Beatrice Mellifera

> You know why collectors hate knock knock jokes, right? Because the second knock is exactly the same as the first!
>
> Beatrice Mellifera

**Beatrice Mellifera** is a bear the player meets after arriving on Cozy Grove island. She is one of the four bears introduced in New Neighbears DLC. Beatrice is a Campground Spirit that occupies Ursula Pine's area after Ursula ascends.

## Appearance

Beatrice looks like a claw machine full of round yellow and black bee plushies with a small control panel and a hatch for prizes on the front. There is a large sign on her head depicting two smiling round bees. Beatrice wears a bee stripe sweater.

The following landmarks are located in Beatrice's area: a honey claw machine, an ornate dollhouse, a spiral tower, numerous collector's cabinets and collector's boxes.

## Biography

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## List of quests

Every day, Beatrice Mellifera has a chance to give the player a quest, provided she has no quest active. The quest can be started by speaking to Beatrice Mellifera.

If Beatrice Mellifera is ghostly blue and her area is not colored, she will give the player a story quest. If Beatrice Mellifera is colored but her area is not, she will give the player a daily quest. If both Beatrice Mellifera and her area are colored, she will not give any quests, but the player can still converse with her to listen to some gossip or occasionally advance her story.

Story quests are untimed and advance Beatrice Mellifera's story, allowing the player to learn more about her, fill her heart meter, and restore her memories. Some story quests require the player to collect a lot of resources or help other bears to get quest items. The story quests often give spirit logs as rewards.

Non-story quests have a time limit, do not provide any story development, and give random rewards. There are no penalties for letting a timed quest expire.

Some quests require the player to find items hidden on the island. The hidden objects spawn after the player accepts the quest, with hints on their location provided in the quest menu. If the player has trouble locating the item, they can get a hint from Charlotte Pine for 100.

### Daily quests

Every daily quest has a chance to give the player a crafting recipe for a random decoration in addition to regular reward.

## Chat

Every day, when Beatrice Mellifera has no quest active, the player can chat with her for some random gossip. Beatrice Mellifera can give the player advice or tell a little about herself or other bears.

Chatting with Beatrice Mellifera does not advance her story.

After the player chats with Beatrice Mellifera once, they can ask her for a hug.

**Beatrice:** You know why collectors hate knock knock jokes, right?
**Scout:** No!
**Beatrice:** Because the second knock is exactly the same as the first!
LOLOLOL
**Scout:** You've told me this one already.
**Beatrice:** Ugh, a DUPLICATE JOKE!
I'm so embarrassed.
## Daily quest lines

Start:

**Beatrice:** Hey hey, fellow collector!
Good news: I tracked down a few missing collectables online.
Bad news: Apparently they are arriving today, "by clam."
What does that even mean?
End:

**Beatrice:** You're a lifesaver, fellow collector!
Next time I'll check the shipping options more carefully.
## Mementos

Spoiler alertThis article or section contains **spoilers**. Proceed with caution!
1. *Beatrice is a bubbly bear who seems utterly fixated on her 'collection.' I think I know where THIS is headed...*
2. *Beatrice had a twin sister. She did not appreciate being superficially compared with her.*
3. *Beatrice was married to Orsino, a multi-millionaire.*
4. *Beatrice believes that an underground civilization of collectors called the 'Apocrites' has been sending 'Arcane Honeyforms' to our world. Very odd.*
5. *Beatrice hated being left alone by Orsino in their big mansion, and she came to resent the flowers that Orsino always gave her upon return from his trips.*
6. *Neither Beatrice's sister nor her husband understood her passion for collection, and she for her part seems to have felt left behind by both of them.*
7. *A magical bird appears to have hatched out of a honeyform. Astonishing!*
8. *Beatrice neglected everything in life, including her home, to build her collection. It didn't seem to bring her true happiness, and it isn't bringing happiness to the honeybird either.*
9. *Beatrice has freed the Honeybird from its cage. She might almost be ready to open the doors of her own cage, too.*

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## Story quests expanded

### Cosgrove quartz

Beatrice introduces herself and tells the Scout about her collection:

**Beatrice:** Why hello there, fellow collector!
I'm Beatrice, and I just knew I would meet you sooner or later!
It's finally happening! Ahhhh!!
**Scout:** Ahhhh!!!!!
**Beatrice:** Ahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
**Scout:** It's nice to meet you, too!
**Beatrice:** So I know you've helped a lot of, shall we say, DIFFICULT bears here on Cozy Grove?
Relax. You won't have to solve any big bad emotional problems for me!
I'm a simple girl. I only want your help with one thing...
**MY COLLECTION!**
This island is home to some of the rarest artifacts on the ethereal plane, as I'm SURE you know!
Up until last year, all those ultra-rares were pressed under a mile of seawater.
But not anymore, thanks to you and your little fire-guy!
You've opened up a new world of collecting opportunities!
For example: Do you know Cosgrove Quartz is IMPOSSIBLE to find on the mainland?
The player needs to find a single piece of pink quartz for Beatrice. The piece can be obtained by breaking the correct stone tile with any pickaxe. Once the player delivers the quartz to Beatrice, she rewards them with five assorted flower plants.

