Meet Skull Girl 4 Times in Moonlight Peaks, Move Her In

Skull Girl is a mysterious non-player character tied to Moonlight Peaks’ Hendersons family—and she won’t stick around as a town resident until you complete a specific chain of encounters. Here’s what you need to do to meet her four times and ultimately get her to take up permanent residence in the Hendersons’ house.

Key takeaways

Skull Girl becomes a normal town resident only after you encounter her four separate times in Moonlight Peaks.
Those encounters are tied to your relationship progress with Persephone, the Hendersons’ matriarch.
The first encounter happens in Moonlit Pines after completing the “Farm Animals for Sale” requirement.
The final step requires completing Persephone’s 3 and 4 heart events, after which Skull Girl moves into the Hendersons’ House permanently.
Once she’s permanent, you can chat with Skull Girl and give her items like any other resident.

How to unlock Skull Girl as a permanent resident

Skull Girl can only be found by increasing your relationship with Persephone. In total, you must trigger four separate Skull Girl encounters across different locations and prerequisite quests or heart events. Until the last requirement is fulfilled, she runs away after each scene.

Encounter #1: Moonlit Pines

Location: Moonlit Pines
Requirement: Farm Animals for Sale (complete)

After you build the Barn for Luna in your base, go to Moonlit Pines. A cutscene triggers where you meet a lost girl wearing a paper bag mask with two eye holes. She says she has no name and hides because she thinks she’s hideous. When you approach, she panics and runs away.

Encounter #2: Moonlit Pines

Location: Moonlit Pines
Requirement: A New Beginning Quest (complete)

The night after the first encounter, the Hendersons family moves into town, triggering the “A New Beginning Quest.” During that quest, you bring Fried Eggs to Ludo. Once the quest is completed, wait a day and return to Moonlit Pines to trigger the next cutscene.

This time, Skull Girl tells you she’s cold, hungry, and alone. She mentions she used to have a mom who hugged her, but she can’t remember her anymore. You hug, but she still runs away.

Encounter #3: Howling Marshes

Location: Howling Marshes
Requirement: Persephone 1 & 2 Heart Events

Before you can trigger the third encounter, you must complete Persephone’s 1 Heart and 2 Heart events.

Persephone 1 Heart Event: Persephone confides in Jada that she hopes to find her lost daughter in this town.
Persephone 2 Heart Event: Persephone asks you to verify rumors about a strange girl in Moonlit Pines; after searching, you find Skull Girl’s Bag in a clearing.

After those prerequisites are done, wait a day and enter the Howling Marshes area. A cutscene triggers where you meet Skull Girl without her mask, freezing in the cold. She calls herself a monster and runs away again.

Encounter #4: Moonlit Pines (the reunion)

Location: Moonlit Pines
Requirement: Persephone 3 & 4 Heart Events

To trigger the final encounter, you must complete Persephone’s 3 Heart and 4 Heart events.

Persephone 3 Heart Event: In the Hendersons’ House, Persephone and Jada discuss the possibility that Skull Girl is her daughter, Penelope. Jada brings Pookie, a plush Penelope loved as a child, and gives it to you with the expectation that it will help during your next meeting.
Persephone 4 Heart Event: In Moonlit Pines, you meet Skull Girl again and can show her Pookie. She recognizes it, agrees to come with you to meet Persephone, and the scene shifts to the Hendersons’ House. Persephone confirms Skull Girl is Penelope. The two hug, ending the reunion scene.

After Persephone’s 4 Heart event—named “Reunited”—finishes, Skull Girl takes up permanent residence inside the Hendersons’ House. From that point on, you can speak with her and give gifts just like other regular townspeople.

Where to go next

Skull Girl’s permanent home is the Hendersons’ House once “Reunited” completes. If you’re still trying to reach the required Persephone heart events, you’ll need to work through Persephone’s 1 through 4 Heart triggers to unlock the next encounters in the correct order.