Ilona Moedwil

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

## Profile

### Appearance

#### Development

During her design process, she originally had shoes that were a lighter shade and used black laces.

#### Final Design

She's an albino ferret with white fur and long hair tied behind her back who also has a pink nose and red irises. For clothing, she wears a tan sleeveless sweater over a light blue, long sleeve, collared shirt, as well as a long brown skirt. Ilona also has brown leggings and shoes (teh laces of which are a lighter shade of brown).

### Personality

Ilona cares heavily for her family, constantly letting Nelly (and anyone willing to listen) know how proud of her she is and trying to comfort Beck as she struggles with the move to Beacon Pines. She'll do anything to protect them, but can get frustrated when they insult her, and whilst encouraging to Beck, she is also stern towards her due to her sharp tongue and tendency to get into trouble. She also cares a lot for the plants she grows, to the point her daughter thinks she's better at talking to plants than people.

### Background

Growing up in a town similar to Beacon Pines, Ilona has been a gardener for a lot of her life. At some point in her adulthood, she married Nelly Moedwil and the two adopted Beck. Due to Nelly's talent as a chemist, the Moedwil family has moved house several times, and while Ilona didn't like leaving her jobs, she decided that her wife's happiness was more important.

## 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 her wife expresses how horrible the situation is, Ilona 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”

A thunderstorm begins, and it starts to rain heavily. Both children are called back into the house by Ilona, and they stay in Beck’s room to wait out the storm. Ilona tells Luka that Nelly is trying to contact his Gran, and then exits the room.

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

Ilona walks into Beck's bedroom (having overheard Beck's muttering) and laments her daughter’s hair. Beck defends her new appearance by pointing out it was Ilona who said change was positive, though her mother clarifies she was referring to Nelly’s new job and them moving house.

Trying to smile, Ilona also lets Beck know that Nelly was at work at the behest of Kerr, who Beck insults by calling him a creep. Her mother tells her stop and to not to ruin this job for Nelly, reminding her of how important this job is to her. Beck then goes on to lambast the entire town and Ilona herself when she attempts to defend it, resulting in her being grounded. Ilona then informs her child that she’ll try to have Nelly make her hair "presentable" for the festival (despite Beck's protests). Acknowledging how difficult moving can be, Ilona tries to comfort Beck, as well as teasing her with the threat of shaving off her hair, leading to the pair wishing each other "Goodnight" and ending their discussion.

The next day, Beck informs Ilona of her, Luka and Rolo's plan to break into Perennial Harvest's Headquarters, as well as what she overheard on the radio. Believing in her child and wanting to save her wife, she agrees to help in the plan. When it came time to execute what she was tasked to do, she approached the building's power box and breaks it with a shovel (the only witness being Mr. Sinclair, who approves of her actions). Nonchalantly whistles whilst leaving the scene, greeting the Clipboard stations outside of the headquarters' doors.

### 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

* Interestingly, Ilona is never seen in the crowd of William Kerr's/Sharper Valentine's speech.
	+ As such, she's one of the few characters with a portrait to never be seen frozen in ice due to The Source catalyzing (along with Natt and Solomon/Sharper), though it's still very likely she died alongside the rest of the town.
* 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. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/616982269667704844/618863481998802992/822201154737274890
5. ↑ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2141050/Beacon\_Pines\_Artbook/ Beacon Pines Artbook, page 52