Red Dead Redemption 2 RDR2 Mary-Beth Fountain Pen

Mary-Beth’s Fountain Pen request in Red Dead Redemption 2 might seem like a simple fetch quest at first, but it leads players into a haunting story deep in the game’s world. The journey takes you to Osman Grove, an old cabin with a dark past that adds a somber tone to this small but touching side task.

Mary-Beth’s Fountain Pen request in Red Dead Redemption 2 looks like another fetch request, but it takes you to one of the game’s darker and more poignant stories. To get this small gift for Mary-Beth, Arthur has to visit Osman Grove, a forgotten cabin with a somewhat tragic history waiting inside.

To start Mary-Beth’s Fountain Pen request, find her at camp while she’s writing. Approaching and greeting her during this moment triggers a conversation where Arthur learns about her writing frustrations and her dream of having a beautiful fountain pen and a quiet room to create meaningful stories. This naturally sets Arthur on the quest to track down the pen.

To trigger Mary-Beth’s Fountain Pen camp item request, approach her while she’s writing in the camp. It’s always worked for me this way. So interact with her and greet her while she’s writing. Arthur then asks her, “How’s the writing?” To which she replies and talks about her frustration.

She then says, “One day, I’d love a beautiful fountain pen and a… great desk in a quiet room and… to write the most beautiful stories.” Arthur then takes this to heart and tells Mary-Beth that he can’t do much about stories or a quiet room, but he’ll find her a pen. This officially kicks off the Fountain Pen item request.

The Fountain Pen is located east of Emerald Ranch at the Osman Grove cabin, situated just west of the Kamassa River. When you arrive, you’ll need to kick the door open to enter. Inside, you’ll uncover a tragic scene: a small family has suffocated due to a broken furnace pipe trapping smoke with the doors locked from the inside.

To find the Fountain Pen for Mary-Beth, head east of Emerald Ranch to the Osman Grove cabin, which is west of the Kamassa River.

When you get there, you have to kick the door open. When you get inside, you see that a small family has been dead inside for a long time. You also notice some sort of smoke in the cabin that looks like it’s been there forever.

It turns out the pipe from the furnace was broken and with the doors locked from the inside, all the smoke got trapped in the cabin, which eventually and unfortunately, of course, suffocated the entire family.

Near the deceased woman sitting in a chair is a drawer. Inside, you’ll find the coveted fountain pen for Mary-Beth. On the same drawer lies the book Otis Miller and the Black-Hearted Lady, which is another requested item by Jack early in the game. Be sure to grab it while you’re there to avoid a return trip.

After securing the fountain pen, return to camp and find Mary-Beth. Give her the pen to complete her request. In gratitude, she rewards Arthur with a gold wedding ring, an item that slightly boosts your honor. Interestingly, Arthur comments this ring was something he "acquired along the way," hinting at its mysterious origins.

After all is said and done, get back to the camp and find Mary-Beth. When you do, interact with her and select “Give Request.” Mary-Beth then thanks Arthur and gives him a gold wedding ring to somehow return the favor. It also boosts your honor a little bit.

Funny thing is, when she’s giving that to Arthur, he says, “Please take this. Something I acquired along the way,” which indicates it wasn’t hers to give to begin with. But then again, here we are.

RDR2

Release Date

October 26, 2018

ESRB

M for Mature 17+ (Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, and Use of Drugs and Alcohol)

Developer(s)

Rockstar Games

Publisher(s)

Rockstar Games

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