Barney then locates, charges and delivers a spare power battery to Doctor Rosenberg. He first travels to the borderworld Xen, where he activates a device needed for teleport's correct work. Calhoun helps Rosenberg to prepare everything for successful teleportation. Rosenberg reveals to Barney his plan of escaping by using an old teleport model. Rosenberg, who had been captured by the HECU troops. He arrives there some time before 9:00.Īfter the Resonance Cascade occurs (at around 9:00), Barney becomes determined to escape from the Black Mesa facility. On May 16, 200-, at 8:42, Barney starts his tram ride from the Area 8 Topside Dormitories at Black Mesa, to start his second Blue Shift day at Area 3 Medium Security Facilities in Sector C. He is not seen for the remainder of the game. Walter and Rosenberg discussing their escape plans in Blue Shift.īarney is seen at the very start of Gordon Freeman's tram ride to Sector C, knocking on the Area 3 Security Facilities door.
The Blue Shift instruction manual features the sentence "Buy flowers for Lauren", suggesting that Calhoun had a wife or girlfriend. On May 15, Barney is assigned to a 09:00 - 22:00 Blue Shift assignment and reports to Area 3 Medium Security Facilities in Sector C, at 09:00. On May 12 and May 13, at 08:00, Barney underwent a two-day Security Guard Training under the Miller-based holographic instructor (May 12 is the Blue Shift Hazard Course). His two-day Security Guard Training was scheduled. īefore May 12, 200-, Barney performed a retinal scan and had his salary increased. about his May 15 reassignment to Blue Shift. On May 9, 200-, Barney received a letter from L.M. His "Disaster Response Priority" is to protect the Black Mesa facility and its equipment in the event of an emergency, with secondary priority to safeguard members of the science team whilst his own personal safety is of relatively low importance.
He is friends with Gordon Freeman and Isaac Kleiner, who are also employees of Black Mesa.Īs a Black Mesa security guard, he is tasked with duties including guarding assigned sections, performing general maintenance, and assisting the science team when required. He is accommodated in the Area 8 Topside Dormitories. Gordon Freeman sees Barney knocking on the Area 3 Security Facilities door.īarney Calhoun, an undecided major after two years at Martinson College, is employed as a mid-level security officer at the Black Mesa Research Facility, with a Level 3 security clearance and as part of the Blue Shift High Security Unit. Scott Lynch (Chief Operating Officer for Valve) (HL2)