,,:«\%$¶## ##¶$%\«:,,
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,,,:«\%$¶# #¶$%\«:,,,
,,,,:«\%$¶ ¶$%\«:,,,,
,,,,,:«\%$ ,: ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« :, $%\«:,,,,,
,,,,,,:«\% NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. %\«:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:«\ ,: ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« :, \«:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:« «:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: HE'S NOT ABOVE PETTY CRIME, BUT HE :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, KNOWS THAT IF HE PUTS IN A BIT OF WORK, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, HE WILL FIND MUCH MORE LUCRATIVE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, REWARDS. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, AND THUS HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:« THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. «:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:«\ HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO \«:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:«\% SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN %\«:,,,,,,
,,,,,:«\%$ BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE $%\«:,,,,,
,,,,:«\%$¶ WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. ¶$%\«:,,,,
,,,:«\%$¶# #¶$%\«:,,,
,,:«\%$¶## HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS ##¶$%\«:,,
,:«\%$¶### SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT ###¶$%\«:,
,,:«\%$¶## HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL ##¶$%\«:,,
,,,:«\%$¶# BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, #¶$%\«:,,,
,,,,:«\%$¶ KEEP DOING THE WORK... ¶$%\«:,,,,
,,,,,:«\%$ $%\«:,,,,,
,,,,,,:«\% COME TO THINK OF IT, THE PLACE IS %\«:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:«\ ALMOST EERILY EMPTY. THERE ARE FEW \«:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:« COWORKERS. (IN FACT THE COMPANY IS «:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: AI-RUN AND ONLY A FEW KEY ROLES ARE :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, FILLED BY ACTUAL PEOPLE. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,:«\% NICK AND MIKU ARE BOTH STATIONED IN %\«:,,,,,,
,,,,,:«\%$ EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF $%\«:,,,,,
,,,,:«\%$¶ THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. ¶$%\«:,,,,
,,,:«\%$¶# THEY CREATE THE EARLY BUILDING BLOCKS #¶$%\«:,,,
,,:«\%$¶## THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS ##¶$%\«:,,
,:«\%$¶### THAT'S SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. ###¶$%\«:,
,,:«\%$¶## ##¶$%\«:,,
,,,:«\%$¶# THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES #¶$%\«:,,,
,,,,:«\%$¶ OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ¶$%\«:,,,,
,,,,,:«\%$ $%\«:,,,,,
,,,,,,:«\% \« PLANT MATTER %\«:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:«\ \« BLOOD COLONY \«:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:« (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) «:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: \« WILD FLESH :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, \« ORGANS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, (TAKEN FROM A LIVING HUMAN THAT ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, IS WILLING TO SELL) ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, \« MINERALS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: \« BLOOD COLONY TWO :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:« \« INSECTS «:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:«\ (WHICH ARE MAINLY USED FOR THEIR \«:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:«\% BRAIN, WHICH IS USED TO EXTRACT %\«:,,,,,,
,,,,,:«\%$ RECEPTORS THAT DETECT PHEROMONES) $%\«:,,,,,
,,,,:«\%$¶ ¶$%\«:,,,,
,,,:«\%$¶# ««« ««« #¶$%\«:,,,
,,:«\%$¶## ««« ««« ««« ##¶$%\«:,,
,:«\%$¶### ««« ««« ###¶$%\«:,
,,:«\%$¶## ##¶$%\«:,,
,,,:«\%$¶# MIKU IS IN CHARGE OF THE BLOOD #¶$%\«:,,,
,,,,:«\%$¶ COLONIES. THERE'S LARGE VATS OF THE ¶$%\«:,,,,
,,,,,:«\%$ ORIGINAL CULTURE WHICH IS FED BLOOD $%\«:,,,,,
,,,,,,:«\% MEAL, BONE MEAL, WHAT DOESN'T QUALIFY %\«:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:«\ TO GO IN THE "WILD FLESH" PASTE, AND \«:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:« SOME PROCESSING CHEMICALS. ALL THESE «:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: INGREDIENTS HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE BLOOD :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS MIKU. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, THERE IS A LARGE TANK BEHIND THE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, FACTORY THAT CONTAINS A VAST NUMBER OF ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: OVER THESE AS WELL. THEIR PURPOSE IS :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:« UNCLEAR. «:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:«\ \«:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:«\% THE FACTORY IS SURROUNDED BY THE BLOOD %\«:,,,,,,
,,,,,:«\%$ MEAL FARMS. THERE IS A CONSTANT $%\«:,,,,,
,,,,:«\%$¶ EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS ¶$%\«:,,,,
,,,:«\%$¶# PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR #¶$%\«:,,,
,,:«\%$¶## BOTH THE COLONIES AND MIKU. ##¶$%\«:,,
,:«\%$¶### ###¶$%\«:,
,,:«\%$¶## ««« ««« ##¶$%\«:,,
,,,:«\%$¶# ««« ««« ««« #¶$%\«:,,,
,,,,:«\%$¶ ««« ««« ¶$%\«:,,,,
,,,,,:«\%$ $%\«:,,,,,
,,,,,,:«\% NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND %\«:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:«\ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. \«:,,,,,,,
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