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..,=^*$&## ., ======= ======= ======= ,. ##&$*^=,..
.,=^*$&### NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. ###&$*^=,.
..,=^*$&## ., ======= ======= ======= ,. ##&$*^=,..
...,=^*$&# #&$*^=,...
....,=^*$& HE'S NOT ABOVE PETTY CRIME, BUT HE &$*^=,....
...,=^*$&# KNOWS THAT IF HE PUTS IN A BIT OF WORK, #&$*^=,...
..,=^*$&## HE WILL FIND MUCH MORE LUCRATIVE ##&$*^=,..
.,=^*$&### REWARDS. ###&$*^=,.
..,=^*$&## ##&$*^=,..
...,=^*$&# AND THUS HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING #&$*^=,...
....,=^*$& ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY &$*^=,....
...,=^*$&# THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. #&$*^=,...
..,=^*$&## HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO ##&$*^=,..
.,=^*$&### SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN ###&$*^=,.
..,=^*$&## BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE ##&$*^=,..
...,=^*$&# WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. #&$*^=,...
....,=^*$& &$*^=,....
...,=^*$&# HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS #&$*^=,...
..,=^*$&## SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT ##&$*^=,..
.,=^*$&### HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL ###&$*^=,.
..,=^*$&## BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, ##&$*^=,..
...,=^*$&# KEEP DOING THE WORK... #&$*^=,...
....,=^*$& &$*^=,....
...,=^*$&# COME TO THINK OF IT, THE PLACE IS #&$*^=,...
..,=^*$&## ALMOST EERILY EMPTY. THERE ARE FEW ##&$*^=,..
.,=^*$&### COWORKERS. (IN FACT THE COMPANY IS ###&$*^=,.
..,=^*$&## AI-RUN AND ONLY A FEW KEY ROLES ARE ##&$*^=,..
...,=^*$&# FILLED BY ACTUAL PEOPLE. #&$*^=,...
....,=^*$& &$*^=,....
...,=^*$&# NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) #&$*^=,...
..,=^*$&## ##&$*^=,..
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..,=^*$&## === === === ##&$*^=,..
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....,=^*$& &$*^=,....
...,=^*$&# NICK AND MIKU ARE BOTH STATIONED IN #&$*^=,...
..,=^*$&## EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF ##&$*^=,..
.,=^*$&### THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. ###&$*^=,.
..,=^*$&## THEY CREATE THE EARLY BUILDING BLOCKS ##&$*^=,..
...,=^*$&# THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS #&$*^=,...
....,=^*$& THAT'S SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. &$*^=,....
...,=^*$&# #&$*^=,...
..,=^*$&## THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ##&$*^=,..
.,=^*$&### OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ###&$*^=,.
..,=^*$&## ##&$*^=,..
...,=^*$&# ^= PLANT MATTER #&$*^=,...
....,=^*$& ^= BLOOD COLONY &$*^=,....
...,=^*$&# (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) #&$*^=,...
..,=^*$&## ^= WILD FLESH ##&$*^=,..
.,=^*$&### (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) ###&$*^=,.
..,=^*$&## ^= ORGANS ##&$*^=,..
...,=^*$&# (TAKEN FROM A LIVING HUMAN THAT #&$*^=,...
....,=^*$& IS WILLING TO SELL) &$*^=,....
...,=^*$&# ^= MINERALS #&$*^=,...
..,=^*$&## ^= BLOOD COLONY TWO ##&$*^=,..
.,=^*$&### ^= INSECTS ###&$*^=,.
..,=^*$&## (WHICH ARE MAINLY USED FOR THEIR ##&$*^=,..
...,=^*$&# BRAIN, WHICH IS USED TO EXTRACT #&$*^=,...
....,=^*$& RECEPTORS THAT DETECT PHEROMONES) &$*^=,....
...,=^*$&# #&$*^=,...
..,=^*$&## === === ##&$*^=,..
.,=^*$&### === === === ###&$*^=,.
..,=^*$&## === === ##&$*^=,..
...,=^*$&# #&$*^=,...
....,=^*$& MIKU IS IN CHARGE OF THE BLOOD &$*^=,....
...,=^*$&# COLONIES. THERE'S LARGE VATS OF THE #&$*^=,...
..,=^*$&## ORIGINAL CULTURE WHICH IS FED BLOOD ##&$*^=,..
.,=^*$&### MEAL, BONE MEAL, WHAT DOESN'T QUALIFY ###&$*^=,.
..,=^*$&## TO GO IN THE "WILD FLESH" PASTE, AND ##&$*^=,..
...,=^*$&# SOME PROCESSING CHEMICALS. ALL THESE #&$*^=,...
....,=^*$& INGREDIENTS HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE BLOOD &$*^=,....
...,=^*$&# WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS MIKU. #&$*^=,...
..,=^*$&## ##&$*^=,..
.,=^*$&### THERE IS A LARGE TANK BEHIND THE ###&$*^=,.
..,=^*$&## FACTORY THAT CONTAINS A VAST NUMBER OF ##&$*^=,..
...,=^*$&# AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES #&$*^=,...
....,=^*$& OVER THESE AS WELL. THEIR PURPOSE IS &$*^=,....
...,=^*$&# UNCLEAR. #&$*^=,...
..,=^*$&## ##&$*^=,..
.,=^*$&### THE FACTORY IS SURROUNDED BY THE BLOOD ###&$*^=,.
..,=^*$&## MEAL FARMS. THERE IS A CONSTANT ##&$*^=,..
...,=^*$&# EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS #&$*^=,...
....,=^*$& PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR &$*^=,....
...,=^*$&# BOTH THE COLONIES AND MIKU. #&$*^=,...
..,=^*$&## ##&$*^=,..
.,=^*$&### === === ###&$*^=,.
..,=^*$&## === === === ##&$*^=,..
...,=^*$&# === === #&$*^=,...
....,=^*$& &$*^=,....
...,=^*$&# NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND #&$*^=,...
..,=^*$&## THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ##&$*^=,..
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