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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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,,,,~~^†@# 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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