Distribution

"Welcome to the Black Mesa research facility, this Tram is provided for the use by all Black Mesa personnel, the outside temperature is 69 Degrees Fahrenheit, with an estimated high of 105, the black mesa research facility is kept at a constant temperature of 68 degrees, this Tram is inbound from Level 4 dormitories to the advanced vehicle testing area and main station, level 3, .

This tram is heading for a Middle-security area, if you have not secured a Middle-Security pass please go and procure on at the Central Hub on Level3."

A Tram was traveling through a thin concrete tunnel with the sides of the tram nearly scraping the tunnels walls, above were large fluorescent lights which beamed down along the tram and below the rail that was holding up the tram, inside were two men in lab coats, one was an old man with thinning hair and a thin look about him altogether the other a young man with a more heavily-built body and a loving smile, they had sat down in the trams seats and were discussing,

The younger man was talking "I tell you Philip, you have got it all wrong, I believe that the engine will work."

"I do not believe you Alexander, the power distribution system is much too strong, once you turn on that engine it will burn itself out, there are too many valves, the system is so hell bent on being accurate and distributing power that it will just burn out the valves, they can hardly turn on and off many times, but you're saying that this will be able to take on a huge change in requirements in a short time, other than the power increase required to do a sudden movement then you have o switch around what sections are getting power, the valves will not take the stress." Philip stood up and looked out the front of the tram, he lay his shoulders on the ledge and put his head in his hands,

"You talk too much of your wishful thinking Alexander, you have more enthusiasm than Isaac, and this is not what you need, if you are going to succeed Alex you will need to show less that this will definitely work, you always place too much of your confidence in things, this might not work and if it doesn't you could lose your job." Alex looked at Philip who was deeply concerned for him, he was like a second father to Alex who was always looking out for him.

"Philip, I have advanced upon your on research, it may or it may not, but I put my full confidence behind it."

The tram stopped at a Huge mechanical gate, the gate opened, revealing a large expansive station with hundreds of personnel waiting at the station, there were many tram rails and TV Timetables with signs all pointing to the adjacent labs just outside the station, above a rail reached out and connected with the end of the previous rail, there was a crackle from the rails as they joined and the tram continued forward, the above a huge plasma screen flashed the face of an ageing man who began to speak "Hello and good morning Black Mesa, today there is an Important test going on in Anomalous Materials, so please be aware of power surges also I would like to congratulate Alexander Klaus for his win at the HEV Decathlon quarter-finals, you are a credit to your department.

The Tram lowered onto another floor and stopped, Alexander and Philip go out and preceded to some stairs, above they saw another tram with a grey-suited man go past looking at the pair, "Who is he?"

"I have no Idea, let's go." Alex and Philip continued up the stairs and into an office, they continued to the end of the office and to a Airlock. A security Guard typed into a keypad and the door opened, leading to a long walkway.

Alex and Philip continued down the walkway into an open testing area where above there was an observation area with a bunch of scientists, walled off by large panes and below it two orange suits with a lambda symbol on the chest plate. "Alexander! Philip!" The same ageing man appeared out of the crowd of scientists, he was wearing his lab coat. "It is good to see you, I believe you wish to show us your Hover-engine." Out of the back of the Observation Area a gaunt man in a grey suit appeared.