First Affection

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This article is about the event. For the eponymous costume, see Costumes § Halcyon Days. For other uses, see First Affection (disambiguation).

## First Affection

* Splash art
* Logo

### Event Start

24 August 2023 End of maintenance 19:00 (UTC+9)

## Sources

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**First Affection** is a 7-day event in *Goddess of Victory: Nikke*. Similar to the likes of Full Fool Day, this event plays more like a series of specific event missions rather than the traditional event format.

It follows the story of Modernia, during one of the times when she still lived at the Outpost.

## Story

Main article: First Affection/Story Dialogue

### Memories Rush Back

The protagonist finds himself with free time suddenly on his hands due to a mission being called off. While sorting out his closet to keep his mind stimulated, a wrinkled shirt plops to the floor. Ruminating over whether or not to wash the shirt, the protagonist gets a sudden flashback to memories that, despite being fairly recent, feel like an eternity ago...

It was a rough day, made only somewhat better by the fact that the planned mission was canceled, leaving the protagonist free to laze and game on the couch. Then Poli asked him to come to the Police Station for...something she claimed was better explained in person.

### Let Me Out

As soon as the protagonist arrives at the Police Station, his senses are assaulted by an absolutely **foul** aroma. He asks the appearing Poli and Miranda about the situation, to which they explain Mighty Tools hit a pipe during one of their jobs, causing a cesspool formation and thus the terrible smell. The cesspool is no problem, as Mighty Tools has assured it will be fixed in no time flat. The *real* problem is...

A voice calling for the protagonist to let them out catches his attention, and his gaze turns to...Marian, locked in a cell and covered in ooze? It would appear for *some reason*, Marian had the *brilliant* idea to dive *right into the cesspool* and then begin wandering the Outpost. Predictably, this caused a number of complaints of the smell, forcing A.C.P.U. to put her in custody by "playing" cops and robbers with her. Fortunately, they managed to contain her before anyone else suffered. **Un**fortunately, Marian is making her displeasure at being bamboozled abundantly clear.

Seeing Miranda verge on a puking spree, the protagonist apologizes for the...mess...and offers to take Marian off A.C.P.U.'s hands, much to their gratitude. Upon hearing the protagonist is calling for her to come out, Marian...smashes the bars to the cell and steps out. The protagonist can only accept Poli's declaration that she's sending him the repair bill later.

### Battle of Attrition

Back at the dorms, Counters is...less than pleased to experience their friend's newest aroma. It's so bad that even Neon is considering turning off her olfactory sensors despite how much she hates dehumanizing herself. Wasting no time, Rapi coordinates Neon and Anis so that they can lay out a toweled path leading to the shower in the Commander's Room. They're getting Marian clean, and by golly, they will *not* have any of the gunk clinging to Marian stinking up the place any more than they have to.

The work is arduous, but eventually Counters manages to clean off all the gunk, and the stench with it. Marian is just about to step out of the shower, only for Anis to frantically stop her since she doesn't have any other clothes. Hollering to the protagonist, Anis asks the man to bring one set of clothes from everyone's wardrobes so Marian can have something to wear other than her usual outfit, which is still stinky.

After bringing the clothes, the protagonist is privy to a...suggestive conversation, in which Marian fails to fit into everyone's clothes because they're either too...small (Rapi and Neon) or too...big (Anis). With no other options remaining, Anis asks the protagonist to bring some of his own clothes. Even a shirt would be fine, just something to keep Marian from going around in her birthday suit.

Rummaging through his closet, the protagonist brings over a spare shirt that he keeps well-ironed for special occasions. Sometimes, duty demands sacrifice, he muses. Passing the shirt over, the protagonist hears Marian really loving the shirt, especially enamored with how it has his scent, taking whiffs of it nonstop (much to Anis' ~~jealousy~~ curiosity). Unfortunately the shirt alone will not suffice as coverage, so everyone agrees to get Marian a doll for more coverage. **Also** unfortunately, Marian *conveniently* overhears *that* part of the conversation, and begins demanding a doll of the protagonist, otherwise she's going to step out as is. With little choice in the matter, Counters asks the protagonist to get a doll of himself to placate Marian.

### Weird Toy

The protagonist wanders the Outpost perplexed. How is he supposed to find a doll of *himself*, let alone in a place as resource-starved as the Outpost? Nevertheless, if the alternative is Marian strutting around in a less-than-decent state of attire, he supposes he'll at least try the Toy Store.

As per usual, Belorta and Mica are manning the store, though they notice the fatigue abundant on the face of "Old Timer". Deciding trying and failing is the best of the worst options, the protagonist asks if they have any dolls that look like him, which they...*do*?

Apparently the protagonist is such a popular figure these days that someone actually commissioned to have dolls in his likeness made. This one the Carronades recently made *was* going to just sit in a display, but if he needs it so much, they're willing to let him have it. It's important to be able to love yourself, as Belorta teases the man over wanting a doll that looks like him. The protagonist is far too tired from today to explain himself, simply taking the doll and bringing it to the dorms.

