have a half life oc and her slightly convoluted backstory (then again, everything in half life universe can be convoluted. But most anythings possibly lol) under a read more.
it's pretty much word vomit ngl. but thats how i roll with character building like 99% of the time
Summary
Left: Maria after the incident
Right: Maria before the incident.
Meet the Granddaughter of Issac Kleiner. Dr. Maria KleinerHe actually got her the job at Black Mesa due to her studies in Oneirology, the study of Dreams. Maria had a theory that there was a specific place or dimension where one could enter anyone's dream, and because of that, their mind. Black Mesa was already perfecting interdimensional travel, so, this wasn't too far-fetched to them.
At any rate, this theory turned out to be correct. So, Maria was made to study dreams, and how to possibly get someone's memories from when you enter their dream. That would way they could get information without having to rely on the other ways of getting said information.
Her department was arguably the most comfortable of all of Black Mesa. Because she and her lab partners studied dreams, the department was extremely comfortable, so the volunteers would be able to sleep easier. You'd often find some security taking a load off in some of the random piles of pillows that Maria had scattered about.
When the Incident happened, she was actually in the Dream Dimension. As a result, she ended up trapped there. The Beacon that she would use to get back was destroyed by Houndeyes that appeared because of the incident. So.. She's stuck in the Dream Dimension, and because of its... Peculiar nature, she cannot die. She is functionally immortal.
Kleiner was so worried that his granddaughter died in the incident and was regretting getting her that job. But she appeared in his dream and let him know that she was still alive, he was overjoyed.
If they were able to rebuild the Beacon, and portal that she would have used at Black Mesa, she could return to the physical plane, but everyone agreed that wasn't a good use of resources. Well. Kleiner didn't because worry for his granddaughter. However, because of her now anomalous nature, she is a grand help for the resistance as even the Combine have their dreams open to her in the Dream Dimension.