't have, you know, ten thousand other test subjects begging me to help them escape. You know, it's not like this place is about to EXPLODE.
Alright, look, okay, I'll be honest. You're the LAST test subject left. And if you DON'T help me, we're both going to die. Alright? I didn't want to say it, you dragged it out of me. Alright? Dead. Dos Muerte.
Hello!
Helloooooooooooo!
Go on!
Open the door!
Hello!
HA! I knew someone was alive in here.
AH! Oh. My. God. You look terribl-- ummm... good. Looking good, actually.
Are you okay? Are you - Don't answer that. I'm absolutely sure you're fine. There's plenty of time for you to recover. Just take it slow.
Stay calm! 'Prepare' - that's all they're saying. 'Prepare.' It's all fine. Alright? Don't move. I'm gonna get us out of here.
Oh. You MIGHT want to hang onto to something. Word of advice, up to you.
You alright down there? Can you hear me? Hello?
Most test subjects do experience some cognitive deterioration after a few months in suspension. Now you've been under for... quite a lot longer, and it's not out of the question that you might have a very minor case of serious brain damage.
But don't be alarmed, alright? Although, if you do feel alarm, try to hold onto that feeling because that is the proper reaction to being told you have brain damage.
Do you understand what I'm saying? At all? Does any of this make any sense? Just tell me, 'Yes'.
Okay. What you're doing there is jumping. You just... you just jumped. But nevermind. Say 'Apple'. 'Aaaapple.'
Simple word. 'Apple'.
Just say 'Apple'. Classic. Very simple.
Ay. Double Pee-Ell-Ee.
Just say 'Apple'. Easy word, isn't it? 'Apple'.
How would you use it in a sentence? 'Mmm, this apple's crunchy,' you might say. And I'm not even asking you for the whole sentence. Just the word 'Apple'.
Okay, you know what? That's close enough. Just hold tight.
Alright, I wasn't going to mention this to you, but I am in PRETTY HOT WATER here.
How you doing down there? You still holding on?
The reserve power ran out, so of course the whole relaxation center stops waking up the bloody test subjects.
Hold on! This is a bit tricky!
And of course nobody tells ME anything. Noooo. Why should they tell me anything?
Why should I be kept informed about the life functions of the ten thousand bloody test subjects I'm supposed to be in charge of?
Oi, it's close... can you see? Am I gonna make it through? Have I got enough space?
Agh, just... I just gotta get it through here...
Okay, I've just gotta concentrate!
And whose fault do you think it's going to be when the management comes down here and finds ten thousand flipping vegetables?
Aggh, see, now I hit that one, I hit that one...
Okay, listen, we should get our stories straight, alright? If anyone asks -- and no one's gonna ask, don't worry -- but if anyone asks, tell them as far as you know, the last time you checked, everyone looked pretty much alive. Alright? Not dead.
Okay, almost there. On the other side of that wall is one of the old testing tracks. There's a piece of equipment in there we're gonna need to get out of here. I think this is a docking station. Get ready...
Good news: that is NOT a docking station. So there's one mystery solved. I'm going to attempt a manual override on this wall. Could get a bit technical! Hold on!
Almost there! Remember: you're looking for a gun that makes holes. Not bullet holes, but-- well, you'll figure it out. Really do hold on this time!
Whew. There we go! Now I'll be honest, you are probably in no fit state to run this particular type of cognitive gauntlet. But... um... at least you're a good jumper. So... you've got that. You've got the jumping on your side. Just do your best, and I'll meet you up ahead.
Alright, off you go!
Go on. Just... March on through that hole.
Yeah, it's alright. Go ahead.
I know I've painted quite a grim picture of your chances. But if you simply stand here, we will both surely die.
So, once again, just... move along. One small step and everything.
Go on.
On ya go.
Your destination's probably not going to come meet us here. Is it? So go on.
That's the spirit!
Good luck!
Hey hey! You made it!
There should be a portal device on that podium over there.
I can't see it though... Maybe it fell off. Do you want to go and have a quick look?
It's alright. No, go on, just have a look about.
No, that's right. Over by the podium, yeah.
Just---if you just--okay, just stand by the podium and just look up.
That's it, no, that's it! Yeah.
Whoa!
Hello?
Can you see the portal gun?
Also, are you alive? That's important, should have asked that first.
I'm--do you know what I'm going to do? I'm going to work on the assumption that you're still alive and I'm just going to wait for you up ahead.
I'll wait--I'll wait one hour. Then I'll come back and, assuming I can locate your dead body, I'll bury you. Alright? Brilliant! Go team! See you in an hour! Hopefully! If you're not... dead.
Hey! Oi oi! I'm up here!
Oh, brilliant. You DID find a portal gun! You know what? It just goes to show: people with brain damage are the real heroes in the end aren't they? At the end of the day. Brave.
Pop a portal on that wall behind me there, and I'll meet you on the other side of the room.
Just pop a portal right behind me there, and come on through to the other side.
Pop a little portal, just there, alright? Behind me. And come on through.
Right behind me.
Alright, let me explain again. Pop a portal. Behind me. Alright? And come on through.
Pop a portal. Behind me, on the wall. Come on through.
Come on through.
Come on through to the other side.
Come on through.
Okay, listen, let me lay something on you here. It's pretty heavy. They told me NEVER NEVER EVER to disengage myself from my Management Rail. Or I would DIE. But we're out of options here. So... get ready to catch me, alright, on the off chance that I'm not dead the moment I pop off this thing.
On three. Ready? One... Two...
THREE! That's high. It's TOO high, isn't it, really, that--
Alright, going on three just gives you too much time to think about it. Let's, uh, go on one this time. Okay, ready?
ONE Catchmecatchmecatchmecatchmecatchme
OW.
OW...
I. Am. Not. Dead! I'm not dead! [laughter]
I can't move, though. That's the problem now.
Are you still there? Can you pick me up, do you think? If you are there?
Hello? Can you--can you pick me up, please?
Sorry, are you still there? Could you--could you pick me up?
If you ARE there, would you mind... giving me a little bit of help? Just picking me up.
Look down. Where am I? Where am I?
On the floor. Needing your help. The whole time. All the time. Needing your help.
Still here on the floor. Waiting to be picked up. Um.
Look down. Who's that, down there, talking? It's me! Down on the floor. Needing you to pick me up.
I spy with my little eye, something that starts with 'f'.
Do you give up? It was the floor. Lying down on the floor. Is where I am. Needing you to pick me up.
Don't want to hassle you. Sure you're busy. But--still here on the floor. Waiting to be picked up.