Neve/Story

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## Behind the Scenes

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Lee Jae-hyun

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Emi Lo

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Yoko Hikasa

## Profile

A member of Unlimited, a squad that patrols the frozen north for Rapture incursions and guiding lost Nikkes and commanders back to the Ark. Neve is incredibly fascinated by polar bears, and wishes to find one out in the wild. To that end, she's taken to dressing like a polar bear and taking up bear-like behaviors such as hibernation.

Despite being part of Unlimited, Neve often works alone due to her hibernation habit. Nonetheless, she's skilled enough at sniffing out lost Nikkes and getting her tasks done that Ludmilla doesn't give her grief over it.

### Nikke Backstory

A Nikke subordinate of the Unlimited Squad, she is always searching for polar bears. Has a proclivity for hibernating, as she feels imitating the behavior of polar bears is the key to finding them.

## Story

### Character Story

#### Episode 1 - Find Neve

The protagonist's phone rings, and he sees a message from Neve. It's addressed to Alice and Ludmilla, saying she's found polar bears, but when the protagonist tries to reply, there's no response. He decides to see Alice and Ludmilla to find out what's going on.

At the outskirts of the Ark, the two Unlimited members meet with the protagonist. He shows the message and explains the situation, asking for clarification. Alice tries to explain, only to confuse both the protagonist and herself. Ludmilla explains that Neve basically spends all her time on the surface looking for polar bears. Apparently, Neve finds polar bears to be warm and cuddly, and is constantly on the prowl for one to snuggle with. Noticing the protagonist's intrigue, Ludmilla invites him to venture north with them in search of Neve.

Up north on the surface, the protagonist and Unlimited are hot on Neve's trail. On the way, they discuss how Neve has a habit of hibernating, which seems to be the one thing she can't shake off, even after removing some other bear-like behaviors. Ludmilla finds no issue with it, since Neve's ability to find lost Nikkes means she gets her work done on time, no matter how much she sleeps. Alice's receiver picks up a Nikke signal, and they follow it.

The trail leads the three to a den, where they find Neve...sleeping. Alice prods her awake, and the sleepy Nikke perks up at the mention of polar bears. Taking a moment to shake off lingering sleepiness, Neve remembers that she didn't actually find a polar bear. It was a ice chunk that happened to look like a polar bear. The protagonist is speechless at Neve's...eccentricity, leading Ludmilla to explain this is why they leave Neve to work solo for the most part.

#### Episode 2 - Neve and the Polar Bear

Neve was glad to see her squad mates again, even if none of them noticed any polar bears. Ludmilla and the protagonist inform her that she's been sending her messages to the wrong person and as this is the first time the two are meeting, they give each other a formal introduction. After learning that the other members of Unlimited have their own special nicknames for him, she decides to call him "Burly Bear" because he looks fun to snuggle up to. After admitting to wanting to squeeze him very tight to the point his bones may break, she plans on resuming her search for the illusive polar bear. While Ludmilla and Alice will return to base, he offers to help her track one down to satisfy his own curiosity. Though the Snow Queen warns him of the dangers, he'll feel safe so long as Neve is with him. She doesn't mind if he tags along and figures the bears would love to meet him. The two wish them a successful hunt before returning to base.

Before the two can start looking, Neve starts to get drowsy, a common occurrence for her. He admits to enjoying sleeping too and though that makes her think they can sleep in sync if they need to, that would also make them vulnerable to Rapture attacks. So far, her only means to find the normally arctic predators is to keep her eyes peeled for signs of their activity like footprints and leftover scraps. She's been tracking them for a while now and though she hasn't seen any yet, she knows they are out there. Burly Bear suggests instead of going out of their way to find the bears, they lure them closer to them with bait. Fortunately, as they are carnivores, she figures that he will look like a tasty meal to a hungry bear. He doesn't think that will work and if anything would attract more Raptures instead, something she would handle. Hoping he will warm up to the idea, she wants to go off to hibernate while he picks up the slack. Though her dozy demeanor makes him question her true ambitions, she admits to wanting to cuddle with one when she finds it. After remembering what Ludmilla told him earlier, he figured she would have a more complex reason for her mission, though he assures her not everything in life needs one. With a plan in mind, the two begin to look for food to attract the polar bears (with the contingency of using the commander as bait if they can't find anything else).

#### Episode 3 - Looking for Fish

According to Neve, a polar bear's diet consists of humans, but they are generalists that will eat just about anything. With that being the case, he suggests that they should ~~hunt for some small game~~ go fishing, something he is very capable of doing. Wanting to test his abilities, she intends to catch some beauty sleep and will check on his haul once she wakes up, with her reminding him what will happen to him if he can't find any. Before he can start however, he notices the ice is too thick to drill through so he can't reach the fish even if he wanted to. As he looks to Neve for help, she's already passed out. With no real way to break it effectively he decides to ~~jump on the ice really hard~~ look for a tool he can use. Worrying that without his guardian to accompany him, he may get ambushed by a Rapture, he tries to wake up the sleeping Nikke. After she gains some lucidity, he shares his dilemma only for her to reassure him she will protect him if they are attacked before nodding off. After he tries to reawaken her again, she gets annoyed at him and demands he wake her up only if he finds some fish. Now that he's on his own, he has to make do with what he has. Luckily, he finds a stone buried in the snow that can break through the ice.

