Meredith Morticelli

Meredith Morticelli is a student at Miss Bullard's School for Former Ladies. Compassionate and cheerful, Meredith's permanent affliction of an irregular heartbeat, limited appetite, cold hands, and Mallen streaks stems from an awry necromancy spell. She is one of four romanceable characters in the game.

## Background

### No (Wo)man's Ending

Due to Lillian's mistrust of Meredith and Miss Bullard, Meredith will tell Lillian that they are unsuited for each other, and Lillian will depart from her.

### Meredith Ending 1

In valuing one's career, Meredith declares that she refuses to desert the school after Miss Bullard is arrested. She asks Lillian to rebuild the institution with her, and Lillian agrees to become her teaching assistant. Together ,they found Miss Morticelli’s School for Girls in Need, which becomes a small success. Given the few number of students, they accept jobs at the village to support the school, but are greatly contented with teaching.

### Meredith Ending 2

By valuing family, Meredith decides to return home and have Lillian join them. While Lillian is initially nervous having never stayed with another family before, Meredith similarly expresses her concern at reuniting with her family, who have been unaware of her whereabouts. Together, they are openly welcomed by Meredith's family, who harbor no ill feelings at their daughter for having disappeared, and accept Lillian. Lillian considers Meredith's family to be her own as they play the piano and dance together, and has no plans for returning to the new continent.

## Physical Appearance

Meredith has brown eyes, light skin, and brown hair pinned in a loose bun. Her bangs bear two Mallen streaks. She wears a white long-sleeved blouse with a decorative orange token, and a black skirt.

## Routes

Below are the choices for the first five prompts to avoid the No (Wo)man's Ending. Afterwards, the player will have three choices that can lead to Ending 1 or Ending 2.

1. **There is a spot open beside Greta at the back corner of the class, and I swear I see her wink when I catch her eye.**

* **Sit by Meredith**
* Sit by Winnifred
* Sit by Virginia
* SIt by Greta

**2. Though I also have a bit of an appetite, and the dining room is only a few steps from my room.**

* Library
* **Gardens**
* Dining Room

**3. I am curious though… As a newcomer, what do you think of miss B as a teacher?**

* **She is very generous.**
* Something about her seems a little odd.

**4. I hum in thought. If I must choose…**

* The places
* The people

**5. I do not want to jump to conclusions, but I can not think of anything else.**

* Confront her
* **Question her**

The following three prompts will determine whether Ending 1 or Ending 2 occurs.

**Do be compeltely honest with me, Lilian. I do not believe there is a correct answer to this. If you were to suddenyl die one day, what would you regret the most?**

* Not pursuing my career *(Ending 1)*
* Not returning to my family *(Ending 2)*

**I have never attended a family gathering before, so I have no idea twhat to expect. I am hardly willing to visit an Old Continent school… much less visit a more intimate setting.**

* Absolutely! *(Ending 2)*
* I am not certain… *(Ending 1)*

**The only topics I have not spoken of, in fact, are those about my father, and of my schooling. Both are not exactly uplifting subjects, but they are the only thing I can think of sharing.**

* Speak about father *(Ending 2)*
* Speak about school *(Ending 1)*

## Relationships

### Miss Bullard

As her teacher and role model, Meredith regards Bullard with the highest esteem, to the point of willful ignorance.