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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. $/-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-/$§ §$/-,,,,,,
,,,,,-/$§@ 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 $/-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-/ SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT /-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- KEEP DOING THE WORK... -,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,-/$ 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. §$/-,,,,,,
,,,,,-/$§@ @§$/-,,,,,
,,,,-/$§@@ 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) @@§$/-,,,,
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,,,,,,-/$§ 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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