**Beatrice:** Ahhhhhhh I'm freaking OUT! COSGROVE QUARTZ!?!??!
I can't believe you found some!
**Scout:** Quartz is pretty common around here. Do you want more?
**Beatrice:** Duplicates? Psshh, are we on a FARM? Do I look like a corncob to you?
Keep the duplicates, babe! I'm good.
We're on to bigger and better collectables.
Get excited. You and me? We're gonna **100%** this thing!
And hey, while you're helping me complete my collection, I can help you with yours!
This unlocks Beatrice's first memory.

### Imps

Beatrice asks the player to retrieve some things stolen from her by imps.

**Beatrice:** I'm dying (haha) to know more about you, Scout!
For example, apropos of nothing: do you consider yourself a *dedicated collector*?
**Scout:** Oh yeah. Collecting is my bread and butter.
**Beatrice:** Oh, same. My bread and butter, my cheese, my pickle and onions.
**Scout:** It's just a side hustle for me.
**Beatrice:** Wow. I can NOT relate!
**Beatrice:** Well, like it or not, the only way for us to become the best of friends is to experience the BUZZ together.
**Scout:** The 'buzz?'
**Beatrice:** Yes, the BUZZ!!
That deep well of energy you need to push through all obstacles to complete your collection.
...Obstacles such as a horde of mischievous imps who can't seem to keep their mischievous fingers out of your stash.
Come on, fellow collector... help me out, and show me what you've got!
One cap, three books of secrets, and one painting can be obtained by chasing imps around the island. After collecting all items and returning them to Beatrice the player will get a random mythical fish as a reward.

**Beatrice:** Nicely done! You clearly have the BUZZ!
I'm not a Spirit Scout, but I feel like we're kindred spirits (hah!)
It's so good to *finally* have someone to talk to who really gets me.
### Arcane Honeyform

Beatrice asks the player how many Arcane Honeyforms they have collected.

**Beatrice:** So, tell me everything about yourself!
Except maybe skip the stuff about family, and hopes and fears, and secret desires.
Actually, scratch all that. Just tell me exactly one very important thing:
How many of the Arcane Honeyforms have you collected so far?
**Scout:** Um... none? / What are you talking about?
**Beatrice:** Oh, my sweet baby collector!
The Arcane Honeyforms are probably the most sought-after items on this island!
You haven't seen ANY?
Well, now you're friends with Beatrice. So that's gonna change.
One Arcane Honeyform can be found hidden on the island. Once the player delivers it to Beatrice, she rewards them with a random decoration and asks them to collect more Honeyforms.

**Beatrice:** Ah, a basic honeyhex. Honeyform index 2/7000.
The most common of the honeyform, but even the common ones are very rare. A good start!
**Scout:** But... what is it?
**Scout:** Is it edible? It looks edible. Let's eat it.
**Beatrice:** Well, they are slightly older than the concept of time.
If they were ever edible, they're way past their expiration date.
**Beatrice:** Look, I could explain the whole history of the Arcane Honeyforms to you... but it's sort of tldr, even for me.
What if, instead, we just kept collecting them? Together?
**Scout:** No. I crave the deep lore. Tell me about the Honeyforms.
**Beatrice:** Trust my method, fellow collector... search first, and ask questions later.
**Scout:** Works for me, let's goooo!!!
**Beatrice:** Hahahahaha YES! Now I KNOW you got the buzz!!
### Critter collection

Beatrice needs help with her critter collection.

**Beatrice:** You are sooo transparent, fellow collector.
You're here to search for another Arcane Honeyform, aren't you?
Unfortunately, it will likely be a while before the next one turns up.
In the meantime, I could use a little help rounding out my CFFFS collection.
(That's Critters, Flowers, Food, Fish and Shells, of course!)
**Scout:** I'm an expert at collecting all those! / Awww, but I collect those ALL THE TIME...
**Beatrice:** I know! And since I'm a generous bear, I'll make you a deal.
I know you're working on a secret collection... of Ghost Stories.
**Scout:** I never thought of it that way, but... sort of?
**Scout:** It's not a secret. Everyone knows that I want to help ghosts!
**Beatrice:** Right, right! The collecting is just incidental, I'm sure.
**Beatrice:** So how about this: every time you find me something new, *I'll tell you another little story from my old life*.
Now, then. Seen any good critters around recently?
Beatrice asks for one critter of each type (scuttle, flying, ground) of any rarity. Once the player brings the critters to Beatrice, she rewards them with a random mythical critter.

