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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. @^*«:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:«*^@§ §@^*«:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:«*^@§¶ 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... ##¶§@^*«:¨
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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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¨¨¨:«*^@§¶ ««« ««« ¶§@^*«:¨¨¨
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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: ¶§@^*«:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:«*^@§ §@^*«:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:«*^@ *« 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. ¶§@^*«:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*^ ««« ««« ««« ^*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨:«*^@§¶ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ¶§@^*«:¨¨¨
¨¨:«*^@§¶# THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. #¶§@^*«:¨¨
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