Darkside55
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Inspired by the "Favorite Titles" thread, and all the story speculation we've been doing in this period of new information downtime, let's come up with some chapter titles. They can be based on predictions you think the story will take, renaming old chapter titles, or even humorous titles. It's for fun more than accurately predicting where the story's gonna go. 
-Episode One-
Terminal Velocity - This would've been another good name for Exit 17. We're not like to see another trainstation again, but this makes for a good title for such an area.
-Episode Two-
Outlands - Or perhaps Outland 17 (but the 17 attachment is getting too frequent, and at this point it'd be good for a change). Something to describe the wastes without actually calling it "The Wastes."
Bugged Network - For the antlion tunnels.
Tunnel Vision - Different title for the same area.
Escape Velocity - Escape velocity is the term for the minimum speed an object needs to clear gravitational pull, such as a rocket leaving Earth's orbit. For the chapter where we see Dr. Kleiner and his mysterious rocket. It'd work great if this was also in the chapter where Gordon is speeding around in his rebel sweeper-car.
Parabolic Momentum - Also a different title for the rocket chapter. The upward curve of a parabolic trajectory is referred to as the escape orbit. Momentum signifies both the movement, as well as being an entendre for something big or important about to happen, which that rocket undoubtedly is for. I also think this'd be a good title for any future Xen travel, since the way local teleportation works now (the slingshot, curving around Xen and coming back to Earth) is something like a parabola.
Downshift - Ex post Barney.
-Episode Three and Beyond-
Expedition - If Gordon ever goes offworld.
A Sight for One - Quite unfortunately, I don't think we'll ever see Xen again. But if we do, homage should be paid by naming the chapter after the original .bsp, c4a1. "See four a one," "A Sight for One." Could also be "A Site for One." The "One" could also denote the vortigaunts, especially if it were "A Site for One."
Misunderstood Servant of the People - I think the text in G-man's npc file would make an excellent chapter title about him.
Incongruous Alignment - Also for the G-man. I actually like this one better than the other.
On Ice - Chapter for the project up north.
Phase Transition - Title for any drastic change or development that might occur. Generally refers to the switching between states of matter, but it can also be used in the less scientific context of a change from one thing to another. "Phase" can be used as "era" too, so from Combine occupation to human control?
Moment of Inertia - In physics, it's used to describe the rotational motion of a rigid body, but taking the words separately and putting them into context makes it sound like, "brief period of inactivity." Good for downtime, and "the calm before the storm." Maybe before the hammer of the Combine falls on Earth a second time?
-Episode One-
Terminal Velocity - This would've been another good name for Exit 17. We're not like to see another trainstation again, but this makes for a good title for such an area.
-Episode Two-
Outlands - Or perhaps Outland 17 (but the 17 attachment is getting too frequent, and at this point it'd be good for a change). Something to describe the wastes without actually calling it "The Wastes."
Bugged Network - For the antlion tunnels.
Tunnel Vision - Different title for the same area.
Escape Velocity - Escape velocity is the term for the minimum speed an object needs to clear gravitational pull, such as a rocket leaving Earth's orbit. For the chapter where we see Dr. Kleiner and his mysterious rocket. It'd work great if this was also in the chapter where Gordon is speeding around in his rebel sweeper-car.
Parabolic Momentum - Also a different title for the rocket chapter. The upward curve of a parabolic trajectory is referred to as the escape orbit. Momentum signifies both the movement, as well as being an entendre for something big or important about to happen, which that rocket undoubtedly is for. I also think this'd be a good title for any future Xen travel, since the way local teleportation works now (the slingshot, curving around Xen and coming back to Earth) is something like a parabola.
Downshift - Ex post Barney.
-Episode Three and Beyond-
Expedition - If Gordon ever goes offworld.
A Sight for One - Quite unfortunately, I don't think we'll ever see Xen again. But if we do, homage should be paid by naming the chapter after the original .bsp, c4a1. "See four a one," "A Sight for One." Could also be "A Site for One." The "One" could also denote the vortigaunts, especially if it were "A Site for One."
Misunderstood Servant of the People - I think the text in G-man's npc file would make an excellent chapter title about him.
Incongruous Alignment - Also for the G-man. I actually like this one better than the other.
On Ice - Chapter for the project up north.
Phase Transition - Title for any drastic change or development that might occur. Generally refers to the switching between states of matter, but it can also be used in the less scientific context of a change from one thing to another. "Phase" can be used as "era" too, so from Combine occupation to human control?
Moment of Inertia - In physics, it's used to describe the rotational motion of a rigid body, but taking the words separately and putting them into context makes it sound like, "brief period of inactivity." Good for downtime, and "the calm before the storm." Maybe before the hammer of the Combine falls on Earth a second time?
