¨¨¨¨¨,-^†* *†^-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-^† †^-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-^ ^-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨, ------- ------- ------- ,¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ##@*†^-,¨¨
¨,-^†*@### ###@*†^-,¨
¨¨,-^†*@## ##@*†^-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-^†*@# #@*†^-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-^†*@ @*†^-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-^†* *†^-,¨¨¨¨¨