N102/Story

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## Behind the Scenes

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Kim Yeon-woo

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Corina Boettger

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Satomi Satō

## Profile

She is attached to Recall & Release, a "squad" linked to the Ark's labs studying Nikke memory and how it can be controlled and altered. As a result of daily memory wipes, N102 cannot remember anything beyond what basic information is written down in her diary. Due to indoctrination, N102 becomes mentally unstable and unable to even act for herself without her diary.

### Nikke Backstory

A Nikke from Recall & Release who is outgoing and energetic. Yet, she inexplicably feels a sense of emptiness inside herself.

## Personality

At initial glance, N102 seems to be a cheerful and curious child, not really knowing much about the world but eager to find out and experience it. Except all this stems from her memories being wiped on a daily basis, so while she seems upbeat, from time to time a pained look can be seen on her face.

As a result of constant memory erasure, N102 has no recollection about what she's gone through, meaning she goes into every combat sortie like it's her first battle ever, as showcased by her fearful expression whenever she reloads.

Despite constant memory wipes, N102 still seems to retain some subconscious aspects, such as her love of mild croquettes and calico cats.

## Story

### Background

Prior to becoming a Nikke, the girl who would later became N102 would suffer from a neurodegenerative disease at the age of 10, causing her mother Angelina to convert her daughter into a Nikke. Despite the conversion into a Nikke, she didn't show any slight improvements at all and the debilitating illness still persists, leading Angelina in despair to contact Missilis Industry in order to keep her daughter alive, even if it means to constantly reset her memory everyday. As a result, Angelina has to work from multiple part-time jobs to pay for the expenses of her daughter's treatment.

### Event Story

#### Miracle Snow

N102 is chosen by Rupee and the protagonist as the lucky participant for their Christmas vlog. Unfortunately for the latter two, the question she's asked is "What did you do last Christmas?" N102 replies that she just slept, which is what the scientists told her happened every day where she can't remember anything in particular. She joins the two in spreading Christmas cheer across the Outpost, Rupee dressing her up like a snow fairy.

### Character Story

*Canonically set before the events of Miracle Snow*

#### Episode 1 - Mild Croquettes are Delicious!

N102 wakes up in her room, and looks for her notebook. She reads the day plan she wrote inside, which is to eat her favorite Mild Croquette, win a calico cat doll from a crane game, and buy her favorite pink bookmark. With her plans set, N102 departs.

Outside, the protagonist sees N102, but she simply passes him by until he calls out to her a few times. Despite having met before, it seems Anne has no recollection of who the protagonist is. He introduces himself as her "teacher", and accompanies her on her outing.

At the restaurant, the two order Mild Croquettes. Anne is enraptured by the taste and declares it's all she's going to eat from now on.

At the arcade, Anne attempts to acquire a calico doll from a crane game, but fails. It takes a few tries, but eventually the protagonist manages to win the doll, much to Anne's joy.

At the bookstore, the two buy pink bookmarks, which are (apparently) Anne's favorite. After they finish, Anne's alarm goes off, notifying her to return home. Anne bids farewell to the protagonist.

#### Episode 2 - Eating Croquette for the First Time

N102 wakes up in her room, and looks for her notebook. She reads the day plan she wrote inside, which is to eat her favorite Hot Croquette, win a white cat doll from a crane game, and buy her favorite blue bookmark. With her plans set, N102 departs.

Outside, the protagonist sees N102, but she simply passes him by until he calls out to her a few times. Despite having met before, it seems Anne has no recollection of who the protagonist is. He introduces himself as her "teacher", and accompanies her on her outing.

At the restaurant, the two order croquettes, Anne's being a Hot Croquette while the protagonist gets a Mild one. Anne tries to enjoy her Hot Croquette, but chokes and coughs on the spice, leading the protagonist to offer his Mild Croquette. Anne is enraptured by the taste and declares it's all she's going to eat from now on.

At the arcade, Anne attempts to acquire a white cat doll from a crane game, but fails. It takes a few tries, but thanks to a growing familiarity and skill, the protagonist gets the cat doll with greater ease this time.

At the bookstore, the two buy blue bookmarks, which are (apparently) Anne's favorite. After they finish, Anne's alarm goes off, notifying her to return home. Anne bids farewell to the protagonist.

As Anne leaves, the protagonist messages Rapi, asking if she knows anyone who is well-read on Nikke memory. She points him to Exia, who he decides to meet.

Exia explains that Anne is part of "Recall & Release", a research "squad" studying how NIMPH can affect a Nikke's memory. It seems as though R&R is wiping Anne's memories every day, and in doing so, they can swap what kinds of things she like at the start of each day. Exia remarks that while the study of NIMPH and its limits is fascinating, even she thinks doing this to Anne is crossing the line. The protagonist resolves himself to give Anne memories she'll never forget, and thanks Exia for her help.