After a while of smashing and digging, only a small layer of ice was penetrated so he needs to come up with something else. His next plan is to ~~wake up Neve again~~ search for a hole to the water below that he can use. After traversing the tundra for a while, he manages to find a hole, only for it to be too microscopic to fit anything through it. He attempts to increase the size of the hole by using the stone he found earlier to saw away at it and his plan pays off. With a bevy of fish beneath his feet ready to be caught, he needs a way to do so. His goal now is to find a stick with a sharp enough edge to make it into a makeshift harpoon.

After a few hours of hunting, the protagonist has speared a decent amount of fish and wants to show Neve the bait he procured. After returning to the slumbering Nikke, he tries to wake her up again but to no avail. After he sneezes, he realizes that things are starting to get colder.

#### Episode 4 - Looking for Polar Bears

Deciding that forcing Neve to wake up would be a fruitless endeavor, Burly Bear decides to wait until she awakens on her own. After she does, she is immediately impressed with the haul he brought with him and told him he should've let her know when he got back. After sensing his frustration at having already tried that and being unaware of the reason why he's mad at her, she knows that the bears will find the fish due to their keen senses of smell. As she proceeds to place some fish nearby, the protagonist notices something around them. She doesn't sense anything so he considers he just heard the wind which she admits is just about all she ever hears. Wanting to increase their odds of finding a polar bear, the two agree to place fish in different places around the perimeter. After Neve agrees to take the left side and Burly Bear will handle the right, the two split up to place their bait.

After placing fish in numerous different places, he realizes that he got a little carried away and now he is lost. Wanting to avoid being attacked by Raptures, he wants to place his last fish before heading back. Before he can however, he discovers he attracted the attention of a different problem. A hulking polar bear was lured in by the fish he was placing and has eaten the others already. With the last of his catch in his hands, he needs to find a way to escape this hungry predator. In the corner of his eye, he sees an entrance to a burrow he can fit into. After tossing the fish to divert the bear's attention, he makes a break for the burrow. He manages to escape the grasp of the carnivore, but it's still trying to claw its way to him despite being too large to crawl in itself. He tries to contact Neve to get her help, but she won't answer. Wanting to call someone else who would know what to do in this situation, he contacted ~~Eunhwa~~ Delta. After explaining his situation to her, she shares several ways to deal with bears like trying to intimidate it by appearing as large as possible, or to scare it off with loud noises, but tells him to play dead in a worst case scenario. His best option is to avoid bears entirely but before Delta can warn him that polar bears are the deadliest ones, his phone loses signal.

He attempts to make himself look large and dangerous, but all his efforts enrage the polar bear further. Stuck between snow and the bear, his only option left is to play dead. While it stops trying to claw at him now, it proceeds to sit by the entrance instead. Seeing no way out of this, he consigns himself to his fate.

After lying motionless for a while now, the commander waits for either the cold or the polar bear to finish him off. He starts to feel groggy and his vision blurs. Suddenly, he hears what sounds like gunshots in the distance and hears Neve's voice. The racket manages to scare the bear off, but he himself is unable to call for his savior. Fortunately for him, she manages to locate him. As an immense sense of relief washes over him, Burly Bear passes out.

#### Episode 5 - Neve and Burly Bear

Upon regaining consciousness, the protagonist finds out he was wrapped in a warm blanket and detects the smell of tea. He discovers he was taken back to the Ark with Ludmilla and Alice looking after him. Apparently, Neve brought him here and explained his situation to them already. She herself has already returned to the surface and while he wants to find her again, Ludmilla refuses to let him potentially get killed again and informs him she has given up her search for polar bears. His near death experience really shook her up to the point she was at the verge of tears when she found them, or at least that's how she took it. After suggesting to contact Neve if he is worried about her, he felt she didn't have to give up on her mission because of what happened to him. To rectify this misunderstanding, he has a plan to make things up to her.

A few days later, the commander contacts Neve who has just woken up. He has something important to tell and give to her in person and asks her to come to his room. Though she is tired and it will take a while to get there, she agrees to meet with him. With the woman on her way, now all he needs to do is find a suitable hiding spot until she arrives.

Eventually, she knocks on his door and he lets her in. Upon entering his room, she is very confused since she can't see him despite clearly hearing him before believing he was playing hide and seek with her. It was at that moment that he realized he didn't think the plan out well enough since he never determined when or how he should surprise her. Now being annoyed that Burly Bear won't show himself and with his current scheme ending in failure, he jumps out to startle his guest. Turns out, he decided to dress up as a polar bear since she was unable to find one on her own, but is now regretting his choice in costume because he is sweltering in it. He wants to help her experience her dream, or at the very least something similar to it. He informs her of what Ludmilla told him about her giving up searching for polar bears, but it turns out the Snow Queen misinterpreted what she said. Neve was planning on halting her search since this is the time of year that they hibernate so she wants to get some more beauty sleep in the meantime. As for why she was crying, she was tired at the time and condensation formed on her eyes from all the yawning she was doing.

With that misunderstanding cleared up, Neve was happy that Burly Bear would do this for her. Since he looks soft and cuddy right now, she really wants to give him a hug. As the two spread their arms wide open, they give each other a big bear hug. She feels warm in his arms and likes how soft he feels, though she doesn't know if that's because of his costume. She wonders when he came up with this idea and has decided to visit him whenever she gets tired in the future. Being so comfortable in his warm, soft embrace, Neve falls right to sleep.

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