Renelle

Renelle Talbert is the daughter of Dr. Talbert, who was found by The Stitchwraith, after he saved her from drug dealers.

## Appearance

Renelle has curly black hair and dark brown eyes. Due to her poor condition, she also has pale skin and cracked lips. Later in the ninth epilogue, when Renelle is being impersonated by Eleanor, she has dirty brown hair with deep blue eyes. She appears much healthier, having lost her pale skin and cracked lips, and is shown to wear a silver heart-shaped pendant.

## History

### *Before the Epilogues*

When Renelle was little, she was constantly sick. She went in and out of the hospital a lot, and Dr. Talbert was scared for her life. He studied the substance of Remnant, creating a heart shaped pendant as a gift for her. Eventually, she conquered her illness and could live a normal life.

Two years prior to the events of the epilogues, the real Renelle's mom passed away. Both she and her father were in grief and became distant to one another. Dr. Talbert sent Renelle away to boarding school, while sinking deeper into his work of studying the supernatural substance of Remnant. When Renelle eventually returned, she stole some of his money out of spite. Dr. Talbert, acting out of rage, kicked Renelle out of the house. Dr. Talbert's studying of Remnant got the attention of Eleanor, an evil animatronic who enjoyed the suffering of others. She wanted Remnant for herself to become more powerful and decided to exploit Dr. Talbert by pretending to be his lost daughter using a strange pendant.

### Epilogue - Gumdrop Angel

After Jake hides in a building when two men walk down the alleyway, he finds a teenage girl, who turns out to be Renelle, passed out on the floor. Her condition reminded him of a drug user in an anti-drug commercial, and he gave her water to rehydrate her. Suddenly, the two men barged into the building and threatened the girl for money. Jake realized they were drug dealers, and out of anger threw one man into a window and burned the other man's forehead with his now glowing endoskeleton. He carried the unconscious girl away in the hopes of finding a safe place to stay.

Jake eventually brought the girl into a shed near some railroad tracks. He tried to keep her comfortable, until suddenly he heard something crawling outside the shed, trying to enter. Jake protected the girl but wished deep down that someone could protect him as well.

### Epilogue - The Puppet Carver

Some time passes, as Jake and the girl that he rescued continue to hide out in the shed. The thing crawling outside had disappeared. Jake returned with some food, only to discover that the girl had woken up. She introduced herself, stating that her name was "Renelle". Jake felt something off about the name but ignored it. Renelle looked much healthier than before, with combed hair, bright eyes, and clean skin.

Jake told her that he protected her from the drug dealers, which she thanked him for. He blurted out that he was surprised that she isn't afraid of him. Renelle explained that being homeless for so long taught her that the things that looked like him aren't always monsters, and that the real monsters are those who hurt and take advantage of others. She recalled her past and how she ended up with the drug dealers, explaining that her mother died when she was 13 and her father became obsessed with work to deal with the grief. Her father sent her to boarding school, so she stole some of his money, and her father kicked her out, forcing her to survive on the streets.

Renelle shredded tears as she ate the food that Jake brought back, as he realized that she still missed her dad. Jake decided to help reunite her with her father, when at that moment, a ray of sunlight falls on Renelle. Jake noticed that she was wearing a silver pendant in the shape of a heart. He smiled, believing that it was a sign of good fortune to come.

### Epilogue - Friendly Face

Several days had passed and Jake decided to ask Renelle if she wants to be taken home, due to noticing hesitance in the mention of her dad, despite still missing him. Jake was also unable to find any meaningful memories he could use as information, presumably due to Renelle's cloudy mind from all the drugs. When Jake told her that he's taking her home, Renelle, without hesitation, was ready to reunite with her father.

Renelle was able to find her way back to her dad's house and rang the doorbell. The door suddenly opened, the dad assuming that something is being delivered to him. Renelle led Jake in; as he surveyed his surroundings, he noticed two photos. The first one was Renelle's dad and another man posing together, both in lab coats. Jake recognized the second man; it was Phineas Taggart, who seemed to have been friends with Renelle's father. The second photo, however, shocked Jake. He saw Renelle's father happy with Renelle, who had curly black hair and brown eyes, as opposed to the brown hair and blue eyes that Renelle had right now.

### Epilogue - Prankster

After Jake had seen Eleanor in her true form before she disguised herself as Renelle and recognized her after hearing her name and seeing the fake Renelle wink at her. Realizing that Eleanor is evil, Jake tries to attack her and stop whatever evil plan she had. But Eleanor, being able to manipulate her appearance, made it so it seemed Jake had stabbed her when it was just an illusion. She tricked Dr. Talbert into believing her "daughter" was in danger, as he took out a gun and shot Jake. Eleanor was helped up, and Dr. Talbert prepared to use remnant to heal her.

Dr. Talbert played right into her hands, giving her the remnant, she needed to grow in power. Her fake disguise melted away, and her true robotic form was revealed. Thankfully, both Jake and the detective joined forces to defeat Eleanor and stop her evil plot. Two weeks later, Jake is able to find the real Renelle and reunite her with her father.

## Trivia

* There are multiple hints that Renelle could be Eleanor from To Be Beautiful under another disguise before it's explicitly confirmed at the end of Friendly Face's epilogue.
	+ Renelle spelled backwards is "Ellener", which sounds like Eleanor.
	+ She wore a heart-shaped pendant on a necklace similar to Eleanor's from "To Be Beautiful".
	+ She also understood what the Stitchwraith was saying, even though no other human so far could understand him.
		- However, Jake never really tried speaking to any of the other human characters he had encountered in the past.
	+ Renelle's second appearance also had a description similar to the illusionary makeover of Sarah from "To Be Beautiful" (tall, skinny, teenager, blue eyes, brown hair).
	+ Jake sensed something is wrong with the name "Renelle" but chose to ignore it.
	+ The girl that Jake rescued from the drug dealers was most likely the real Renelle before Eleanor snuck into the shed, had her removed or killed, and stole her identity while Jake was away getting food.