#vortigaunts

ive been thinking about if it wasn't just a simple reference just to freak the player out though. i wonder if there's a possibility that the Vorts actually DO know that Gordon is a character. if they're actually aware and fully acknowledge the people who are piloting him throughout the whole game. and if so, would that mean that they trust Gordon AND the players and bringing them to freedom, or do they trust Gordon BECAUSE of the players. and IF they did know about the players, would that mean that they know they're in a game. or perhaps maybe theres an in-universe equivalent to a player that exist and that's what the Vorts are referring to, and they just so happen to be very similar to players of a video game.

and just as, if not more importantly, does GMan know that.

because as far as we know, from everything he's said to Gordon, he fully refers to him as just a singular person. refers to him by name and even his honorific. said that HE did a good job at Black Mesa, HE was the right man in the wrong place, HE was getting offers for services, HE didn't need super high security to be imprisoned. you'd think, with how much he invested into Gordon and how long he was willing to keep him in his grasp, he would've acknowledged that he's clearly being controlled by an external force. him of all entities would know that.

but he NEVER brings it up. EVER. he strictly speaks to Gordon directly as a single individual. which, with everything said above taken into account, would lead to the conclusion that GMan has no idea that Gordon's being piloted. therefore, also, probably has no idea that he's inside of a video game.

and just to clarify, whatever it is the All Knowing Vort is talking about, its not Vortessence. the Vort said that, even though they call Gordon 'sib', like a sibling, they actually have no biological or mental connection. his mind is a 'mystery to them'. and when they had him close to the table while reviving Alyx, weaving their life together, the Vorts claim that bond between the two is ''almost Vortal'. if it was straight up Vortessence, they would've said it. im pretty sure Vorts have no reason to lie or walk around the truth. whatever Gordon has is very similar, tough, and for some reason its something GMan probably can't see. or perhaps he could see the effects of it, but had no idea what it actually was. like he knew that Gordon was skilled with weapons, with environmental obstacles, with weird puzzle-like areas, and he admired that about him, but had no actual idea on HOW he could do all that.

or he did but just??? didn't care???? cause one person he does put a lot of faith into, more than Gordon, is Alyx, and we still have no idea as to why he's so hellbent on hiring her. especially since the concept of Alyx being revealed to be half-Vort was scrapped. PLUS she was the one to be killed by a Hunter while Gordon came out unharmed so. i dont. i dont know!

final interpretation that i have is that probably there's some in-universe force that's meant to represent the players and they've for some reason decided to pilot Gordon throughout the events of the game which iead to him having weird luck in his situation, and GMan either only noticed the weird luck and didn't know where it came from but never questioned it, or he did know it was an external force but didn't care for whatever it was. maybe being like "well if it gets the job done that's good enough for me."

but yknow whatever i dont write these game who care.