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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. £*«:::,,,,
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,:««::**%¶ 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 ¶¶£*:««,,,
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,:«:*%%£££ £££%%*:«:,
,:«:*%£¶## 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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