Nelly Moedwil

**Nelly Moedwil** is a major character in Beacon Pines. One of Beck Moedwil's adopted mothers (along with her wife), Nelly and her family moves to Beacon Pines so that she can work as the Lead Researcher of Deep Engineering at Perennial Harvest.

## Profile

### Appearance

Nelly is a gerbil with light orange fur, short brown hair, green eyes and a rose nose. For attire, she has a red, cotton, long-sleeved turtleneck sweater and a long dark gray dress that covers most of her lower half, save for her black shoes. She also wears large, golden-framed glasses with round lens.

### Personality

Nelly is very scientifically minded, having dreams of making the world better with as a chemist and habitually pours herself into her work. This passion can cause Nelly to distance herself from her loved ones, however, such as how she's often too busy to spend time with Beck (though she tries to make up for this via "high-tech overcompensation"). Despite this, Nelly shows throughout the game that she loves her family, even wishing to throw a celebration when Beck makes her first friend in Beacon Pines.

### Background

At some point in her adulthood, she married Ilona Moedwil and the two adopted Beck. Due to Nelly's talent as a chemist, the Moedwil family has moved house several times in order to support her career, with the most recent move being to Beacon Pines after she was interviewed to be Dr. Prescott's replacement.

## Story

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

Ilona and Nelly both approach Augustus Valentine (the mayor of Beacon Pines) to ask about the missing child who went missing the day prior. He tries to convince them that the situation is completely under control, and while Nelly expresses how horrible the situation is, her wife asks if there's anything the two of them can do to help, though he ensures them that Rolo will turn up safely. Gus then pushes the conversation towards the Moedwils settling in, asking if his sister had provided them with a suitable place to live. Nelly confirms this whilst bringing up her daughter, before realizing that she had wandered off.

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

Standing in the town square of Beacon Pines, Ilona and Nelly are approached by Beck and are informed by her that she had made a friend (Luka), who "coincidently" shows up just as she finishes telling them. Nelly is gladdened to hear this, but when Beck tells them some facts about Luka, Ilona asks her for his name (which she failed to account for). After Beck looks to Luka for help, he introduces himself to the two before they do the same, and Beck tells her parents that they no longer need to worry about her making friends. Nelly states she had always believed in her and that she pushed her to quickly integrate because "for children with fewer than five close friends, the probability of a stunted growth doubles". Ilona clarifies that what Nelly meant is that they want the move here to be as easy for her as possible, causing Beck to once again advise them to relax. Seeing this as a cause for celebration, Nelly invites Luka for dinner (which he is forced into by Beck as she tells her parents he already agreed to have dinner with them), and the couple leave the two to get groceries for it.

While the dinner went by without much conversation, the topic of where Luka lives and where his parents went is brought up near the end. He explains what had happened as well as his current living situation, and after a long pause, Nelly breaks the silence to change the subject. Beck, however, insists on knowing more about his mother’s disappearance, causing Nelly to scold her, though Luka claims it's fine. He then tried to change the subject to their work, and while he tried to backpedal after a sharp kick from Beck, the two mothers go on to talk about it. Ilona tells the children how brilliant of a chemist her wife is and how she got a job at Perennial Harvest, though Nelly attempts to downplay her achievement by saying she's just happy to make a difference in the world, and how it's better than "sprinkling water and excrement on the ground". Finding this hurtful, Ilona tries to frame this as her simply stating there are different ways to grow flowers, though Nelly retorts by again demeaning what Ilona does. Frustrated, Ilona reminds her wife that she left her job just so their partner could pursue their dream job, but before Nelly could respond, Beck slams the table and loudly asks Luka if he wants dessert. He declines, saying he has to meet with Rolo soon. After thanking Beck’s parents and promising Beck to meet up at the festival, he exits the building, and is quickly followed by Beck (as determined by her "Unlucky Penny").

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

While Ilona checks on the children, Nelly attempts to contact Luka's Gran (though the weather made it difficult to do so).

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

When Luka passes Perennial Harvest’s Headquarters after his encounter with Mr. Nuncreed, Nelly is seen speaking into the door buzzer, asking for entry into the building. She is asked to identify herself, and after telling the speaker her name and that she’s here to work, the voice responds that they couldn’t find her on their staff roll. Nelly explains that she doesn’t official start until tomorrow, but William Kerr said she could come in early to get some things done. The voice tells her to hold, and after some time passes, she is authorized and enters the building.

On the day of the festival, Luka, Rolo and Beck infiltrate Perennial Harvest’s Headquarters to save Nelly from getting killed and to stop whatever the company was planning, with Rolo and Beck being tasked with retrieving Nelly. While her initial reaction to seeing her daughter enter the office was to react in horror over the state of her hair (leaving her conflicted on Beck’s use of the lab kit she gifted her), she soon turns her attention to Rolo after Beck announces they’re here to get her to safety. The “adult” Rolo brings up his “growth spew”, which causes Nelly to realize that he’d been exposed to Tempus Liquamine, and is further shocked when he informs her that he drank it due the people at Perennial Harvest claiming they were only testing the substance in plants.