**Beatrice:** Ah, I have one of these already, but the other two are brand new!
Speaking of duplicates, I found this beautiful mythical critter yesterday.
Already had one just like it, but I held onto it to give to you, as a token of friendship.
**Scout:** Thanks, I'll take it! / That's too big a gift! I can't accept.
**Beatrice:** Honestly, you're doing me a favor. I can't stand having doubles of anything.
Maybe it's because I was a twin.
When we were little, people would always stand us next to each other and say "you're so similar!"
But we weren't similar at all.
Collections should highlight possibilities, variations.
Having two of a kind defeats the whole point.
This also unlocks Beatrice's second memory.

### Tartarus Moth

Beatrice says there is a rare moth on the island and asks the player to catch it.

**Beatrice:** The forums are abuzz today, fellow collector!
The TARTARUS MOTH has been sighted in Cozy Grove!
It's the one missing piece of my critter collection!
Catch it for me? Pleazzzzz???
The Tartarus Moth is a unique flying critter that can be caught with a critter net. After the player catches it and gives it to Beatrice, she tells them about her wedding and rewards them with another random mythical critter.

**Beatrice:** You caught it?!?! YOU CAUGHT IT!
This little moon-chaser is one in a million!
Hm. "One in a million."
That's what Orsino said about me, in his marriage vows.
He would know, too. He was a multi-millionaire.
Our wedding day was beautiful. Sofia, my sister, kept teasing me, saying she would put on a matching dress and confuse everyone.
She wore a simple blue shift instead.
Everyone told me how gorgeous I looked. But Sofia looked much more comfortable.
This quest unlocks Beatrice's third memory.

### Completed collection

Beatrice asks the player to arrange the boxes with her critter collection.

**Beatrice:** The Tartarus Moth is cataloged.
I have them all! Every. single. critter.
Now for the fun part: display!
It's not REALLY 100% until you've arranged the boxes properly, right?
There is an uncompleted pattern of collector's boxes somewhere on the island, the player needs to find it and its missing box nearby and then complete it, similarly to skull patterns. Once the missing box is put in the right place, the pattern disappears and grants the player a Certificate of Completion. The player needs to give that certificate to Beatrice to complete the quest and get a random legendary fish from the current fishing season as a reward.

**Beatrice:** Look at that! An official certificate of completion.
That's the universe pronouncing: "Critters are OVER, Beatrice! There's nothing more to see."
Sort of sad, but also sort of a relief, tbh?
You know, Sofia and Orsino were both amateur entomologists. Bug-chasers.
I met Orsino when Sofia dragged me along to one of her weird little bug parties.
Typical Sofia... she introduced me as "her clone."
Orsino met my eyes. "No," he said. "I think you two are quite different."
It was exactly the right thing to say.
The next day Beatrice is taking a day off and has no tasks for the player.

**Beatrice:** I'm taking a day off from collecting. Shocking, right?
Every collector needs a break from time to time.
If I rest a moment and meditate on the missing pieces in my collection, that should recharge my BUZZ.
**Scout:** What missing pieces?
**Beatrice:** Ok, story-collector! Here's a big one: kids.
**Scout:** Can I meditate with you?
**Beatrice:** You're a sweet kid, you know that?
**Beatrice:** Kids. I guess kids weren't in the cards for me.
Don't worry, I got over it.
But Orsino? I think it hit him a little harder.
I think he always imagined us as a "typical" family. Two cubs. One boy, one girl.
That could have been nice. But I was OK without it.
He said he was, too.
He might even have been telling the truth?
### More Arcane Honeyforms

Beatrice tells the player more honeyforms have appeared on the island.

**Beatrice:** Something changed on the island recently. More and more honeyforms are emerging!

**Scout:** Honeyforms are so mysterious! / Why are you so obsessed with honeyforms, anyways?
**Beatrice:** Well, my little explanation-collector...
If you find me two more honeyforms, I promise I'll give you some answers!
Does that sound like a fair trade to you?
Two honeyforms can be found hidden on the island. Once the player delivers both to Beatrice, she rewards them with a random decoration and tells them more about honeyforms.

**Beatrice:** O M Possibly-Fictional-G!!
Are you a military barber? Because you clearly have the BUZZ!
Two honeyforms! And they're so DIFFERENT!
**Scout:** I noticed!
**Scout:** Are they, though?
**Beatrice:** Oh yes! Look at the six corners.
**Beatrice:** With practice, you can use the details at each corner to identify the shape within.
This one is #507, the Astral Earthworm.
This one is #5790, also known as Unfashionable Corduroy Pants.
Both very nice finds!
Now, a deal's a deal. If you want, I'll tell you the tale of the Arcane Honeyforms.
It's an ancient story that was passed down to me by my trading forum admin, *LoreBeserker2002*.
**Scout:** Pass that story down!
**Beatrice:** Well, the story goes that once, in the early days of the Empire, Cozy Grove was home to a dynasty of obsessive collectors, the Apocrites.
The Apocrites created giant underground labyrinths to keep their vast collections safe and organized.
Their most prized possessions were the **ARCANE HONEYFORMS**.
Over time, the Apocrites spent more and more time re-organizing their precious items within their labyrinths. Eventually, they vanished from the surface.
Legend has it they are still down there, trading and buying from and bargaining with each other, hoping to one day complete their individual collections.
And whenever they add something truly special to their collection, they celebrate by sending a honeyform to the surface.
**Scout:** You know what? I don't need a story, I'm good.
**Beatrice:** I respect a pragmatist. No time to talk when there are ultra-rares to gather, right?
This quest unlocks Beatrice's fourth memory.

