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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. #@==*--¨¨¨
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¨--*=&#### --- --- ####&=*--¨
¨--*=&@### --- --- --- ###@&=*--¨
¨--*=&@### --- --- ###@&=*--¨
¨--*=&@### ###@&=*--¨
¨----==&@@ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND @@&==----¨
¨--*=&@@@@ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. @@@@&=*--¨
¨----*&&&@ @&&&*----¨
¨¨¨¨--*==@ @==*--¨¨¨¨
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