Promising her daughter she didn’t know about this, Beck responds by demanding an explanation. Nelly obliges, discussing how she was brought here to control the effects of Tempus Liquamine, as well as explaining what it does and how it was used. She also mentions how she was tasked with finishing the work of Dr. Prescott, and that Mr. Kerr pushed to get a successful result before the festival. Beck asks if she did or not, only to be disappointed when her mother states she managed to fix the obvious errors found in her predecessor’s work, apologizing to Rolo (though Rolo claims to not mind that much). Hearing about these clear errors, Beck proposes that Dr. Prescott realized what he was doing and started to sabotage his work. Nelly responds by saying she had also considered this, and had sent a letter to the man, but is once again mortified when her daughter brings up his assassination.

Rolo pushes the group into leaving immediately so that more lives aren’t taken, but is halted by Nelly when she mentions that Kerr has the vial of Tempus Liquamine she was working on. Beck uses this to information to quicken their stride, and the three leave the room, but are met outside by The Clipboards. Sprinting towards The Founder’s office, they arrive at their destination unscathed, though lacking a means of escape due to the abundance of Clipboards on the other side of the locked office door. While the three children and Nelly try to think of a way to get out of their situation, Solomon opens the door and, after informing Nelly it was him who hired her, reveals himself as Sharper Valentine. As she voices her realization that he had somehow managed to reverse the aging effects of Tempus Liquamine, The Founder claps in delight and thanks the woman for the work she has done.

After Sharper asks for the vial and Rolo manages to snatch it, Nelly watches as the children throw it to each other to prevent Perennial Harvest from getting it back, and also silently admits their defeat to her daughter when it became clear she had little choice but to hand the vial back. Following a brief discussion with Luka, Sharper leaves the room, but not before telling three Clipboards to keep guard outside of the office.

With the door now locked and the four trapped inside, Nelly asks Luka for some time to calm her mind if they interact with her. After getting her thoughts in order, she tells Luka that when William locked her in the office, whilst looking for a means of escape, she found a letter written by Dr. Prescott that was addressed to his predecessor (though the contents, Nelly speculates, were meant for Luka). In it, the man explained what had happened to Luka’s mother regarding her exposure to Tempus Liquamine, and that after he helped her recover, he began to rethink how his work was being used at Perennial Harvest. Luka concludes that this costed the man his life, which Nelly thinks is a reasonable assessment to make, and begins to ask where his mother is now if she had indeed survived the incident, though before anyone could answer, an explosion sounded from the hall.

Gran, having broken into the building alongside Mr. Tolliver and Mrs. Fratelli, discovers them in The Founder’s office after knocking out the Clipboards guarding the office. Nelly and the others race to stop Sharper, though they arrive too late to prevent him from downing the contents of the vial. From there, she watches what ultimately happens to The Founder (a result dependent of the Charm chosen at “The Vile Vial”).

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

Between the time of Chapter 8 and the game’s Epilogue, Ilona and Nelly both supplant Perennial Harvest and renovate their HQ as “Slow N’ Dirty Harvest”, while also hiring Augustus to help out. During Epilogue, if the player chooses to have Luka talk with Ilona or Nelly, he compliments the name they've chosen. Ilona credits Nelly with the name, and after Nelly talks about learning not to rush when you care about something, Ilona shares Slow N’ Dirty Harvest's motto; "Go slow and fix things" (which Mr. Sinclair shouts his encouragement towards).

## Trivia

* When Ilona and Nelly occupy the same side of the screen during dialogue, their tails are removed from their portrait (likely so their partner's portrait aren't obscured). This is possible due to the tail being a separate image from the rest of the portrait.
	+ Despite Iggy sharing this property with his tail, they're the only characters who have their tail hidden during dialogue this way.
	+ In the Beacon Pines Artbook, their dialogue portraits lack tails.

## References

2. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/616982269667704844/616983232214335509/1118626718794653816
3. ↑ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2141050/Beacon\_Pines\_Artbook/ Beacon Pines Artbook, page 150
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2141050/Beacon\_Pines\_Artbook/ Beacon Pines Artbook, page 49
5. ↑ "I think she feels guilty for working too much. So when when she does have time for me, she showers me with high-tech compensation" - Beck, Chapter 4: Dinner With The Moedwils
6. ↑ "This calls for a celebration." - Nelly, Chapter 3: Everything's Fine
7. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/616982269667704844/616983232214335509/1118626718794653816