Should you give the drive back or leak it?
Neither ends your run. Giving it back pays you and saves her mother; leaking it gets her mother killed, sends Eleanor to the Revolution and makes Nutrifruit grow seeds again.
Probably Stolen Eleanor Guide
Neither choice at the end of Probably Stolen Eleanor's story ends your run. Give her mother's data drive back to the Black Market and you are paid, her mother is freed and the two of them scavenge together; leak it and her mother is killed, Eleanor joins the Revolution and Nutrifruit grows seeds again. Her story only stops early in two ways: she is arrested because you put her uncle's Care Package on the counter while she is there, or you send her away when she first asks for food.
What to do with Eleanor in Probably Stolen
For what the game is and every guide we publish, start at the Probably Stolen guide hub. Eleanor's place among the other story characters is on the Probably Stolen characters page.
- Care Package: it is reported stolen. Report the "uncle" or keep the crate off the counter while Eleanor is in the shop.
- Helping her: sell her food when she asks; later, every Credit you pay for her scavenged goods goes toward the investigator she wants to hire.
- Reward: both endings close with the same gift, and reporting the uncle earns a second one.
Eleanor at a glance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Who she is | An Upper Levels resident stuck in the Lower Levels after her mother was jailed for embezzlement. Source: In-game text. |
| Her uncle's crate | Care Package for Eleanor, a sealed crate your Security feed lists as reported stolen. Source: In-game text. |
| The choice | Give the drive back and save her mother, or leak it to the Lower Levels paper. Source: In-game text. |
| Ends your run? | No. Neither choice triggers an ending. Source: The game code. |
| Stops early if | She is arrested with the Care Package, or you don't sell her food when she asks. Source: The game code. |
| Gifts | A thank-you gift if you report the uncle; SYNC Self-Refilling Neuroactive Perfume when she says goodbye. Source: In-game text; the game code. |
| Endless Mode | She does not appear. Source: The game code. |
Every choice in Eleanor's story and where it leads
| Your choice | What happens | Story continues? |
|---|---|---|
| Report her "uncle" when he drops off the crate | He is taken away; she comes back to hear about him, says she has no uncle and gives you a gift | Yes |
| Keep the crate and put it on the counter while she is shopping | Security arrests her for stolen goods | No |
| Send her away when she asks for food | She doesn't come back | No |
| Sell her food when she asks | She returns to scavenge and save up for an investigator | Yes |
| Give the drive back | The Black Market pays you; her mother is freed and exiled to the Lower Levels | Yes, to her farewell |
| Leak the drive | Her mother is killed; she joins the Revolution; Nutrifruit grows seeds again | Yes, to her farewell |
The Care Package from her "uncle"
A man who says he is Eleanor's uncle hands you a crate: "We put together a little care package for her." He wants it in her hands, not yours, and asks you to keep Security out of it. The crate is the Care Package for Eleanor, "A sealed crate of fine goods from the Upper Levels", and its description adds that "your Security feed lists it as reported stolen."
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Care Package for Eleanor
You have two safe options:
- Report him. Use the alarm under the counter as you would for any wanted customer (how reporting works is on the Security and Wanted List page). He is taken away as a Black Market Thug. When Eleanor next comes in, you tell her about him: "My uncle? I don't have an uncle." She realizes the crate was meant to get her arrested, like her mother, and gives you a thank-you gift.
- Keep it away from her. If you accept the crate, don't put it on the counter during her next two visits. If you do, Security arrives ("Freeze! That crate was reported stolen.") and takes her away, and her story ends there. After her first scavenging visit the crate loses its stolen status.
The crate is a sealed item; this page doesn't say what happens if you try to open it.
Give the drive back or leak it?
Once Eleanor has saved enough, her investigator finds a data drive in her mother's old lab: research showing how to make standard Nutrifruit yield seeds again, which would cost pastel its seed business. The embezzlement charges were made up. The next day a Black Market Thug comes to your counter: tell her to give it back, he says, and her mother will be freed and exiled to the Lower Levels; refuse and her mother dies. He offers you money if you get her to hand it over.
When Eleanor returns, you choose for her:
- [Give the drive back and save her mother] — Eleanor agrees and hands it over. You get a notice: "The Black Market paid you 300 Credits for Eleanor's drive." When she says goodbye, her mother is free and the two of them scavenge the Dumping Ground together.
- [Leak it to the Lower Levels paper] — the next day's paper runs "pastel's Nutrifruit Secret Leaked!", reporting that the former director of the station's largest hydroponics farm was found dead in her cell that morning. Eleanor joins the Revolution and comes back to buy a weapon. From the day after your choice, Nutrifruit in your shop is a strain that grows seeds again.
Neither option causes a game over, so the choice is about the story and about Nutrifruit, not about surviving. The game's other endings are listed in our guide to Probably Stolen's losing endings.
When Eleanor comes and what she wants
Eleanor's visits come in this order in a normal run:
- Three early visits. She buys food, then household goods, then sells you a few of her own things at a discount.
- Her uncle. He drops off the Care Package soon after.
- The warning (only if you reported him). She hears about the "uncle" and gives you a gift.
- Out of money. A thief took the little she had left and her mother has been found guilty; she asks for food. Sell her some to keep her story going.
- Scavenging. She comes back dressed for the Dumping Ground and sells you what she found.
- Saving up. She wants to hire a private investigator ("A good one costs 800 Credits") and keeps coming back with finds. What you pay her for them is what she saves.
- The drive, the threat and the choice, as above, on consecutive visits.
- Farewell. She says goodbye a couple of days after your choice.
Her visits also appear as one line on our page about the customers who visit your shop.
Eleanor's thank-you gifts
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HydraTech Micro Water Purifier -
L'ESSENCE Pheromone Perfume -
SYNC Self-Refilling Neuroactive Perfume
- After you report her uncle: "Eleanor's thank-you gift: pick one." Choose a HydraTech Micro Water Purifier or a L'ESSENCE Pheromone Perfume.
- When she says goodbye: a SYNC Self-Refilling Neuroactive Perfume, bought for her mother's birthday before all of this happened. You get it whichever way you chose.
Version notes and limits
This page doesn't cover whether the Care Package can be opened, or how Nutrifruit seed prices change after a leak. On the open beta branch, patch notes of November 1, 2026 add a bail offer two days after Eleanor is arrested, a 50-Credit alternative when she asks for food and a more generous gift for reporting her uncle; those are not in the public build this page describes. We will update this page when those changes reach the public build.
Probably Stolen Eleanor FAQ
What do you do with the Care Package?
Report the man who brings it, or keep it off the counter while Eleanor is shopping. If she is standing at your counter when the crate goes on it, Security arrests her for stolen goods.
Can you open the Care Package?
It is a sealed crate in the game files, and this page doesn't cover opening it. What matters for the story is not putting it on the counter in front of Eleanor.
Why did Eleanor stop coming?
Either she was arrested with the Care Package, or you didn't sell her food when she ran out of money. Both end her story.
When does Eleanor come?
Three early visits, then her uncle, then a run of visits as she scavenges and saves up, and finally the drive, the choice and her farewell. The order is in the visits section above.
What gifts does Eleanor give?
A HydraTech Micro Water Purifier or a L'ESSENCE Pheromone Perfume if you report her uncle, and a SYNC Self-Refilling Neuroactive Perfume when she says goodbye.
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