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&&%^~,,,,, NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. ,,,,,~^%&&
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###&%%^«~, 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. ,~«^%%&###
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#&%%^«,,,, 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... ,~«^%%%%&#
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&%^««~~,,, 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. ,~«^^%%%%&
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###&%%^«~, THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ,~«^%%&###
###&%%^«~, OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ,~«^%%&###
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#%%%%«~,,, ^« 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. ,~«^%%####
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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. ,~«^%&####
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####%%^«~, 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. ,~«^%%&&&#
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###&%%^«~, NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ,~«^%%&###
###&%%^«~, THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ,~«^%%&###
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