### Collector's cabinet

Beatrice needs a photo of her collection as a proof it exists.

**Beatrice:** Hey fellow collector! You know, I try to keep things light... but there's drama in the hive.
My online trading community has expressed some doubts about my recent finds.
They want external validation. Pics or it didn't happen, as the saying goes.
Beatrice gives the player her collector's cabinet. The player needs to place it on the island, take a photo of it with their spirit camera, save that photo, and talk to Beatrice to complete the quest.

**Beatrice:** You got that photo for me? Thank you!
I hope you were able to keep me out of the picture frame.
The forum admins might be a little upset if they found out I was a ghost.
You look a little surprised, fellow collector! Why, you must realize this is all perfectly normal.
When you die, you lose your physical form, but you don't necessarily forget your usernames and passwords.
Half the internet is ghosts, just messing with the living. I thought everyone knew that?
Beatrice gives the player two mature essences as a reward.

### Fish and shells

Beatrice has completed two more sections of her collection and asks the player to arrange the boxes.

**Beatrice:** BUZZ BUZZ BUZZZZZZZ!!
I'm LITERALLY buzzing with joy right now!
Some user named OctoCubbins traded me a ton of shells and fish in exchange for some rare surf wax I happened to have.
That's two more sections of my collection completed!
Could you help me organize my fish boxes. Pretty please?
I'll give you some duplicates of mine... PLUS another mint-condition memory from the Life of Beatrice.
There is an uncompleted pattern of collector's boxes somewhere on the island, the player needs to find it and its missing box nearby and then complete it, similarly to skull patterns. Once the missing box is put in the right place, the pattern disappears and grants the player a Certificate of Completion. The player needs to give that certificate to Beatrice to complete the quest and get some random legendary fish and rare shells from the current season as a reward.

**Beatrice:** I can't believe I've finally found every fish in the sea! And fit them in those tiny little boxes.
I used to live in a tiny space myself. A small but sunny flat that I split with my sister.
Moving into Orsino's mansion was like stepping out of my life and into a fairy tale.
But like those old-school fairy tales, it was also a little... dark?
There was something eerie about all those shadowy halls full of half-empty display cases.
I mentioned it to Orsino, and he gave one of his usual speeches...
"That's why you're here, Beatrice! You're so radiant. You fill this home with light!"
At the time, it felt like such a sweet compliment.
So that mansion became my home. And I did my best to fill the space.
### A Six-Bloom Rose

Beatrice is working on her flower collection.

**Beatrice:** Flowers, am I right?!
**Scout:** Totally. / That depends... what are you trying to say?
**Beatrice:** There are just SO many varieties to collect! It's almost overwhelming.
I've heard a rare six-bloom rose was spotted in the Grove recently.
I'll believe it when I see it!
The Six-Bloom Rose can be found hidden on the island. Once the player brings it to Beatrice, she rewards them with a legendary critter.

**Beatrice:** Wow. You found it.
...
I'm sorry that I'm not as buzzy about flowers as I am about other items.
Orsino used to come back from his business trips with flowers for me.
He'd say things like, *I hope you like these, my little honeybee!*
I hated it when he called me that. Insects were Sofia's thing, not mine.
### A Double-Bloom Violet

Beatrice has learned about another rare flower.

**Beatrice:** The forums are buzzing today, fellow collector!
UrsPine44 claims there's a **double-bloom violet** out there.
I feel like I'm being trolled.
The Double-Bloom Violet can be found hidden on the island. Once the player brings it to Beatrice, she rewards them with some mature essence and shares another of her memories.

**Beatrice:** Hah, the rumors were true??
I should've known. UrsPine44 doesn't mess around when it comes to flora!
Unfortunately, I already own one of these.
Orsino brought it back for me from one of his trips.
He said it was unique, just like me.
And then he left me alone in that big, stupid, empty house again.
I put that flower in a glass vase without any water, just to see how long it would take to wither.
### Dressing up

Beatrice asks the player to dress up for a party.

**Beatrice:** Hey, fellow collector! I have something to celebrate today.
Party for two at my place, ok? Wear something nice, and don't be late!!
Three different elegant clothing items are randomly chosen for the Scout to wear. The items can be found in the player's tent closet or for sale at Mr. Kit's Clothes. The player needs to wear the required items and talk to Beatrice, and will keep the clothing after completing the quest.

