§§¨§¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§§¨§¨§¨§                                          §§¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§§§§§§§                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§§
§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§§¨§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§      ¨^ »»»»»»» »»»»»»» »»»»»»» ^¨       §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨ 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.)     §§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨§¨¨§§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§§
§§¨§¨§§§¨¨                  »»» »»»                 §§¨¨§§¨§¨§
¨§§§§¨¨§¨¨                »»» »»» »»»               ¨§¨§¨§§§§¨
§¨¨¨§¨§§¨§                  »»» »»»                 §§§§§¨¨¨§¨
§¨¨§§§¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§§
§¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨    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.          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨§¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨§¨¨§§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§§
§§¨§¨§§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨§§¨§¨§
¨§§§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§§§¨
§¨¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          §§§§§¨¨¨§¨