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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. ,,~^^§@###
###@§^^~,, ,,~^^§@###
####@§^~,, 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. ,,~^^§@###
###@§^^~,, ,,~^^§@###
#@@@§^^~,, 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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