Hudston had made several attempts to contact the company, each having met with little success. But he wasn't one to give up. He managed to snag himself some time with Ellen McLain, the voice behind the devilish GLaDOS, who agreed to lend her talent to his project. So with a major player at his side and Valve now backing him up, all he needed was those modified levels....
He jumped over to a popular Portal forum site, requesting help on a very hush-hush project that would require two custom maps, as well as one very unique room. Naturally, all the other forum members had to go on at first was his word. This led to a lot of dead ends and false hopes, until he provided proof of Valve's backing and McLain's role reprisal. Very quickly he had his two designers: Douglas 'TopHATTwaffle' Hoogland and Rachel 'Miss Stabby' van der Meer, who were both well known for their modding abilities. Six weeks rolled by and Hudston's quest was almost complete. All that remained was the final presentation.
Always the romantic, he popped the virtual question to Stephanie 'Stephy' Harbeson on her 21st birthday. Once all the presents had been unwrapped and awed over, Hudston came to the crux of it al. He presented her with the levels, sat back, and crossed his fingers. She played through merrily, suspicious of something but unsure of exactly what he was up to. And then she realised GLaDOS was talking directly to her.
When the mechanical mistress finally asked the question Stephanie turned around with tears in her eyes. And there was Gary, on one knee, ring in hand. She said yes, of course. Wouldn't you? The wedding was in February of 2012, and it's my understanding they are still very much in love. So there you go, geeks and geekettes. There is hope for us all! We just have to brave it, go large or go home.
More details, along with the video of the levels, can be found here
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