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¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§§¨§ §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ ¨- ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ -¨ §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§§¨§ 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. §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§§¨§ §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
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