Apiary

**Apiary** is a location often mentioned in *Haven*. It only appeared in the game's bad ending.

## Overview

While never visited during the events of the game the game Kay and Yu talk about the Apiary quite a lot and visit many sights abandoned by the Apiary on Source. As such we get mostly second hand information and speculation:

* It seems to be a Dystopian Corporate Government ruling over many planets including Truth and Charm. The couple begin in some disagreement about how bad the Apiary is. Some of the more horrific things they do are dismissed by Kay. Though this has less to do with feasibility and more with her/his trouble accepting the abject cruelty involved. Though learning what the Apiary did to the paradise that was Source seems to change Kay's mind.
* At one point in the recent past, about twenty years hence, Source was part of the Apiary.
* Kay learns of it's existence by chance in Apiary recorders, though much of it is misinformation to cover up the failed colonization efforts.
* While Kay was raised in the Apiary's foster system it is highly likely she/he was born on Source. The medal worn by Kay is a key that can activate some of the Apiary tech on Source. Kay and Yu also come across a crashed evacuation ship. While they don't have it in them to check; it is accepted that Kay 's parents did not survive the evacuation.
* Source was abandoned after excessive and careless extraction by ExoNova caused the planet to partly explode.
* One of Yu's mothers Erena seems to be a player in the government owing to her high position in ExoNova. While the extend of her involvement in the disaster is hard to gauge she did know about it and was a big part ExoNova at the time. Her words hint that she is a believer in the Apiary and is unwilling to respect to her daughter/son's relationship. She does attempts to use her influence to stop the Counsel sending Hornets to retrieve Kay and Yu. Though this fails as the Hornets arrive before the couple speak to Erena.
* Outside of having an army of dangerous drones called Hornets not much is said about the Counsel of Apiary, save for how the Matchmaker is part of it.
* The Matchmaker system appears to be a core part of the Apiary and is the major system both Kay and Yu seem to object too. No one in the Apiary seems to have a choice in their partner, it is determined in an unknown way via the Matchmaker System.
* While never proven true Kay states the Matchmaker system was put in places to combat a genetic disorder called The Mark. She/He even claims to have seen a sample, though Yu is of the opinion that it could be another lie propagated by the Apiary.
* The Mark seems to no longer be in the population and hasn't been for an unspecified, but likely significant length of time. As such it is possible, as the couple argues, the Matchmaker system no longer serves its claimed purpose. While not mentioned directly the mark might have been another layer of the Apiary's control of the populous.
* It is possible that the Matchmaker system does allow for the powerful to put their thumb on the scale as Lord Ozias was match with Yu and seems to be obsessed with her/him. Considering they are both the children of powerful individuals in the Apiary they likely met well before they were matched.
* The Apiary uses their Hornets to attempt to arrest Kay and Yu. This seems a shocking over reaction to Kay, who was expecting a less violent confrontation, likely in a form other then war machines. Yu is less surprised as she/he seems to have a better measure of the Apiary's methods.
* Since Kay and Yu would obliviously resist being torn apart and being forcibly matched, they(mostly Kay) are confused by Hornets being sent in as opposed of people just trying to convince them to come back and fulfill their role. Yu eludes to an uncomfortable fact. No one ever seems to try and resist the Matchmaking ceremony. Broaching the hard subject of Recalibration.
* One of the Apiary's most chilling forms of control is Recalibration. According to Kay it is believed to be a form of tech therapy helping people cope with trauma, but Yu knows it is used to make people more compliant by selectively altering and erasing memories. Something Kay is reluctant to accept until Lord Ozias indicates that will be the couples fate should they be captured.
* Recalibration may be the primary reason the Apiary exists in the state it does. Many times Kay and Yu opine how hated the Apiary and Matchmaker are. Rebellion is mentioned by the couple several times, even the possibility that many would join them. Erena states that just the rumor that Kay and Yu have escaped has sparked dissent. Yet ultimately the two dismiss this possibility. Partly because they would have had to stay in the Apiary to facilitate this change(Haven begins with them already having escaped to Source), but with Recalibration as an option the Apiary doesn't need to kill dissidents or win the hearts and minds of their people if they can just change them.
* The Devs have also noted on their Discord that Apiary is also the name of the species Kay and Yu (and presumably everyone else they mention) are. Also that The Apiary has several upsides and nuances that didn't make it into the final game.

If bad ending is to be believed, many points above proved to be genuine: Apiary is an expansionist, dystopian civilization led by ruthless, tyrannical government body who believed in peace through control and deemed the concept of liberty and free will as major taboo.

## Gallery

Kay (male) about to be recalibrated in Bad EndingYu (female) about to be recalibrated in Bad EndingKay (male) as a recalibrated being in Bad EndingYu (female) as a recalibrated being in Bad Ending