Ms. Hatch

Ms. Hatch is a minor character in Beacon Pines. She is almost always found by the fountain in Beacon Pines' town square (even at night), and what she reads serves as foreshadowing for near future events in the game or refers to recent happenings in the story.

## Profile

### Appearance

Ms. Hatch is a teal crocodile with dark blotches on her body, brown eyes with long eyelashes and possesses black hair that she has in a ponytail. She wears a light brown sweater, a darker brown skirt and black shoes. The character is also always seen reading a book with an indigo cover.

### Personality

Due to her minimal number of interactions with other characters, not much is known about Ms. Hatch. While polite, she often prefers to keep conversations minimal in order to read more. She is often too invested in a book to distract and says “Heavens” a lot.

## Story

### Chapter 2: Welcome to Beacon Pines

“
The two wandered down the wooded path, unaware of the danger ahead
”

Reading this, she reacts in excitement.

### If “Shit” Was Chosen at “Rendezvous with Roxy”

“
His eyes went wide in disbelief. ‘What do you mean vanished? That’s impossible!’
”

In response to this plot point, Ms. Hatch exclaims that “he” isn’t aware of the danger he’s in.

### If “Struggle” Was Chosen at “Warehouse of Horrors”

“
Anger from the past, mistakes not yet made, and a glimmering hope for the future… He carried them all, in equal parts, everywhere he went.
”

She expresses surprise at these words, and comments on how much of a burden if must be to bear.

### If “Rumble” Was Chosen at “Whether Weather”

“
He met his old friend’s eyes and was greeted with nothing but ice-cold anger
”

After reading this, Ms. Hatch cries out that now’s not the time for fractured friendships.

She is also present during the festival but doesn’t have anything to say.

### If “Break” Was Chosen at “Whether Weather”

“
'The answer you seek will be revealed to you in due time. The question is,’ the figure intoned, ‘are you prepared to live with the truth?’
”

She doesn’t have anything to say about this dialogue.

### If “Hard” Was Chosen at “A Beginner’s Guide to Hostile Interrogation”

During William Kerr's speech, Ms. Hatch is seen in the crowd (still reading) and gets trapped in ice along with the rest of the residents of Beacon Pines (a fate that most likely befalls her whenever the town becomes frozen in other endings).

### If “Sly” Was Chosen at “A Beginner’s Guide to Hostile Interrogation”

“
'Knowledge.’ he spat with a sneer. ‘There exists a gulf between knowing something and being able to do a damn thing about it.’
”

Grunting, she mutters that she hates when the villain makes a good point.

### If “Hum” Was Chosen at “Fire and Ice”

Ms. Hatch is seen in the crowd when Sharper Valentine makes his return.

### If “Malice” Was Chosen at “Windows to The Soul”

“
He looked down and muttered in a gruff voice. ‘Mama always told me, my problems would look smaller once I grew up, but my problems always seemed to grow right along with me.’
”

Ms. Hatch voices her prediction that there’ll be a lot of trouble ahead for the heroes of the story.

During “Chapter 6: The Heist”, she reads out another passage of her book:

“
Undaunted, he shook his head. ‘Over? No. Endings are merely a state of mind. This doesn’t end until I give up.’
”

While amazed at the character’s conviction, she questions if he can fulfill his aims.

She is later seen in the crowd of Sharper’s speech, though it’s unlikely she was aware what ultimate happens to him.

### If “Change” Was Chosen at “The Vile Vial”

“
He looked to his friends with a thankful smile. ‘After everything that could have gone wrong. Everything that did go wrong. We made it.’ The End.
”

Having finished her book, she finally notices Luka's presence and asks how he is doing, with him responding by saying his life’s going “Really good”. She’s gladdened to hear this, and then asks the boy if she had missed anything during the time she was lost in her book. Initially unsure on how to answer, Luka claims that she’s probably already fully updated.

## Meaning Behind Book Extracts

 “His eyes went wide in disbelief. ‘What do you mean vanished? That’s impossible!’”
 “Anger from the past, mistakes not yet made, and a glimmering hope for the future… He carried them all, in equal parts, everywhere he went.”
* “Anger from the past” touches on Luka’s fury towards how unfortunate his life has been (a point that gets brought up later on this branch).
* “Mistakes not yet made” is noting the fact that, in order to progress, more mistakes will need to be made to get the necessary Charms.
* “A glimmering hope for the future” refers to Luka’s/The Reader’s wish for a good ending.
 “He met his old friend’s eyes and was greeted with nothing but ice-cold anger.”
 “'The answer you seek will be revealed to you in due time. The question is,’ the figure intoned, ‘are you prepared to live with the truth?’”
 “'Knowledge.’ he spat with a sneer. ‘There exists a gulf between knowing something and being able to do a damn thing about it.’”
 “He looked down and muttered in a gruff voice. ‘Mama always told me, my problems would look smaller once I grew up, but my problems always seemed to grow right along with me.’”
 “Undaunted, he shook his head. ‘Over? No. Endings are merely a state of mind. This doesn’t end until I give up.’”
 “He looked to his friends with a thankful smile. ‘After everything that could have gone wrong. Everything that *did* go wrong. We made it.’ The End.”

## References

2. ↑ "Did I miss anything?” – Ms. Hatch, Epilogue