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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) :~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ ~~~ ~~~ ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~ ~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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