Bianca LaRue

**Bianca LaRue**, known as **Bee** or **'The Learned One'** is one of the main cult members in Ata Hapara.

She was a close friend of Mina Lopez, and it was suggested by the lesbian flag on her shirt that she may have been in love with her.

She was killed by Noah Kim and Whaitiri in retaliation for her involvement in the prank last year after she appeared at the lodge following Mina's death.

## Appearance

Bianca has short pink hair and dark blue eyes with an olive complexion. Her family appears to have French origins, as she, Isabelle and Noah briefly converse in French before Noah kills her. She has two tattoos down her forearms, both Maori names.

In the past, his outfit is not described, but when the group runs into him on the mountain, she is wearing a shirt patterned with the lesbian flag, a grey hoodie, jeans and boots. After she is killed, her clothing has been ripped and bloodied, so she is covered with a cloth.

## Personality

Bianca appears to have been quiet and generally well-liked, as Isabelle mentioned her surprise that she was involved in the prank. As the 'Learned One', she was probably highly intelligent and involved in curating and collecting information on Taniwha, making her very knowledgeable. She is also very compassionate, throwing caution to the wind and returning to the lodge when she finds Isabelle has killed Mina.

Nevertheless, Bianca appeared deranged and psychopathic, willing to kill anyone who got in the way of achieving 'Ascension'.

## Until Dawn

### **One Year Ago**

Bianca was largely quiet during the prank, mentioned to be trailing behind with Connor. However, when Connor warns Isabelle against running into the snow, she harshly reminds him that she can do what she likes.

#### **Chapter 7**

Kyra and Yaling see Bianca, along with Mina, chasing them from the mines, but do not immediately recognise them. They hear Bianca tell Mina to stop chasing them, but again do not recognise her voice.

#### **Chapter 8**

Bianca is implied to be running with the Taniwha who are pursuing Noah and Isabelle back to the cabin. She appears properly when Isabelle shoots Mina, screaming and running to the body and cradling her in her arms as she dies. She tries to attack Noah, but is fought of by Isabelle who slashes her with a knife.

After Isabelle has caught the group up on what has happened, she appears again, covered in Mina's blood, and insults Isabelle in French, trying to draw her outside. Isabelle manages to get her to brag about their control over the Taniwha and the goal and structure of the cult, before Bianca enters the lodge and threatens to let the Taniwha in if Isabelle doesn't come with her to be killed. She evades Noah's attack, but is distracted by Isabelle and Margarita long enough for Noah to kick her legs out from under her, allowing Whaitiri to attack and kill her.

#### **Chapter 9**

Bianca is mentioned by Connor as being "completely bat-shit crazy", but he doesn't appear sad that she is dead.

#### **Chapter 10**

She is mentioned in the list of the dead that Tobias reels off, but he adds that even though her knowledge was valuable, he never liked her much because he always felt like she had feelings for Mina.

#### **Epilogue**

During the Interviews, Bianca is mentioned by multiple characters:

* Connor will list her among the other cult members, and say he always held her in high regard, mentioning that he never thought she could be involved in anything as crazy as this.
* Noah will reluctantly admit that he killed her, saying he had no choice.
* Isabelle will mention her while saying that she killed Mina, saying she felt bad because she'd always liked Bianca.

## Trivia

* His nickname, "The Enlightened One" is the same as the title of Karma, Yaling's favourite champion in LoL.
* Her tattoos of the names "Te Tahi-o-te-rangi" and "Tūheita" are both names of people who turned into Taniwha.