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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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