Nona (7 June[3]) is Clarissa's best friend. She is a love interest to Ren and potentially Jonas (New Game+).
Biography[]
Not much is known about Nona's life before the events of Oxenfree.
Around the time of her last birthday, one of Nona and Clarissa's mutual friends, Nicole, was involved in a car accident, causing Nona to cancel her birthday plans so she could visit her in the hospital instead. Afterward, Clarissa still came to Nona's house with a huge birthday cake and stayed up to watch movies with her.[4] Nona's birthday occurs three days after the events of Oxenfree and she invites Alex to come to her birthday party if Alex takes her to Main Street.[5]
Nona is known to skip school a lot and will mention to Alex that if she does so, and then skips the detention that is given for that offense, she will be suspended. She considers the suspension to be similar to a "paid vacation." Rather than go to class, Nona would practice ballet.
Nona will reference her grandfather early in the game, seeming upset by something an alternate Alex said about him. It is not stated what exactly happened to him, but he presumably died, and this is what causes Nona to lash out in grief.
Appearance[]
Nona has fair skin and long black/dark blue hair and light brown eyes. She wears a slouchy brown beanie, a brown striped shirt underneath an oversized beige-orange poncho sweater, dark grey jeans/leggings, and lighter grey knee-high boots.
Personality[]
- Best friend of Clarissa. A somewhat shy girl, she idolizes and mimics Clarissa when with her, but is slowly coming out of her shell when apart. Smoker, chews her nails, good at piano, disdainful of people she deems losers but has a huge desire to learn and improve herself. Think Jane Lane from that cartoon show "Daria" or Christina Ricci in anything.[6]
Relationships[]
- Alex
Nona and Alex are not particularly close before the game. Nona mentions that she remembers Alex because of their shared class. She grows closer to Alex during Oxenfree, inviting Alex to her birthday party afterward. Alex is also the main bridge between Nona and Ren or Jonas.
For the most part, their relationship is positive-neutral, and the only way for it to become negative is if Alex decides to sacrifice Clarissa and tell Nona about it afterward. When playing a round of "Marry, Screw, Kill" during the game of Truth or Slap, Alex can choose to say she would marry Nona as she likes the quiet types, sleep with her because she seems "present and giving", or kill her if left with no other options (and depending on the dialogue option, Nona may comment "I'd probably kill me too.").
- Clarissa
Nona is one of the few people who accept and love Clarissa for being more than her cliche stereotype. Clarissa and Nona are best friends, with Clarissa loving Nona "like a three-legged puppy". Sometimes, due to Nona's more submissive personality, Clarissa is slightly manipulative towards her and her actions, but Nona does not seem to mind and rather idolizes and mimics her. She willfully follows Clarissa. If Alex decides to sacrifice Clarissa and tell Nona, Nona will yell at Alex about how selfish she is and refuse to reconcile a relationship with her unless Alex fixes the situation.
- Jonas
While she does not have much opinion towards Jonas at the beginning of the game, certain dialogue options can slightly push a relationship towards Jonas and Nona. If Jonas admits that he has a crush on Nona and the two of them are left at Harden Tower, they will end up bonding and become very "chummy," as Alex observes. Jonas can ask Nona to go on a steak dinner after the game, causing Ren to be very displeased. If this option is not chosen, Jonas and Nona have a neutral relationship.
- Ren
At first, Ren is extremely infatuated with Nona, whereas Nona is slightly weary about the possibility of dating him because she is not interested in dating in general. Clarissa is possibly also a reason for this. She is closed off about dating in general, but if encouraged by Alex, and as she comes out more from her shell, will begin to open up towards him and will eventually admit to liking him as well. This will start a relationship between Ren and Nona. Ren cares a lot about her and her safety.
Endings[]
Nona and Ren are dating[]
Nona and Ren will continue to date even after graduating High School, though they will go to different universities, and as a result, have a long-distance relationship.
Nona and Ren are not dating[]
Nona will end up going to a ballet academy, but Alex doesn't know much else about her.
While developers have stated that an ending with Jonas and Nona dating is possible (and concurrent with the game's secret ending), the current outcome of them having their "fancy steak dinner" renders the game so that it follows the Nona and Ren are not dating ending.
Trivia[]
- According to her birthdate, she is a Gemini.
- From the Adler's Pier Steam trading card: "The Adler Estate at the edge of Beacon Beach is the only private residence on Edwards Island. Nona will regularly see it in her dreams for the next twelve years following these events. - Edwards Island Visitors Bureau."
- Nona is an owl scout and uses her skills to start the fire on the beach.
- She might be dyslexic, as she misreads "Epiphany Fields" as "Ephipany Fields."
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ NONA: So, just, look, you’re not going to talk about my grandfather. You’re just gonna stand there, politely, and tell me if you’ve seen Clarissa.
- ↑ CLARISSA: Explain why me and my best friend [...] are all screwed up.
- ↑ Night School Studio post on Twitter.
- ↑ NONA: Just--this was when Nicole was in her car accident, and… so of course we cancel and go visit her, and I’m not gonna pout about that. It’s common decency, it’s fine. But afterwards, after this totally emotionally draining night? Clarissa still came over and surprised me with this huge cake And... we stayed up and watched all my favorite movies. And… she didn’t have to do that.
- ↑ NONA: Oh, and… don’t tell anyone, but my birthday’s in three days, and I’m having a thing, and you’re invited.
- ↑ Backstage Oxenfree Casting.