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@¤%/~,,,,, NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. ,,,,,~/%¤@
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###@¤%/~,, 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. ,,,,,~/%¤@
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%/~,,,,,,, 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. ,,,~/%¤@##
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@¤%/~,,,,, 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... ,,,,,~/%¤@
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##@¤%/~,,, 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. ,,,,,,~/%¤
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#@¤%/~,,,, THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ,,,,~/%¤@#
##@¤%/~,,, OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ,,,~/%¤@##
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##@¤%/~,,, /~ 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) ,,,,,,~/%¤
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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. ,,,,,~/%¤@
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##@¤%/~,,, 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. ,,,,,~/%¤@
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%/~,,,,,,, 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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