| Eleanor's Bird | |
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| The Bird | |
| Aliases | Bird of Happiness |
| Social Rank | N/A |
| Gender | Unknown |
| Age | Unknown |
| Status | Deceased |
| Hair color | Red |
| Eye color | Black |
| Occupation | Eleanor's companion |
| Voice actor | A bird |
| “ | The red bird in the cage… The doll Eleanor treasured...
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Eleanor's Bird, also known as the Bird of Happiness, is a bird Eleanor normally keeps in a cage.
Rule of Rose[]
In the chapter "The Bird of Happiness", Diana and Meg steal the bird for the monthly gift, but it was suffocated in the process. When the duo confront Jennifer on eavesdropping, they proceed to make a bet on whether Eleanor would be sad or angry upon finding its corpse. Eleanor did not get mad or sad, however, instead she took the dead bird and put in the monthly gift box with no reaction of emotion.
When Jennifer examines the bird cage on the balcony in the "Once Upon a Time" chapter, she comments, "The red bird in the cage... The doll Eleanor treasured." She also remembers Eleanor whispering "If only we could fly away like birds and go wherever we wished."
Symbolism[]
The red bird is supposed to bring Eleanor "Eternal Happiness," as it says in the chapter's story book. It is also a possible symbol of Eleanor wanting to leave the orphanage, or escape her life of misery. The moral of the bird dying was "Eternal happiness is a joke."
Trivia[]
Jennifer without anything in her hands.
- The bird was killed by Diana and Meg in "The Bird of Happiness" chapter. Strangely enough, however, Eleanor is seen watching the bird fly around in the salon in the "Rag Princess Sews" chapter. The reason for this is unknown but it can be explained away due to the fact the game takes place in a fractured memory.
- In the cutscene where Eleanor finds Jennifer holding the bird, there is an animation error where Jennifer is holding nothing in her hands.
- A drawing of the bird can be seen in the first chapter. Said drawing is interestingly in the same stall where Gregory hid for the intro.
- In regards to the intro, there is a shot of Meg tying up Eleanor's dress where blood pools out.