**Beatrice:** Fellow collector... you look so FANCY!
Have you guessed what we're celebrating?
**Scout:** I have no idea. / Did you add something to your collection?
**Beatrice:** I just sealed a deal for the FINAL FREAKING FLOWER in my set!
AHHHH!!!!!!!!!
**Scout:** AHHH!!!!!!!!! / Nice.
**Beatrice:** I started gathering these flowers years and years ago...
... when I noticed that one of the dahlias I'd put on display refused to wither.
I left it there for weeks. Yet not a drooping leaf on it!
This particular Dahlia was part of the *ETHEREAL COLLECTION*.
Those are objects that exist somewhere between the spirit world and the material.
Flowers that never dry out, salads that never wilt, fish that never get that fishy smell...
After a few hours (ok, days) of online research, I was obsessed with these small, everlasting things.
I wanted... no, I NEEDED... to collect them all.
The player is rewarded with a rare critter.

### Arranging the flowers

Beatrice has completed her flower collection and asks the player to arrange the boxes.

**Beatrice:** Well, my flowers are all boxed up.
They need arranging before the collection's finished, though.
Do you want to help me do the honors?
There is an uncompleted pattern of collector's boxes somewhere on the island, the player needs to find it and its missing box nearby and then complete it, similarly to skull patterns. Once the missing box is put in the right place, the pattern disappears and grants the player a Certificate of Completion. The player needs to give that certificate to Beatrice to complete the quest and get a random ultra rare or better decoration as a reward.

**Beatrice:** 100% on flowers. Platinum.
No more combing the fields for irises and asters and rare, off-book petunias.
It feels... well, sort of weird, tbh?
100% means EVERYTHING, right? It means I've filled every available flower-space there is.
But I don't feel full. I feel the opposite.
I didn't even LIKE hunting for flowers! But my autopilot bear-brain wouldn't let go.
I have to keep telling myself there's nothing left. I'm done.
**Scout:** That sounds complicated. / Post-platinum depression. I know that feeling well.
**Beatrice:** Of course, I'm not really done. The flowers are just one piece of a much bigger set.
When it comes to the top-tier? The Honeyforms? I still have a long way to go.
### The Apocrites

Beatrice says she has found the Apocrites and asks the player's help to trade with them.

**Beatrice:** Fellow collector, is that you?
I've been digging deep into the forums recently. I've got @ symbols and cat gifs dancing behind my eyes.
But I came back up for air to tell you the good news!
I found the APOCRITES!
**Scout:** The Apocrites are... online?!
**Beatrice:** Oh yes. They are EXTREMELY online.
**Scout:** I thought they were just a legend?!
**Beatrice:** They're real. As real as anything else I've encountered on my computer at 3 AM.
**Scout:** I... don't remember what that word means...
**Beatrice:** The ancient collectors, remember? Made half the stuff we're looking for, and cataloged the rest?
**Beatrice:** I found them at the very bottom of the internet. In a trash directory full of unprintable arguments.
They've been hidden away there for ages, haggling over their items.
I introduced myself and told them I was interested in their collections. They buzzed back immediately:
*"WTB a DEVLD EGG"*
The player needs to bring Beatrice one deviled egg to complete the quest.

**Beatrice:** Fellow collector, you're a lifesaver! Who knew the Apocrites were foodies?!
I'll post a pic of this egg. If they really do *Want To Buy* it, they'll have to trade their Arcane Honeyforms!
Oh yeah, my BUZZ is back! This is just like the old days, when I started collecting and trading and arranging the ethereals.
Sofia didn't really understand my obsession. Orsino either.
Honestly, I was glad they didn't understand. They had their stupid entomology expeditions.
*Leave me in peace, losers! Go see the world without me. I don't care*.
**Scout:** Is it possible you were a little jealous of them?
**Beatrice:** Are you asking if something HAPPENED between them? Are you *collecting* a little drama?
Eh, I don't know. I don't think so.
But that didn't stop me from feeling replaceable at times.
**Scout:** Did you feel judged by them?
**Beatrice:** Maybe a little, yes.
**Beatrice:** My world was shrinking. But my collection, on the other hand?
My collection was growing larger, fuller and more wonderful every day.
The player will receive two mature essences as a reward and unlock Beatrice's sixth memory.

### Another Honeyform

The Apocrites have sent Beatrice a honeyform, and she asks the Scout's help to find it.

**Beatrice:** The Apocrites took the egg, and sent back a message:
"HONYFORM #1349 SENT. FOR TRU COLLECTRS ONLY. TEST YRSELF."
Honeyform #1349... according to the index, it has blue sapphire squares at two corners.
TEST YRSELF... I wonder what sort of test they sent?
Several different Honeyforms spawn on the island. The player needs to pick up the Honeyform that matches the quest description and bring it to Beatrice.

