§§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨¨§¨§§§§§
¨¨§§§§§§§§                                          ¨§¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨§¨
¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨      ¨, »»»»»»» »»»»»»» »»»»»»» ,¨       ¨§¨¨§¨¨§§§
§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨ 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.          §§§§§§§¨§§
§¨§§§¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
§§§¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§§§§¨§§                                          §§§§¨¨¨§¨¨
§§¨§¨¨¨§§¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