#### Episode 3 - Is Mild Croquette Delicious?

N102 wakes up in her room, and looks for her notebook. She reads the day plan she wrote inside, which is to eat her favorite Pepper Croquette, win a puppy doll from a crane game, and buy her favorite golden bookmark. With her plans set, N102 departs.

Outside, the protagonist sees N102, but she simply passes him by until he calls out to her a few times. Despite having met before, it seems Anne has no recollection of who the protagonist is. He introduces himself as her "teacher", and announces their plans to eat Mild Croquette, win a calico cat doll, and buy pink bookmarks. Anne is surprised, almost horrified to hear this, as it's completely different to what's written in her diary, clutching it like a lifeline in her hands. The protagonist asks to see the diary, and writes something inside before showing it to Anne; "Trust Teacher." With that set, the two begin their outing.

At the restaurant, the two order Mild Croquettes. Anne is enraptured by the taste and declares it's all she's going to eat from now on.

At the arcade, Anne attempts to acquire a calico doll from a crane game, but fails. It takes a few tries, but eventually the protagonist manages to win the doll, much to Anne's joy.

At the bookstore, the two buy pink bookmarks, which are (apparently) Anne's favorite. After they finish, Anne's alarm goes off, notifying her to return home. Anne bids farewell to the protagonist.

As the protagonist heads home, he's contacted by "9s2ba2", a scientist from R&R. The scientist demands the protagonist cease contact with Anne, as his conduct is interfering with the experiment. It turns out HE is the one who rewrites Anne's diary every morning, changing her likes and day plans with each memory wipe as a test to see how words alone can affect Nikke memory. Anne takes the words in the diary as her own, and forms her own memory based on the diary alone, much to the protagonist's outrage at the scientist's callous disregard for Anne's suffering or what fate awaits her after the experiment. Neither individual is willing to back down, and so a conflict is sparked.

#### Episode 4 - ?gh?C?quette?

Outside, the protagonist sees N102, but she simply passes him by until he calls out to her a few times. This time, however, Anne reacts with aversion, having seen in her diary that her "teacher" is a bad person who abuses and lies to her, and she should stay away. When he tries to take her notebook, her reaction becomes even worse. The scientist contacts the protagonist, mocking him for trying to play the nice guy for Anne when all she ever was was a lab rat for Missilis. The protagonist asks Anne to trust him, and after a moment's apprehension, she sees something in his eyes and takes his hand, feeling the warmth in it. As the two go about their day, a mysterious figure decides to take drastic measures.

The next day, Anne fails to show up. The protagonist messages the scientist, who gives him a set of coordinates. There, he finds Anne in a lab room, muttering like a broken record. After the memory wipe, the scientist never gave Anne a new diary, and thus she can't remember anything about herself, even her name. The protagonist recites everything he knows about Anne, assuring her that even without the diary, he will remember her and what she likes for her. Anne puts her trust in him, and the two head outside the lab.

#### Episode 5 - Everyone Eats Mild Croquettes Together!

At the Outpost, the protagonist is messaged again by the scientist. Over the past 12 days, the protagonist has, without fail, gone to the lab where Anne is, calmed her down with what he remembers, and then goes about doing the exact same things as yesterday. At this point, the scientist has expended all his options, and is now simply waiting to see how long it takes for the protagonist to tire of doing this.

At the lab, Anne is looking for the diary, but this time, she remembers the protagonist. Even without the diary, somehow Anne can remember her love for Mild Croquettes, calico cats, and pink bookmarks. The protagonist is overjoyed at Anne remembering, but before they can head out, Anne collapses, her last words pleading the protagonist to remember her.

A short while later, Anne is lying in bed. A diary is slid in through the door gap. A message comes in from the scientist, calling the diary a "parting gift". As a result of Anne's period of instability following the wipes, the experiment was deemed untenable and shut down, leaving the scientist out of a job. The scientist remarks that he was told to leave Anne with the protagonist, and tells him it's up to him now to fill the diary with entries and memories.

Some time later, Anne has integrated herself with the Outpost and Counters, playing board games with Anis and going shooting with Neon. They all gather together to eat croquettes, though it still seems as though Anne can't eat anything except Mild ones.

That night, Anne writes down the day's events in her diary before going to see the protagonist. In the tranquility of the night, Anne admits that today made her happy beyond belief, and she hopes every day going forward can be this joyful.

## References

Notes

References
1. ↑ Miracle Snow, Cutscene: "Unable to Meet."