,^«\§$§¶## ##¶§$§\«^,
,,^«\§$§¶# #¶§$§\«^,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§$§ §$§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,^«\§$§¶# ,^ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ^, #¶§$§\«^,,
,^«\§$§¶## NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. ##¶§$§\«^,
,,^«\§$§¶# ,^ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ^, #¶§$§\«^,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§$§ HE'S NOT ABOVE PETTY CRIME, BUT HE §$§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ KNOWS THAT IF HE PUTS IN A BIT OF WORK, ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,^«\§$§¶# HE WILL FIND MUCH MORE LUCRATIVE #¶§$§\«^,,
,^«\§$§¶## REWARDS. ##¶§$§\«^,
,,^«\§$§¶# #¶§$§\«^,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ AND THUS HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§$§ ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY §$§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,^«\§$§¶# HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO #¶§$§\«^,,
,^«\§$§¶## SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN ##¶§$§\«^,
,,^«\§$§¶# BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE #¶§$§\«^,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§$§ §$§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,^«\§$§¶# SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT #¶§$§\«^,,
,^«\§$§¶## HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL ##¶§$§\«^,
,,^«\§$§¶# BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, #¶§$§\«^,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ KEEP DOING THE WORK... ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§$§ §$§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ COME TO THINK OF IT, THE PLACE IS ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,^«\§$§¶# ALMOST EERILY EMPTY. THERE ARE FEW #¶§$§\«^,,
,^«\§$§¶## COWORKERS. (IN FACT THE COMPANY IS ##¶§$§\«^,
,,^«\§$§¶# AI-RUN AND ONLY A FEW KEY ROLES ARE #¶§$§\«^,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ FILLED BY ACTUAL PEOPLE. ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§$§ §$§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,^«\§$§¶# #¶§$§\«^,,
,^«\§$§¶## ««« ««« ##¶§$§\«^,
,,^«\§$§¶# ««« ««« ««« #¶§$§\«^,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ ««« ««« ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§$§ §$§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ NICK AND MIKU ARE BOTH STATIONED IN ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,^«\§$§¶# EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF #¶§$§\«^,,
,^«\§$§¶## THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. ##¶§$§\«^,
,,^«\§$§¶# THEY CREATE THE EARLY BUILDING BLOCKS #¶§$§\«^,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§$§ THAT'S SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. §$§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,^«\§$§¶# THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES #¶§$§\«^,,
,^«\§$§¶## OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ##¶§$§\«^,
,,^«\§$§¶# #¶§$§\«^,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ \« PLANT MATTER ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§$§ \« BLOOD COLONY §$§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,^«\§$§¶# \« WILD FLESH #¶§$§\«^,,
,^«\§$§¶## (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) ##¶§$§\«^,
,,^«\§$§¶# \« ORGANS #¶§$§\«^,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ (TAKEN FROM A LIVING HUMAN THAT ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§$§ IS WILLING TO SELL) §$§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ \« MINERALS ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,^«\§$§¶# \« BLOOD COLONY TWO #¶§$§\«^,,
,^«\§$§¶## \« INSECTS ##¶§$§\«^,
,,^«\§$§¶# (WHICH ARE MAINLY USED FOR THEIR #¶§$§\«^,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ BRAIN, WHICH IS USED TO EXTRACT ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§$§ RECEPTORS THAT DETECT PHEROMONES) §$§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,^«\§$§¶# ««« ««« #¶§$§\«^,,
,^«\§$§¶## ««« ««« ««« ##¶§$§\«^,
,,^«\§$§¶# ««« ««« #¶§$§\«^,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§$§ MIKU IS IN CHARGE OF THE BLOOD §$§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ COLONIES. THERE'S LARGE VATS OF THE ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,^«\§$§¶# ORIGINAL CULTURE WHICH IS FED BLOOD #¶§$§\«^,,
,^«\§$§¶## MEAL, BONE MEAL, WHAT DOESN'T QUALIFY ##¶§$§\«^,
,,^«\§$§¶# TO GO IN THE "WILD FLESH" PASTE, AND #¶§$§\«^,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ SOME PROCESSING CHEMICALS. ALL THESE ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§$§ INGREDIENTS HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE BLOOD §$§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS MIKU. ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,^«\§$§¶# #¶§$§\«^,,
,^«\§$§¶## THERE IS A LARGE TANK BEHIND THE ##¶§$§\«^,
,,^«\§$§¶# FACTORY THAT CONTAINS A VAST NUMBER OF #¶§$§\«^,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§$§ OVER THESE AS WELL. THEIR PURPOSE IS §$§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ UNCLEAR. ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,^«\§$§¶# #¶§$§\«^,,
,^«\§$§¶## THE FACTORY IS SURROUNDED BY THE BLOOD ##¶§$§\«^,
,,^«\§$§¶# MEAL FARMS. THERE IS A CONSTANT #¶§$§\«^,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§$§ PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR §$§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ BOTH THE COLONIES AND MIKU. ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,^«\§$§¶# #¶§$§\«^,,
,^«\§$§¶## ««« ««« ##¶§$§\«^,
,,^«\§$§¶# ««« ««« ««« #¶§$§\«^,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ ««« ««« ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§$§ §$§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,^«\§$§¶# THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. #¶§$§\«^,,
,^«\§$§¶## ##¶§$§\«^,
,,^«\§$§¶# #¶§$§\«^,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ ¶§$§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§$§ §$§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§$§¶ ¶§$§\«^,,,