Rue

Rue is a fox located in a room in the back alley of Refuge, to the right of the Lamplighter's house. She is featured in one of the three visions Niko can encounter during their travels.
Rue contains KeyR, which is essential in the Solstice run. 
== Bio ==
In OneShot: World Machine Edition, Rue's bio reads: 
"A mysterious fox who can talk. Rue has a bad leg, but the origins of the injury are unknown. Nevertheless, it doesn't seem to bother her too much.
Rue is the first child of The Author, and knows many secrets about the world and its true nature. While she feels wistful thinking back upon how her real world is gone, she is determined to do whatever she can to help Niko set this one right. She is able to retain some of her memories across sessions and has always been watching, and always been waiting for the day her father's plan would finally be set into motion." 
== Appearance ==
Rue is a red fox with beady black eyes, black ears, and white fluffy neck fur. She has a yellow glowing vertical oval on her forehead. Her paws are black, and her front-left paw appears to be bandaged.https://twitter.com/NightMargin/status/1078907267670593536 Nightmargin on Twitter According to her bio in OneShot: World Machine Edition, she has an injured leg, so this is likely the reason why.
== Personality ==
Rue, similarly to Niko, is kindhearted and caring, talking to Niko in a friendly manner even though they usually don't remember her. After the Solstice update, she is also shown to be obedient and loyal, as she followed the Author's written advice despite such likely causing her loneliness.
== Background ==
Rue is one of the Author's children/creations and hails from the Old World, alongside Prototype and Cedric. It is implied she met Calamus and Alula while accompanying the Author during one of his visits. Alula was captivated by Rue, so the Author gifted her a fox plush.
Despite the lack of a resemblance, it is implied that Rue and Cedric are both robots. This is mainly due to the fact that if Niko talks to Prototype a few times during the Solstice credits, they ask Prototype what it's like being a robot, and Rue and Cedric respond to Niko's question alongside Prototype. The robot implication is further reinforced by an unused spritesheet of Rue having what looks like a wind-up key attached to her.https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/xk77gr/we_are_the_creators_of_oneshot_and_our_game_is/ipd0v8c/?context=1
== Plot ==
=== Main Story ===
Rue is found in a strange, small area of the maze-like alley. There is a large tree here that appears to be be shone on by sunbeams. Though the light could be city lights trickling down from above, the tree itself seems out of place, given it should be in much poorer condition without the sun.
When Niko approaches, Rue retreats behind the tree. She is unwilling to converse with Niko but implores them to find a way to return.
Rue remembers Niko between runs, and her in-game dialogue changes for the first 4 runs.
=== Pre-Solstice Update ===
When playing the Steam release of OneShot a week before the Solstice update, the clock room's countdown timer reaches 000:00:00:00, allowing Niko to see a vision of Rue when they tap the locked door. Neither Niko nor the Player understand what the vision means. As the Player finds themselves wishing that they could understand its meaning, a flashback occurs, showing the countdown timer counting down from 5 seconds until it reaches 0. Rue approaches and looks around for Niko but is unable to find them. She enters the room which is no longer locked and is surprised to learn it is not generated.
The Player briefly gains control of Rue as a playable character. Rue walks around the room and reads a note on the ground left there by the Author, who explains that he needs one more week in order to stabilize the patch. He gives the uplifting news that the fix will likely allow the outcome to finally be altered, and instructs Rue to wait for Niko at her normal spot by the tree and to avoid going outside. The flashback ends, and the Player is returned back to Niko, who has teleported to the entrance door of the clock room as if time reversed itself. Niko feels confused by the experience of déjà vu.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NMXLgRWooQ
=== Solstice Update ===
Niko finds Rue in the tree room, where Rue asks them to lead her to the clock room. At the clock room, Rue asks why Prototype and Cedric are missing, and is saddened to learn from Niko that they most likely did not survive. She asks Niko to go upstairs, and the two view the city from the building's balcony. The two talk about the simulated world, the World Machine's deterioration, and taming. Their conversation is interrupted by the appearance of squares nearby, prompting them to head back inside.
Cedric and Prototype appear, unhindered by the collapse of the Refuge's factory. The four of them enter the room beneath the countdown, where the Solstice trio open a portal that leads to a copy of the Author's study, along with the World Machine.
== Trivia ==
* When Rue, Cedric, and Prototype must be placed in the portal near the end of the Solstice run, Rue is the only one who doesn't have the "NPC" tag on her spritesheet.
* Rue is in her late twenties.https://nightmargin.tumblr.com/post/184174584821/how-old-maize-magpie-rue-ps-im-working-on
* Rue is envisioned as the same age as someone that graduated from college.https://nightmargin.tumblr.com/post/725792300752568320/hello-nightmargin-love-your-work-so-much-idk
* Since Cedric already wears goggles, the small pair of goggles on his hat are meant for Rue.https://nightmargin.tumblr.com/post/160838285481/hey-night-why-does-cedric-wear-two-goggles-a
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