Anne: Miracle Fairy/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

When the Amusement Park of the Outpost became a winter wonderland for Christmas, Anne was invited by Rupee and the protagonist to join them in spreading Christmas cheer. To that end, she was given a brand-new outfit to complement Rupee's, one that made her appear as though she was a fairy flittering in the snow.

What nobody expected, however, was another thing entirely. Her memories, which were made and erased in endless repetition, stayed with her. Was this a miracle of the holiday season, that would fade with the melting snow? Or was this a sign of something else, of a change in the girl and how she saw the world?

Whatever the reason, one thing was for certain. This would be a Christmas to remember. Every moment, every emotion, every smile that shined brighter than the lights on the Christmas tree. No one could say they never happened.

### Nikke Backstory

Anne after being reborn as a winter spirit upon receiving some gifts from Rupee. Rupee's infectious energy has made her more cheerful and optimistic than ever before.

## Story

### Event Story

#### Miracle Snow

Anne joins Rupee and the protagonist in spreading holiday cheer, but her wish (and also the last one they have to grant) is their most puzzling one yet; Anne wishes to see her mother, from before she became a Nikke.

### Character Story

#### Episode 1 - Christmas Party?

The commander, the Counters, and Anne were watching a broadcast of the Mirror Ball Show presented by Mustang to end off Christmas. The Tetra CEO also shared he would perform a similar bash next year. Neon can tell Mustang liked to put on a show, but Anis wished he didn't have to cause such a racket. Anne asked her teacher about Christmas parties causing everyone in the room to give the same surprised reaction. He informs her that Christmas is ~~a tradition that originates from the surface~~ an excuse for people to throw a big celebration with their friends. This leads her to believe that since everyone here and Rupee are her friends, they will all celebrate together.

As for what to do now, Anis suggests that they have a Christmas party of their own, complete with food, games, decorations, and gifts. Anne was really happy to hear about gifts and figured only wealthy people can receive them. After Neon, Rapi, and Anis grow quiet again, the protagonist suggests throwing something smaller and more reasonably priced. Despite it no longer being Christmas, he still wants to celebrate anyway. The Counters are onboard and agree to hold it tonight, not knowing what tomorrow will bring. They all need to buy supplies and gifts on their own. Anne wants to join them, but Anis tells her to spend time with Teacher and buy gifts together, but assures her that they will accept anything. Anis mentions to him specifically to keep her entertained until the three of them return, something he can handle. With that settled, the Counters take off in a hurry.

The commander also wants to take Anne out so the two can find gifts she wants to share. She has no idea what to get anyone since she has never given a gift before, so he plans on seeing an expert beforehand for some ideas. In particular, he wants to speak to Santa and Rudolph themselves. She has no idea who they are and before he can answer, he contacts "Santa" to meet with her. She was very busy today since so many people want to see her and can tell they have Christmas spirit left in them. Since she is free now, Emma agrees to meet with them at the café in Ark Square along with "Rudolph" who is with her right now. With their meeting scheduled, the two leave so Anne can meet Santa and Rudolph for the first time.

#### Episode 2 - Christmas Expert

After waiting at the café, the two were greeted by Emma and Exia in their Christmas themed costumes. Anne can tell who they are but after the two try to explain who they are today, she decides to play along. After Santa pats Anne on the head, Rudolph asks the Miracle Fairy what she wants for Christmas. After she shares they are planning on hosting a Christmas party and she has no idea what to get anyone, Exia understands the purpose of this meeting, though the commander tries to get her to stop talking. Rudolph looks up statistics and suggests giving credits as gifts as they are the most popular thing people give. Annoyed by her cynicism, Santa feeds her a cookie and after losing all feeling in her mouth, Rudolph passes out. Santa realizes she may have put too much flavor in the cookies.

Anne is now very concerned since Exia is unconscious, but Teacher tells her not to worry about her and she probably deserved it. Back on topic, Santa suggests that Anne should get gifts that cater to her receivers' needs or are pleasurable. She considers a toy pistol for Neon for her love of guns and a six-pack of soda for Anis because she likes to drink them. Anne figures they have enough of those things already. Since she wants to give something personal similar to the dress Rupee gave her to wear, she agrees to help her think of an idea. Santa tells her she will find her answer if she searches within her heart and discovers what she holds dear. She tries to read her notebook to find some answers, but the protagonist stops her, saying she won't find any clues there. Since she still can't think of anything, Santa suggests that she should look around and she might find some answers. Anne is willing to give it a shot. Santa wishes her luck before she drags a still unconscious Rudolph across the floor with her as they leave. Wanting to take her advice, the two set off to hopefully give Anne some ideas.

#### Episode 3 - A Special Gift for a Special Christmas

In order to help Anne choose a gift, the two make their way to Royal Road. Their first stop is the stationary store where she is in awe with how many notebooks are present. She proceeds to take a look at them twice and though she admits to liking the notebooks, she doesn't feel they are special.

Their next stop is a clothing store. She was astonished about how many dresses there are. While she thinks the dresses are gorgeous, she can't pick one in particular to buy.

While visiting a light croquette store, the two had a good meal. Despite how fantastic they taste, she still doesn't feel they fit what she's looking for. Teacher assures her that they will find something that fits her idea of "special" since they have plenty of time, though Anne is starting to have her doubts. He assumes she is overthinking things and that's why she's having trouble and the two should take a break to collect their thoughts.

