Zig
By Magewriter
Chapter 1: Runaway
Disclaimer: I don't own Psychonauts.
Well, here's the story I promised about Zig. You'll find out stuff about her later…
It was night, but if you happened to look up, you wouldn't be able to see the stars because of the streetlights. There was a small girl walking toward a fire station. She was thin, with thin shoulders, and she was white-blonde. She wore a black dress and black shoes. Her eyes were closed, but her head swiveled back and forth, as if she were looking for someone – or at someone.
She walked up to the fire station and kicked the door a couple of times. A fireman came to the door. She started looking down at the exact angle he was.
"Do you need any help?"
"Yes. Do you know I can get a duffel bag for cheap?"
"Um... yeah. Why?"
"Thank you. That's all I needed." She smiled a little, and odd look for someone who wore black eyeshadow at ten years old.
She walked back down the sidewalk, head swiveling again. The fireman was extremely confused.
When the little girl got back home, she disappeared and reappeared in her bedroom. A little sculpture floated towards her. She undid the plug at the bottom and took out all of her money. She had a lot, for a ten-year-old.
If you didn't think your eyes were playing tricks on you that night, you might have seen a little girl flying over houses to a store. She bought some food usually associated with camping: jerky, dried fruit, instant oatmeal… baisically, things that kept.
Then she went to a camping supplies store, where she purchased a duffel bag. She went back to her house, packed the food, a flashlight, her money, and some clothes into the bag. Then she left the house.
Hopefully forever.
Her destination was Whispering Rock. Usually, it was a summer camp, but during the rest of the year, psychic kids whose parents were afraid of psychics could stay there.
She also wanted to meet the famous psychonaut Sasha Nein.
So you've learned about Zig's values. And that she doesn't care too much about Milla. It makes sense, though. Milla's really… well, colorful. Zig isn't into that. When she was talking to the fireman, she read his mind.
Sorry this chapter's so short. Next chapter, she goes to Whispering Rock. I'm guessing that that's the chapter when you learn why she ran away. Trust me, I don't know the plot any better than you do. Just a couple things about Zig that you definitely don't.