Stella Sora Eleanor Special Memory: Heartlink Guide

How to Unlock Eleanor’s Special Memory

The Stella Sora Eleanor special memory sends you to the Hot Spring Resort for “Diving in the Hot Spring.” Unlocking it adds a Memory Snapshot to Eleanor’s archive, earns a one-time Stellanite Dust reward, and gives your outing extra Affinity. To pursue the Stella Sora Eleanor special memory, invite her at Affinity Lv. 6, choose the resort, and select “Let’s go soak in the hot springs.” at the second decision.

That closing choice is the part to remember. Your first decision changes the route through the resort, so you can visit either the courtyard or the facilities without changing which ending choice you need.

Part of the outing	What to select or reach
Invitation requirement	Eleanor at Affinity Lv. 6
App	Heartlink, next to Chat and Mail on your phone
Destination	Hot Spring Resort
First decision	Either the scenic courtyard or resort facilities
Second decision	“Let’s go soak in the hot springs.”
Special Memory	Diving in the Hot Spring

Follow this sequence when you’re ready:

1. Open the phone and enter Heartlink.
2. Select Eleanor as your outing partner.
3. Choose Hot Spring Resort when it appears among the destinations.
4. Pick either opening route and continue through the scenes.
5. At the closing decision, choose the option to soak in the hot springs.
6. Finish the outing and check Eleanor’s archive for the Memory Snapshot if her special scene appeared.

The correct destination and closing answer give you the route to the memory, but the scene does not trigger on every attempt. Keep using that combination when you return rather than switching the opening route in search of a required courtyard or facilities answer.

Bring a gift she likes, too. Even an outing that ends without the memory can still help raise her Affinity.

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Plan Your Invites and Pick the Correct Ending

You have five invites per day, shared across all Trekkers. If Eleanor’s memory is your current collection goal, reserve invites for her instead of spending the full allowance elsewhere.

Leaving an outing early still consumes its invite. Finish the scenes once you’ve started, even if the result isn’t the one you wanted.

What to do when the resort is missing

Destinations rotate, and every location is not offered every time. Restart the game to reroll the destination list when Hot Spring Resort isn’t available.

Check the location before beginning an outing. Taking Eleanor somewhere else will use an invite without putting you on the route to “Diving in the Hot Spring.”

Once you reach the resort, distinguish the three closing choices:

Closing choice	Special Memory result
“Let’s go soak in the hot springs.”	Eleanor’s “Diving in the Hot Spring” or Chixia’s “A Hot Spring Mystery,” depending on your companion
“Let’s play some ping-pong.”	No Special Memories
“Wander around for a bit.”	Gerie’s “The Snow Spirit” or Minova’s “Deceptive Packaging,” depending on your companion

For the Stella Sora Eleanor special memory, select the soaking option while accompanying Eleanor. Choosing an ending associated with another Trekker doesn’t change who you brought along.

Why a correct attempt can end normally

The special scene for the Stella Sora eleanor special memory can take several attempts to appear. A normal ending after the correct choice doesn’t mean you needed the other opening route.

Both resort routes contain three stops, with six possible scenes in each route’s pool. Each pool includes a scene worth 15 extra Affinity. That bonus affects your outing’s Affinity total; the closing decision remains the choice tied to the Special Memory.

Keep these checks separate:

• Wrong destination: Return to the destination list and look for Hot Spring Resort.
• Wrong closing answer: Choose the soaking option on a later outing.
• Correct route, ordinary ending: Repeat the same destination and closing answer with another invite.

This keeps retries focused on the decisions that matter.

Eleanor’s Special Memory Rewards Explained

An ordinary completed outing awards 200 Affinity, increasing to 215 if you encounter the bonus scene. A Special Memory adds another 25 Affinity, bringing those totals to 225 or 240.

These figures describe the outing itself. Any gift you hand over contributes additional Affinity separately.

Outing result	Affinity before gifts
Ordinary ending	200
Ordinary ending with the bonus scene	215
Special Memory ending	225
Special Memory ending with the bonus scene	240

Unlocking the Stella Sora Eleanor special memory also awards 10 Stellanite Dust and leaves its Memory Snapshot in Eleanor’s archive.

The Dust reward is a one-time reward. Seeing the scene again still gives the Affinity associated with the Special Memory, so repeat appearances continue contributing to Eleanor’s relationship progression.

Treat the rewards as two separate goals. The Snapshot and Dust reward make the initial unlock valuable for collection, while outing Affinity remains useful whenever you spend an invite on Eleanor.

Don’t mistake a 215-Affinity outing for a Special Memory result. That total comes from an ordinary ending with the extra scene bonus. Look for “Diving in the Hot Spring” and its archive Snapshot when checking whether you’ve collected the memory.

