-Higgs' POV- After resting and eating, I'm walking again. My feet still hurt, but not as bad. I have no destination in mind, just hoping I find something useful out here.
The sound of a car driving on uneven ground catches me off guard. A black truck with golden hieroglyphics causes my heart to skip a beat when it stops. I recognize those symbols....
"Homo Demens." I whisper. A man chuckles behind me, causing me to jump. He looks somewhat older than me, possibly early-to-mid thirties, brown, shaggy hair that looks like it hasn't been washed in a while, and blue eyes. He's fully decked out in the terrorist gear of the Homo Demens. He also has no eyebrows, with them being replaced by strange symbols in red...ink? Blood?
"Well, look what we've got here," his voice, like his face, hold little emotion. He circles me, scanning me up and down. "What's a Porter like yourself doing out here in Home Demen territory?"
"I'm n-not a Porter." I stammer. "I'm just wondering around. I'm not looking for a fight."
"Hm," he bites his lip, taking in my lack of cuff link on my wrist, then stares at Nava, who is still asleep.
"And yet you have a BB." He mocks, reaching out to touch the pod.
"Don't touch her!" I'm shocked that I have the audacity to yell in anger. I instinctively clutch one of the grenades from my belt with tears in my eyes.
He actually cringes back at my tone of voice. "Fine, fine. We won't touch 'her'. Did no one ever tell you that BBs are just equipment? They have no emotions, no feelings. They're just used to detect BTs."
'You're wrong,' I want to scream, but hold my tongue. 'Nava has feelings. She laughs, she cries. She loves it when I sing to her!' I glare at him.
"So," he clicks his tongue, looking smug. "What's your name, Mr. I'm Not A Porter?"
I refuse to give him my actual name, instead going for my alias. "Higgs. Just Higgs. My last name doesn't matter."
He laughs. "Oh, your mother must've been such a sweetheart to give you that as a name!"
"What's yours? I'm getting kind of sick of calling you a waste of sperm in my head." I snap.
"Ooo. Snarky. You really don't know who I am? Have you been living off the grid for a while?" He taunts.
"Yes, actually." I say through gritted teeth.
He looks surprised. "Well then....The name's Sam. Sam Monaghan. Funny how you know the name of my group, but not me?"
"I've only heard from the net screens. All I know is that you guys bomb towns and cause void outs for fun. The net screens never informed me of specific names." I explain, trying my best not to tremble.
"You interest me, Higgs. I'm not gonna kill ya. No, no, that would be too easy. I'll let you do whatever you want. But I'll be watching you. You and that baby of yours." He laughs, grabbing my shoulder and licking my cheek. I cringe as he laughs, teleporting away and the truck speeds off.
I can't stay out here. Not in Homo Demen territory, anyways. With my adrenaline rush, I run over to the nearest town with tears in my eyes, hearing his laugh echo in my head the whole way there.
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Death Stranding: Higgs
Fanfiction(Note: I began publishing this prior to Death Stranding's release in November. I apologize if any character's behaviors or actions do not line up with how they are in game.) "We can always... tweak the rules a bit." Higgs has always been an outcast...
