Ron from Accounting

How to get it

How to get it: Shifts 2-3.

Stats

Aliases

Nerd (by )

Debut

Shifts 2-3

Occupation

Animal Corp Accountant

Species

Lop bunny

Appearance

Ron From Accounting is depicted as an anthropomorphic blue lop bunny. He has short, swooped back brown hair and tired eyes. He holds a generally neutral expression. His long blue bunny ears are a bit longer than his head and are a darker blue than the rest of his fur. He wears a simple, white, long-sleeved button up shirt with a white collar, black glasses, and black slacks, and brown leather shoes. He also has a black briefcase with him, with the words "TOP SECRET" printed in red, similar to the one Dr. Harlow carries. The words appear to be in the rubber stamped stencil font. While in the Hospital he will wear either a patient or visitor name tag that reads "Ron from Accounting" on his left side.

Background

Ron works in Animal Corporation's management in the accounting department, and is very knowledgeable about the Anomalous and Entity activity. Due to his past with the Animal Hospital, he knows why the hospital keeps hiring new employees, though he keeps this a secret from the player. It can be inferred that previous employees often died on the job. During his second encounter, Ron reveals that he witnessed the Previous Hospital Manager getting eaten by the Bed Monster. Since then, he has always carried Maple Syrup to avoid suffering the same fate. Ron also tells the player that the hospital's patients are not there because they are sick, but because they are infected. He also mentions that the hospital's old files were moved about a month earlier. Ron has encountered several of the hospital's entities. He recalls seeing the Mass of Eyes Monster staring at him from the ceiling, causing the previous doctor to frantically search for eyedrops before mysteriously disappearing. He has also seen the Stalker, explaining that it often appears in the corner of his eye but dislikes being looked at and is actually shy. At one point, Ratthew went into Ron's office and chewed through confidential experiment reports that Ron was not supposed to see. Rather than being upset, Ron says that Ratthew had "honestly done him a favor." Ron often complains about his work at Animal Corporation, explaining that he and the other employees work so hard they rarely have time to rest.

Personality

Ron is a knowledgeable patient at the Animal Hospital and an employee of the Animal Corporation. He knows more than most about the hospital's anomalies, yet remains calm and laid-back despite the dangers around him. Ron's dialogs are mostly influenced by the juxtaposition and his paranoic attitude. His reaction to the player surviving for so long suggests he is used to new hires disappearing, and new hires coming, and his experience with the Bed Monster shows that he is pragmatic and well-prepared for survival. Ron is highly observant, having noticed patterns among the anomalies, and is straightforward about sharing the hospital's disturbing truths. Despite working for Animal Corporation, Ron appears to have little loyalty to the company. As noted by Dr. Harlow, he openly theorizes about the corporation with the player, casually shares company secrets, and seemingly ignores Ratthew chewing through confidential reports. However, he also avoids digging too deeply into the corporation's activities, likely for his own safety, and avoid knowing too much than he must know. Ron also seems dissatisfied with his job, admitting he's unsure why he even accepted it. His constant tiredness and headaches, along with Dr. Harlow's remarks that he has simply become numb to his work, suggest he's exhausted by the corporation's demands.

Relationships

According to Ron, Ratthew snuck into his office and chewed through some classified documents Ron wasn't meant to see. Ron was shocked, but thinks that Ratthew did him a favor by doing this. If Ron checks in during Ratthew's chat with the player, they share dialogue and Ratthew teases him a bit, showing they might be friends. However, this could also hint towards them being half enemies, half friends, of sorts, as Ron shows clear distaste towards Ratthew and has never used his real name, instead calling him "that rat". Ratthew's teasing dialogue towards him can also come off as a bit rude, further hinting towards this. If you accidentally kill Ratthew, Ron will stop coming to the hospital. There is no clear reason for this, so it is very possible that is just a bug and has no lore relevance, though it may be important to note that it doesn't go the other way around. According to Dr. Harlow, since Ron works in Animal Corp's management, they meet frequently. Dr. Harlow knows him enough to give the player some important lore details about him, but it is unsure how close they are. Dr. Harlow doesn't seem to express any particular emotion towards him, either.

Assets

Brown Charmer Hair Rounded Cute Anime Glasses

Known Bugs

Ron can sometimes soft lock the game as he is unable to be interacted with on the hospital bed. Occasionally, once you treat Ron and he is leaving the hospital, a second Ron may appear. He appears at the front desk as normal, interactions staying the same. He, along with Ratthew, cannot faint nor be targetted by anomalies other than the Bed Monster. After getting treatment in Room 8, Ron will still have the sleep face when leaving.

Patch history

Ron's name as it appears on his nametag has been widely discussed, with some claiming it used to read "Ron the Accountant". Currently, his nametag writes "Ron from Accounting". Aside from Ratthew, Ron is the only other NPC to have a confirmed species, being a lop bunny. Before the July 10th update, Ron and Secretary shared the same model, the only difference being that Secretary lacked Ron's hair and suitcase. Ironically, despite of claiming he always bring Maple Syrup with him to deal with the Bed Monster. Ron would still get taken by the Bed Monster in the game just like any other patient. This may be an unintentional game design and had been overlooked by the developers, which may not represent the actual lore. Ron's last name is quite literally 'From accounting' Which is confirmed by Dr harlow When you decide to hear the lore about Ron from accounting.