**Beatrice:** You found it! Honeyform #1349... The Giant's Toenail!
Limited edition, only ten ever made!

**Scout:** Not very much.
**Beatrice:** So, inside their hex-shaped outer layer, the real collectable is waiting.
If you put it in a display case, VERY carefully, the hex will melt away and reveal the collectable's true form.
You can't touch a true honeyform ... so once it's on display, it has to stay there! It can never be boxed again.
**Scout:** You've told me enough!
**Beatrice:** Fair enough!
**Beatrice:** No bear living, dead, or in-between has ever 100%'ed the Arcane Honeyform collection.
Now that I've made contact with the Apocrites, I have a shot at being the first!
The next day Beatrice wants to talk.

**Beatrice:** The forums are quiet today, fellow collector.
No buzz. No new posts. No WTBs or WTS's or even WTFs.
These are the worst kinds of days. The days when nothing seems to change.
You remember, when we first met? I told you I was a drama-free bear.
What a gaslighter I was, huh?
**Scout:** It's ok. I don't mind hearing about your problems.
**Scout:** You didn't fool me for a second.
**Beatrice:** I think I fooled *myself* for a while there.
**Beatrice:** There were days when I was alone in the mansion, when I wondered...
*How did I end up here, miles and miles from all my old friends, with everything I need but nothing I care about?*
Whenever Orsino came back home, I used to ask him if I could go with him on his next trip.
And he would say *"No, no, darling... you stay here and be your beautiful self. I'll be back soon."*
His trips seemed to get longer and longer. Eventually, I stopped asking to join him.
### Oligarch salad

The Apocrites are asking for another item.

**Beatrice:** The Apocrites have been in touch! They *WTB an Oligarch Salad.*
If it was any other food, I swear I'd prepare it myself! But I HATE Oligarch Salad.
Care to visit Allison's for me? Pleazzzz?
The player needs to bring Beatrice an oligarch salad to complete the quest and get two mature essences as a reward.

**Beatrice:** Yep, there it is. Hello, Oligarch Salad, my old nemesis.
This was my sister's favorite meal. I used to make it when she came over.
She said it was "Rich and ridiculous, just like Orsino."
One day Orsino decided to surprise me with dinner, as a grand gesture. What do you think he prepared?
A freaking OLIGARCH SALAD. "Your favorite!" he said.
That was when I knew we were finished.
### Yet another Honeyform

Beatrice asks the scout to find the Honeyform the Apocrites have sent.

**Beatrice:** The Apocrites took the salad! They sent up a message, as usual:
HONYFOMR #6811 OTW W USUAL BS FAKES.
6811... that design should have *"suns above, moons below."*
CRYPTIC! I like it.
Several different Honeyforms spawn on the island. The player needs to pick up the Honeyform that matches the quest description and bring it to Beatrice.

**Beatrice:** You got it! YEZZZZZ!!
Honeyform #6811, the "Coworker's Birthday Party."
Have you ever seen anything so gorgeous in your entire life?
**Scout:** It really does capture that "coworker's birthday party" spirit...
**Scout:** I'm sorry, on the outside, these all look the same to me.
**Beatrice:** It's ok if you don't get it. Not everybody does.
**Beatrice:** When I started to spend more and more money acquiring ethereals, Sofia actually had the nerve to tell me to get help.
Sofia. The *passionate* one. The *driven one*. The successful twin.
*"None of this matters,"* she said. This from someone who could get excited by a new species of earwig!
Why would I get help?? My collection was growing into something amazing, something beautiful.
It was the only beautiful thing in my life at that point.
Beatrice rewards the player with some shells and fish.

### So much money

Beatrice was offered a very rare Honeyform. This time the Apocrites are asking for money.

**Beatrice:** The Apocrites sent me another message.
Wait, let me try that again. Ahem...
THE APOCRITES FINALLY SENT ME ANOTHER MESSAGE! AHHHH!!!!
**Scout:** AHHH!!! Etc etc etc / What does it say?
**Beatrice:** They're offering an "ultra-rare Honeyform" for 10K in large bills.
An ultra-rare Honeyform? That's double-ultra-rare! Or epic legendary?
The rarity classification system is not EQUIPPED to handle this level of specialness!!
So what do you say, fellow collector? Can you spot me?
Fifty money stacks spawn on the island. Once the player collects them all and brings them to Beatrice, she rewards them with some mythical decorations.

**Beatrice:** Oh, thank you! I could never have gotten all that cash money together myself!
**Scout:** I thought you were a millionaire?
**Beatrice:** Well, *Orsino* was a millionaire when I first met him.
But I became, shall we say, *very invested in my collection* over the years.
I figured my collection would pay for itself, one way or another.
And in a way, it did. Because one day, Orsino realized how much money I'd been spending.
He never said a word to me about it, the coward.
He just packed up for one last business trip and never came home.
Sofia said that my collection obsession had cost me my marriage. And maybe it did. But it might have freed me from it, too.
Sometimes it's hard to know what's true, even with the benefit of hindsight.
### Honeyform #1

The Apocrites have sent Beatrice their final Honeyform.

