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¨-»†$@@¤¤¤ NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. ¤¤¤@@$†»-¨
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¨-»†$@¤@## HE'S NOT ABOVE PETTY CRIME, BUT HE ##@¤@$†»-¨
¨-»$@¤@### KNOWS THAT IF HE PUTS IN A BIT OF WORK, ###@¤@$»-¨
¨-»†$@¤@@@ HE WILL FIND MUCH MORE LUCRATIVE @@@¤@$†»-¨
¨-»†$@¤@@@ REWARDS. @@@¤@$†»-¨
¨-»†$@¤@## ##@¤@$†»-¨
¨-»†$@¤@## AND THUS HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING ##@¤@$†»-¨
¨-»†$@¤@@@ ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY @@@¤@$†»-¨
¨-»†$@¤@## THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. ##@¤@$†»-¨
¨¨¨-†$$@@@ HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO @@@$$†-¨¨¨
¨-»†$@¤@## SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN ##@¤@$†»-¨
¨-»†$@¤@## BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE ##@¤@$†»-¨
¨-»†$$$¤¤¤ WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. ¤¤¤$$$†»-¨
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¨¨¨»»†$@@# HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS #@@$†»»¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨»†$¤@ SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT @¤$†»¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-»$$@@@ HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL @@@$$»-¨¨¨
¨-»†$@¤@@@ BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, @@@¤@$†»-¨
¨-»†$@¤@## KEEP DOING THE WORK... ##@¤@$†»-¨
¨-»†$@¤@## ##@¤@$†»-¨
¨¨¨¨¨-†$¤@ COME TO THINK OF IT, THE PLACE IS @¤$†-¨¨¨¨¨
¨-»†$@¤@## ALMOST EERILY EMPTY. THERE ARE FEW ##@¤@$†»-¨
¨-----†@¤@ 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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¨-»†$@¤@## »»» »»» ##@¤@$†»-¨
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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 #¤@††--¨¨¨
¨-»†$@@¤@# WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS MIKU. #@¤@@$†»-¨
¨-»†$@¤@## ##@¤@$†»-¨
¨-»†$@¤@## THERE IS A LARGE TANK BEHIND THE ##@¤@$†»-¨
¨-»†$@¤@## FACTORY THAT CONTAINS A VAST NUMBER OF ##@¤@$†»-¨
¨¨¨--»$¤¤# AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES #¤¤$»--¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨»$¤¤# OVER THESE AS WELL. THEIR PURPOSE IS #¤¤$»¨¨¨¨¨
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¨-»†$@¤@@@ MEAL FARMS. THERE IS A CONSTANT @@@¤@$†»-¨
¨-»†$@¤@## EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS ##@¤@$†»-¨
¨-»†$@¤¤¤@ PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR @¤¤¤@$†»-¨
¨-»†$@¤@## BOTH THE COLONIES AND MIKU. ##@¤@$†»-¨
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¨¨--»»†@@# NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND #@@†»»--¨¨
¨-»†$@@@@¤ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ¤@@@@$†»-¨
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