"Could be worse," Gordon says, wrapping his hand around the curved part. It's too dark in here to see much of anything but the light at the far end, and his suit light's battery is almost out. "Had to make it through the residue processing section of Black Mesa once. You have any idea how much 'residue' a self-contained base that size puts out in a week?"

Why yes, it is meant as a distraction from the remains of the zombies, why do you ask?