**Beatrice:** The Apocrites took the money!
Here's their note...
*HNYFRRM 1/1 EN ROUTE FINAL SALE GNG OUT OF BUSNIESS TX BYE*
Wow, that's pretty bleak! Who knew the ultimate collectors were so strapped for cash?
I wonder what they mean by *"HNYFRRM 1/1"*.
It can't be the ACTUAL honeyform index #1, can it?
They say that index #1 has *"three suns and sky between."*
If you see something like that out there, bring it to me right away, ok?
Several different Honeyforms spawn on the island. The player needs to pick up the Honeyform that matches the quest description and bring it to Beatrice. She examines the Honeyform.

**Beatrice:** Fellow collector, are you the second astronaut to land on the moon?
BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK AT YOU I SEE PURE UNADULTERATED BUZZ!!!
You found honeyform #1! Are you SERIOUS?! Is it possible?!?!?!
... no.
No. Look. There's a CRACK in the casing.
The Apocrites sold me a fake, didn't they??
This isn't how it's supposed to happen! Not when I'm so close to 100%!
Do you know how hard it was to get this far?
Mortgaging the house to pay for artifacts, half of which got lost in shipping?
Selling my furniture to make room for more collectable cabinets?
And worst of all... dying before my work was done?
Beatrice rewards the player with five assorted flower plants.

### Magnifying glass

Beatrice wants to examine the new Honeyform and asks the Scout to fetch her a magnifying glass.

**Beatrice:** ...
I've been staring at that cracked honeyform since our last chat.
There's something strange about it.
Would you fetch a magnifying glass for me?
I think the imps have one you can "borrow."
The magnifying glass can be obtained by chasing after one of the imps on the island. Beatrice uses it to examine the Honeyform, and something unexpected happens.

**Beatrice:** Just as I thought.
I've had this so-called honeyform sitting in a collectors box for over a day now.
I haven't touched it once.
But the crack is growing. It looks almost like... a shell of some kind...or an egg...?
Wait, what's happening?
No words. I have no words for what I've just witnessed.
Wait, what am I saying, of COURSE I have words:
ARCANE HONEYFORM #1, THE HONEYBIRD! Completely one of a kind!
It's in MY collection!
And also it's... alive?
This rewards the player with one legendary or better critter and unlocks Beatrice's seventh memory and comic.

### Feeding time

Beatrice needs something to feed to her new honeybird and sends the Scout on a critter run:

**Beatrice:** I can't believe it. I finally have a **unique** honeyform in my collection!
Just wait until I tell Sofia. NOW whose collection is a "waste of time"... HAH!
But you know, I have to say, this unique is a bit... unruly.
She keeps flitting around her display box, pecking at the glass.
I think she's hungry?
What do magic birds even eat, anyways?
It has to be something nasty. Probably bugs, right?
Could I send you on a critter run? Let's get her few different rarities, just in case.
Critters can be caught on the island with a critter net. Once the player hands the required critters to Beatrice, she gives them a honeybird key for safekeeping.

**Beatrice:** Thanks for the timely critter delivery! Five stars.
Look at my little lady EAT!
I thought she'd go for the rares first, but nope, she does NOT discriminate.
Aaaaand now she's done, and back to pecking at the glass again.
Sorry, honeybird. You need to stay in there! You're part of my collection now!
I've locked the box, and I'm entrusting the key to my very best friend on the island.
**Scout:** Who? / Who, me?
**Beatrice:** You, fellow collector! I'm talking about YOU!
### Unhappy honeybird

Beatrice thinks the honeybird is sad and asks for some decorations to cheer the bird up.

**Beatrice:** Hey, I need an outside opinion.
Does the honeybird look SAD to you?
**Scout:** Wow, it's unsettling to see a beak making a frowny-face. / The three bird emotions are: hungry, eating, and pooping. So no. / It's hard to see her clearly in that cage...
**Beatrice:** Lol. My first moody collectable.
What's wrong, little bird? You're very lucky, you know!
You've joined the world-famous collection of Beatrice Mellifera!
...
Not doing it for you, huh, little bird?
Maybe the problem isn't my collection. Maybe the problem is what my collection... replaced?
I practically sold everything I owned to fund this collection. Let my house fall into disrepair.
Maybe that's what's bothering this birdie?
What do you think, Scout? Could you help me make her surroundings a little nicer?
Beatrice gives the player a recipe for crafting turnimp TVs. The TV can be crated at Jeremy's for 15 relic ash, 5 silver ingots, and 3 spirit imp essences. Once the player places the TV they have crafted, they can return to Beatrice to complete her quest.