After searching some more, Anne didn't find anything that she wanted to give. That was until she was fascinated by a large Christmas tree, which he was surprised was still standing since the holiday was over. When the Miracle Fairy saw a crowd around it, upon further inspection, they discovered Laplace perched on top of it cackling. After questioning her as to what she is doing, she intends to remove the star on top of the tree and replace it with herself since she is a shining hero. While Laplace was talking, Anne was drawn towards the massive, shining star on top to the tree. While she was confused why the Miracle Fairy was more interested in the star than her, she allowed her to take it, even though that was not what she was going to ask for. She became scared when Laplace insinuated she would have to climb the tree to get it so she agreed to take her up to it so they could retrieve it together. With Teacher's permission, the two leap up to the tree's top and Anne manages to take the star.

Anne was happy to have the star and was in awe of the view from the tree. Having had a very good day, she thanks the hero for her help. She then gives Laplace her star, but she assures her that since she got it herself, she will keep her promise as a hero to let her have it. It was at this moment when Anne finally found what she had been searching for. She settles on giving her friends stars. She then asks Laplace if she knew where to find any more only for her to clam up. The protagonist took this to mean they were rare, but she regretfully admits to have taken down the star on every tree in the Ark already and this was the last one. While everyone was a bit glum at this realization, Anne is willing to think of something else. Laplace apologizes for her actions and leaves to handle something, to their surprise. Neither had any idea why she left in a hurry, though the commander suggests that she probably had to deal with an emergency. Since they can't obtain any more stars like hers, the two set off to find stars of any kind.

#### Episode 4 - Jolly Good Christmas Party

Upon returning to the Outpost, the two discover the place is pitch black. After Anne turns the lights back on, the two are surprised by a fully decorated room and the Counters with things in their hands. Rapi is holding a cake made of light croquettes stacked on top of each other, Neon is firing party poppers, and Anis's arms are full of soda bottles. This was a little much for the Miracle Fairy, but after she blows out the candles, she admits to this being a pleasant treat. Before she can continue to eat her cake, Neon suggests they do the gift exchange. Neon's gift is a tricolor cat plushie which is brandishing a toy pistol that she won from a claw machine. After admitting to spending a lot of money to win it, she also shared that she gave it the pistol to make is special at Anis's questioning. After learning the gun is functional, Anis snapped at her. Despite this, Anne liked it nonetheless. Anis's gift is a pink bookmark with croquettes on it. She tells her she scoured the city to find it and informs her it was a limited edition. She loved it as expected, but was surprised to receive more than one gift. Rapi's gift was a photo album with blue butterflies on it. She bought it so Anne has a place to store some memories. Since she and Rupee are close, she figures she would know what to do with it. She thought her gift was a cool idea.

Just as they got gifts for her, Anne has gifts for the Counters. She proceeds to pull out a jar filled with star-shaped candies. A few hours ago, Teacher had a way to get the Miracle Fairy some stars even if they aren't the ones she was looking for. Being drawn to this potential gift so easily, Anne agrees to make this her gift.

Back in the present, Anne confesses the Counters and Teacher are very special people to her. Though she has a tendency to forget things, the four of them are people she vaguely remembers when they ate croquettes together, attempted to win a plushie for her, and searched for a bookmark for her. Anis was surprised that Anne took her advice so literally, but she and the other Counters were touched by her gesture. The protagonist was surprised some of the candies were for him too, but she confesses she considers him the most special of all.

Just as this touching moment was about to end, "Santa" and "Rudolph" arrived, the latter of whom was revived thanks to overtime pay. Since Anne was a good girl this year, Santa gave her some cookies, much to everyone's horror. Having added her own to the mix, Rudolph assures them they probably won't die if they eat them. The gaming reindeer herself gave the Miracle Fairy some "Red Nose Specials," both of which Anne appreciated.

Suddenly in her usual fashion, Laplace bursts through a window having heard of this yuletide bash and decided the hero needed to be a part of it. She was glad that Anne was here and she also had a gift of her own; a golden-colored sack filled with giant stars. She spent the rest of the day collecting every star she took down and has given all of them to Anne. Her gesture made Anne speechless, at least until Anis told Laplace that scattering the stars on the ground might have them accidentally stepped on. Everyone worked together to recollect them back in the sack.

Anne admits to her Teacher that she had such an amazing day today and she kind of hopes tomorrow never comes. She worries that she will forget everything again by tomorrow. He assures her that while memories are ephemeral, even to him, she can try to enjoy things as best she can in the moment and maybe if she holds onto these memories, they may stick with her. Since the night is still young, everyone continues to enjoy their party while Neon takes some photos.

#### Episode 5 - Christmas Memories

As morning arrives as it always does, Anne awakes from her slumber as she always does. It was cold in her room since it was winter. Unlike every other day however, she remembers her name and the friends with whom she has experienced so much with, for better and for worse. Above all, was Teacher who has always been there for her. Thanks to the photo album Rapi gave her filled with the pictures Neon took, Anne is able to remember what happened that magical day. She still can't remember everything she did or who she was with yesterday as usual. She looks for her notebook to know what to do. Before she opens it, she realizes that she's not holding her notebook. Upon looking to her side, she notices everything her friends gave her for Christmas, having no idea who they are from nor any recollection as to how they got there. After she looks through the photo album, she sees pictures of her friends holding the gifts they got her, engaging in the festivities, and in the middle of it all, was her having a blast all the while. After reading a short inscription, she runs outside.

*Dear Anne,*

*I'm sure today is just another ordinary day for you. No miracles in sight. But I hope these pictures can be with you on your bedside table. Though everything written in your notebook will eventually fade, the memories never will. That's because memories are something special. Something which resides deep within you.*

*Merry Christmas, Anne.*

She rushes into the Commander's room greeting everyone inside before she realizes she remembers everything that happened yesterday. The inscription continues...

*From now on, let's be happier together.*

*From Your Teacher, Commander.*

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