Likewise, a larger overall Affinity gain can include a gift. Use the scene and archive entry to track collection progress rather than judging solely by the amount your Affinity increases.

Bring Gifts Eleanor Likes

Eleanor likes three gift families:

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• Photo Capturers
• Hair Dryers
• Fine Tableware

She dislikes Flame Artifacts.

Liked gifts receive a 50% Affinity increase, while disliked gifts receive a 20% reduction. Gifts handed over during an outing are worth double their usual Affinity, and you can give one gift per date.

That makes an Eleanor outing a useful place to spend a valuable gift from one of her preferred families.

Gift’s base Affinity	Liked gift through Mail	Liked gift during an outing
150	225	450
500	750	1,500
2,000	3,000	6,000

The table applies the liked-family bonus and, for outings, the date multiplier. A base-500 gift Eleanor likes therefore contributes 1,500 Affinity when handed over on the date, in addition to the outing’s own reward.

Save your higher-value Photo Capturers, Hair Dryers, or Fine Tableware for invitations when you want to stretch your gift supply. Avoid using Flame Artifacts on Eleanor when you have a preferred-family gift available.

Mail gifts versus date gifts

You can send 10 gifts per day through Mail. The gift handed over during an outing does not count toward that daily Mail limit.

Use Mail gifts to help Eleanor reach the Lv. 6 invitation requirement. Once outings are available, set aside a liked gift for the end of each date you plan to take.

Gift choice improves the Affinity earned while pursuing the Stella Sora Eleanor special memory. Keep following the same resort route and soaking choice; choosing a preferred gift is an Affinity decision.

At World Level 5, crafting also becomes available for these preferred-family items:

• Six Card Photo Capturers become one Reflective Photo Capturer.
• Six Portable Blowers become one Exquisite Blower.
• Six Gilded Ceramic Bowls become one Blossom Porcelain Cup.

Check those recipes against your inventory when preparing gifts for future outings.

Build Eleanor’s Affinity Alongside the Memory Hunt

Invitations and gifts aren’t Eleanor’s only Affinity sources. Her character-specific task list awards 1,800 Affinity in total, covering character development, Records, an outing, and Potential collection.

Check the list while working toward the invitation requirement and again after spending time with her.

Eleanor’s Affinity task	Affinity reward
Reach Tier 2	50
Complete one Ascension with Eleanor	100
Upgrade her skills three times	100
Save one Record with a Rating of 6 with Eleanor	100
Invite and hang out with Eleanor once	150
Reach Tier 5	150
Raise all her skills to at least Lv. 4	150
Save one Record with a Rating of 28 with Eleanor	500
Collect 16 of Eleanor’s Potentials	500

The invitation task rewards spending time with Eleanor once; it doesn’t require collecting “Diving in the Hot Spring.” That gives your outing progress a separate milestone from the special scene.

Review tasks tied to upgrades you’re already making. Reaching a Tier, improving skills, or saving a qualifying Record can contribute Affinity alongside the gifts and dates you’re using.

Keep the Lv. 6 and Lv. 10 milestones separate

Lv. 6 opens invitations. At Lv. 10, Eleanor unlocks her “Model Mentor” Affinity title, along with Trekker Story Part III and her first Affinity voiceover.

You don’t need to wait for that title before pursuing the Stella Sora Eleanor special memory. Start once invitations become available and the resort appears.

Later Affinity milestones continue adding character content. Lv. 15 unlocks another Affinity voiceover and TA Feedback, while Lv. 20 adds a further voiceover and a Special Archive Entry. Affinity also increases HP and ATK, with those stat gains stopping at Lv. 50.

Before your next attempt, check four things: Eleanor has reached Lv. 6, you have an invite remaining, Hot Spring Resort is available, and you’ve saved a liked gift if you want the extra Affinity. Then select the soaking ending and finish the outing.

FAQ

What choice unlocks the Stella Sora Eleanor special memory?

Take Eleanor to Hot Spring Resort and choose “Let’s go soak in the hot springs.” at the second decision. Her Special Memory is “Diving in the Hot Spring.” Either opening route works.

Why didn’t Eleanor’s Special Memory appear after the correct answer?

The special scene doesn’t appear every time you select its associated ending. Use another invite to repeat Hot Spring Resort with Eleanor and choose the soaking option again.

What Affinity level does Eleanor need for invitations?

Eleanor needs Affinity Lv. 6 before you can invite her through Heartlink. Her Lv. 10 “Model Mentor” title is a separate milestone.

Which gifts should I bring for Eleanor?

Bring Photo Capturers, Hair Dryers, or Fine Tableware. Eleanor likes all three families, giving them a 50% Affinity bonus, and a gift handed over during an outing receives the date’s double-Affinity multiplier.