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Eleanor
Last checked: · 049-Rev3-L (reference-reported)
Direct answer
Eleanor is a recurring customer from the Upper Levels whose circumstances change over successive visits. Her buying, selling and later request for donated food are different encounters; an early paid sale does not satisfy the later help condition.
Recognize the changing role
She initially seeks food, then household supplies, later sells possessions and eventually asks for food without a budget. The useful shopkeeping distinction is whether the current encounter is a normal trade or a request for assistance. Do not assume her initial social position guarantees continuing buying power.
Story boundary
Helping at the donation encounter enables a later visit in which she sells scavenged goods. The evidence does not establish a playable mission to free her mother or prove Eleanor’s suspicion about a frame-up. The connected story uses conditional scheduling and is skipped in endless mode.