### Jinx

Back at the dorms, Counters and the protagonist look at how blissful Marian is acting. They muse that with a shirt that smells like him and a doll that looks like him, Marian must feel like she has the protagonist by her side 24/7 now. Off to the side, Anis grumbles over her lack of a protagonist doll despite apparently being a backer of the project.

With the immediate crises dealt with, the squad prepares to kick back and relax for a while. Then Neon decides to crack a joke; wouldn't it be *absolutely* *hilarious* if they got a deployment order *right now*? While Anis is chiding the firepower maniac over jinxing things, the protagonist's phone buzzes.

As one, Counters shares a moment of stupefied silence before Rapi decides to pack some supplies. Meanwhile, Anis is proposing Neon be sent solo given how *she's* the one who jinxed them all. Neon herself can only apologize for tempting fate like she did.

### Clothes Are Only for Decoration

Counters is up on the surface ready for combat. Even Marian, who is *still* clad in naught but the protagonist's shirt and the doll clutched to her person. Anis is understandably reluctant about bringing Marian in this state of attire, but acquiesces since even if they tried to leave her home, she'd probably find a way to follow them anyhow.

Marian herself dashes ahead, promising to protect the protagonist. Looking on, Rapi muses they probably should've given her shoes, though she admits to the protagonist's remarks that the ex-Heretic would probably refuse to wear them anyway. Anis and Neon race after their fourth teammate, annoyed by her aspersions of them as "weenies".

### Anytime

After dispatching the last of the Raptures, Counters is ready to RTB. Then they notice Marian crying, and ask her what's wrong. She mourns the fact that the clothes the protagonist gave her are all dirty from combat, and no longer smell like him. With a somewhat mischievous look on their faces, Anis and Neon grab Marian and push her into the protagonist's arms, claiming she has the genuine article here.

It serves to buoy the ex-Heretic's spirits, and she nuzzles and sniffs the commander some more. Counters reminds Marian that so long as they're together, she can always wash the shirt and then have the protagonist reapply his scent to them, a notion Marian is more than happy to entertain.

### The Wait

His reminiscing over, the protagonist muses that the shirt became Marian's property from then on, wearing it basically everywhere she went at all times. He'd made sure to give her a few extras before she left the Outpost, but ponders on whether she actually bothered with any of them. Hit with a sudden feeling of emptiness, the protagonist wonders if Marian is doing alright...

Meanwhile, Marian is still in the custody of the White Knights Crown and Chime, as Pioneer is off handling other matters. Having finished whipping up a meal, Chime beckons Marian to come and eat, the latter having lost herself in reminiscence in a flower field.

Inside, Crown lightly chides the two for making her wait, given how much she's been ~~drooling~~ expressing her appreciation for the fine meal presented to her. Just as the meal is about begin, though, Marian suddenly asks for...alcohol?

White Knights looks on flabbergasted as Marian inadvertently reveals Pioneer's (lack of) caretaking skills. Pulling out a bottle of spirits Scarlet gave her. Dropping grub worms on the table because Snow White told her they're particularly tasty this time of year. Remarking that said grubs resemble...*something* from one of Rapunzel's *books*. With some nudging from Marian, White Knights commences an...interesting...mealtime.

After the meal, Marian muses on her thoughts towards the protagonist. Despite how resentful she was about him sending her away, she understands what his thoughts were on the situation and why he did it. Yet even so, she still yearns for those halcyon days with him and Counters. So until he feels like he can protect her and comes to find her again, she will wait. They can be together again someday...she's sure of it.

## Version Updates

### New Modernia Costume: First Affection

Duration: August 24th end of maintenance to September 27th 5:00 (UTC+9)

The First Affection costume voted on by players will be given out to everyone who logs in during the event. Note that you must have Modernia in order to use this costume.

### 7-day Login Event

Duration: August 24th end of maintenance to September 4th 5:00 (UTC+9)

Additional rewards will be offered for logging into the game to celebrate the update

### Full Burst Day

Duration: August 26th 5:00 to August 28th 5:00 (UTC+9)

During Full Burst Day, all Interception and Simulation Room rewards will be doubled.

### Union Raid

Duration: August 25th 12:00 to August 31st 5:00 (UTC+9)

Unions of level 3 or higher may participate in raids against bosses to earn Union Chips. Note that players cannot leave or be kicked from Unions during the raid season.

## Trivia

* This event was made as part of Doki Doki NIKKE Global Popularity Poll, as Modernia won the first place as the most popular Nikke.
	+ Player profile frames were also awarded to all players based on the top voted Nikkes of the popularity poll; Alice, Scarlet, Modernia, Anis, and Rapunzel.
* Crown is revealed in the game for the first time.

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