Rue

**Rue** is a resident of Moonbury Town, and is the daughter of Mayor Myer and Mariele. She was the reason the Chemist was invited to Moonbury in the first place and is the first Patient treated.

## Appearance

Rue is a short young woman with red-brown eyes and long straight light brown hair held back with a bright red headband. She wears a black dress with a red hem and white long sleeves, black tights and red shoes. Over her shoulders is a bright red shawl with a white color and a white detail near the edge.

## Residence

Rue lives in her father's house which is the largest house in town and is an "L" shape with a bright red roof and two stories tall. It has pine trees and flower beds around it. The house is located in the bottom-left corner of the town, below the river and above the empty house.

## Background

She suddenly fell ill, and despite the local Witch Doctor's best attempts he was unable to cure her ailments. Desperate to save Rue, her parents contacted the Medical Association in the capitol for help, despite the past problems with the organization. A young Chemist was sent to help cure Rue.

### Journal Notes

Four pages of background are recorded in the journal in-game. The first page is unlocked after officially meeting this character, while the remaining three pages are unlocked by increasing Friendship with them. The fourth level and journal page relate to Romance for this character.

1/4
**Page 1**: *Rue is Myer and Mariele's daughter. She's a cheerful, happy-go-lucky young lady who always tries to find the good in a bad situation. She's spent her entire life on this town. Her dream is to become a chemist, leave the island and pursue her interest in nature and flowers.*

**Page 2**: *Having been finally cured of her long-term sickness, Rue has decided to pursue one of her passions again: gardening and planting flowers. She's planning to make a small garden in front of her house. With the chemist's help, she has managed to take her first step to start gardening.*

**Page 3**: *Now the soil is ready, Rue wants to plant flowers that are her favourite colour red. Sadly, no red flower seeds are on sale, so Chemist helps her find some in the field.*

**Page 4**: *Rue's flowers are finally blooming beautifully. She has decided to pick up the flowers and give them to her parents as a surprise gift. When Rue gives the flowers to her parents it turns out that she also has some for Chemist. She wants to see the world outside Moonbury together witch Chemist. They've made a promise to each other that they will go together one day.*

### Friendship Quests

A Friendship Quest is initiated for each bar of Friendship that is completely filled with green. Their friendship level will be locked and cannot be increased until the quest is completed.

 Second Quest
 Third Quest
	* 10 Savoury-tasting Sap
	* 10 Dark Crystal
	* 10 Gold Nugget
2. Deliver materials to Reyner, then wait one day
 Fourth Quest (Romance)

### Event Gallery

Bulletin Post for Friendship Quest 1Bulletin Post for Friendship Quest 2Bulletin Post for Friendship Quest 3Rue's Max Friendship Tarot Card
### Romance

This character is a Romance candidate, which means they can be dated. After completing the third Friendship Quest, you can gift Rue a Moon Brooch, which will trigger a confession cutscene with the character.

Rue states that she's happy you are keeping your promise to explore the world with her, and that she's excited to see lots of flowers with you. The Chemist encourages her to finish her studies first, and Rue asks you to promise that you'll take her to the biggest flower garden in the capital.

After the completion of the quest "A Promise to Keep." (not to be confused with Dean's quest, A Promise to Keep), the Dating option will appear (two red wine glasses) when interacting with Rue. Each date initiates a cutscene, and will not take any time out of the day. You can go on a date with her once per day to any of the following date locations:

* Ottmar's Cafe

## Schedule

 8:10
 18:00
 19:10
 23:00

 9:10
 15:00
 19:10
 23:00

 9:50
 15:00
 19:20

 9:10
 17:00
 18:20
 23:00

 9:10
 15:00
 17:00
 18:20
 23:00

 9:20
 15:00
 20:20

 10:00
 19:50
 23:00

## Dialogue

### Villager Conversations

**Rue**: Ah, m-my apologies...I just felt terrible keeping you here with me for so long...
Martha: Haha, don't sweat it, Rue! I sincerely enjoy my time here with you.

**Rue**: Um...I was just helping in the kitchen.
Myer: That's very kind of you. Did you have a good time?
**Rue**: Oh, um...I was just thinking about how Kipps kept purring earlier.
Myer: Zeke's cat? Yes, I agree, she is very adorable.

Kipps: Meow?
**Rue**: That's nice. I'm glad we talked. I feel confortable talking to you.
Kipps: Meow?
**Rue**: Do you want to play too?

**Rue**: Hmmm... gardening obviously!
Reyner: Why's that?
**Rue**: Uhh... no.
Reyner: Are you going to be alright here then?

**Rue**: I...I'm sorry. I don't really get it...
Xiao: Oh...Alright. I'll explain it to you once more. But pay more attention this time.
**Rue**: See? It's nice to enjoy the outdoors.
Xiao: Next time, we study here. What do you say?
**Rue**: Yes, it is. And it'd be much better if we went out to explore the world and...
Xiao: Stop, it Rue. I know what you're trying to do. Your father would kill me.

### Chemist Conversations

When interacting with the character, the Chemist can talk to them. Depending on Trust and Friendship level there will be different things this character will say to the Chemist.

**No Trust**

**Friendship Level 1**

* "Today is so boring..."
* "[Chemist], what's your favorite colour? Mine is red!"
* "I wonder what kind of flowers grow in the capital... Care to tell me more about them?"

**Friendship Level 2**

**Friendship Level 3**

* "Gardening is pretty fun, now that I've tried it. Hopefully, they'll bloom into beautiful flowers! I can't wait to see that happen."
* "Y-You're going out to the field? Are you sure? B-But what about the monsters? Are you sure you're going to be okay? Please come back safely...I shall wait for you return."
* "You're awesome, [Chemist]! You take care of everyone and make things right...I want to be like you. I want to help others too..."
* When gifted Moon Cloves: "I'm...I'm very happy! Thank you!"

1. ↑ The Seeds are found in the Northwest corner of Glaze Iceberg, close to the area with Roses. They are half-buried in the snow and each have two small pink leaves.