.,~;§%#¶## ##¶#%§;~,.
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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. ##¶#%§;~,.
....,~~;%¶ ¶%;~~,....
.,~;§%#¶## 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. ¶%§;~~....
.,~;§%#### ####%§;~,.
.,~;§%#### NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) ####%§;~,.
.....~;%#¶ ¶#%;~.....
.,~;§%#¶## ~~~ ~~~ ##¶#%§;~,.
...,~§%### ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ###%§~,...
.,~;§%#¶## ~~~ ~~~ ##¶#%§;~,.
.,~;§§%#¶# #¶#%§§;~,.
.,~;§%#### 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) ##¶#%§;~,.
.,~;§%#¶## ##¶#%§;~,.
.....,;%## ~~~ ~~~ ##%;,.....
.,~;§%#¶## ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ##¶#%§;~,.
.,~;§%#¶## ~~~ ~~~ ##¶#%§;~,.
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.,~;§%#¶## 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. ##¶#%§;~,.
....,;%%¶# #¶%%;,....
...,,;%#¶# 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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