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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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