**Beatrice:** Did you see that!?!
The honeybird perked up for a second! There was a distinct GLINT OF JOY in her eyes!
...But it didn't last. She's back to pecking at the glass again.
*<Sigh>*
If an ultra-rare won't make her happy, I am OFFICIALLY out of ideas...
The player is rewarded with one fish from a current season. This quest also unlocks Beatrice's eighth memory and comic.

### Temporary completion

The honeybird cannot keep still, and it is annoying to Beatrice.

**Beatrice:** Back and forth, back and forth.
Tell me. Can you get a repetitive stress injury from rearranging your treasures?
I keep nudging the Honeybird BACK into her spot, and that UNIQUELY ANNOYING little stork keeps moving out of it!!!
**Scout:** Settle down, Beatrice!
**Beatrice:** Oh, you think I'm over-reacting??
**Scout:** Maybe I can help?
**Beatrice:** Sure! At this point, I'll try anything.
**Beatrice:** See if YOU can get her box back in its proper in place.
There is an uncompleted pattern of collector's boxes somewhere on the island, the player needs to find it and its missing box nearby and then complete it, similarly to skull patterns. Once the missing box is put in the right place, the pattern disappears and grants the player a Certificate of Temporary Completion. The player needs to give that certificate to Beatrice to complete the quest and get three random mythical decorations as a reward.

**Beatrice:** Ah yes. A **certificate of temporary completion**.
*"Congratulations! Your collection was perfectly organized for 00:00:00.74."*
SERIOUSLY, Honeybird?!?
Unboxing you was the highlight of my life and my death.
Why do you seem intent on ruining the moment?!?
I've given you everything, you beautiful, foolish thing!
WHY CAN'T YOU JUST SIT STILL AND STOP MAKING TROUBLE?
...
I sounded EXACTLY like *him* just now, didn't I?
**Scout:** Who?
**Beatrice:** Orsino. My ex-husband.
**Scout:** Do you mean your ex?
**Beatrice:** Yep.
**Beatrice:** Of course the Honeybird isn't content. She's surrounded by gorgeous things, but she doesn't have anything that really matters.
She's alone. No purpose. No friends. No freedom.
...
I understand what that's like.

The next day Beatrice wants to talk.

**Beatrice:** I've been watching that honeybird almost 24/7.
Everything else in my collection sits perfectly in place, you know?
Honeyform #3340, the Pickle, Cheese and Onion Sandwich?
You could wait until the end of time for the bread to go soggy. That sandwich is eternal.
But the Honeybird... she hatched with such a flourish.
Like me. When I was young, my parents called me *"their little sunbeam."*
*Serious Sofia* would keep her head down, putting together her butterfly puzzles, while I would spin around her in circles, dancing and laughing...
Look how it all turned out. Her passions took her around the world, and I ended up stuck in place.
...
The Honeybird doesn't move as much anymore, does she?
She barely pecks the glass.
She just tilts her head from side to side, looking at the things around her, one by one.
...I think I understand how she feels.
### Honeybird key

Beatrice asks the Scout to give her the key to the honeybird's cage back.

**Beatrice:** I've come to a decision.
Remember that key I gave you?
Any chance you can give it back now?
**Scout:** Sure.
**Scout:** What do you need the key for?
**Beatrice:** Same reason anyone needs a key. For a lock!
**Beatrice:** I appreciate you, fellow collector. You're a real one.
You're the first person to just... listen to me. Without judging.
I would never have gotten this far without you.
Once the player hands Beatrice the key, she lets the honeybird go.

**Beatrice:** Thanks. Yet again.
Hey... see this key, little Honeybird?
I used it to keep my collection safe.
It all brought me so much joy in the beginning.
I loved locking those newfound treasures away, one by one. I lived for it.
But I don't think you feel the same way.
...And I'm not sure I do either. Not anymore.
That's OK. I have the key.
You don't need to stay here with all these things anymore. You can fly.
The player is rewarded with some mature essence and unlocks Beatrice's last and ninth memory.

The next day Beatrice is finally ready to let go.

**Beatrice:** Well, the honeybird is gone.
So I guess my chance at 100% completion is gone too.
I think... I've lost the buzz.
Maybe that's not such a tragedy?
A collection is a wonderful escape. You can wrap your arms around the whole mess, see it and organize it and understand how everything fits together.
But the world beyond isn't like that, is it?
It's all mixed up. Full of things that are all mashed together and torn apart, things that defy order.
It's messy. Especially people. We're the messiest things of all. Even when we try not to be.
...
You know, you and I assembled quite a collection in this little space of mine!
It was fun! Like how it first felt for me, before collecting became my obsession.
But now I'm wondering what it might feel like to *let go* of a collection, for a change...
With these words, Beatrice gives the Scout a honeyform flower and then ascends and turns golden. Her area will stay permanently lit and colored. She will no longer give the player story quests; however, she will still occasionally give the player daily quests.