¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«† †«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.« «.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨. ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« .¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. =†«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«† †«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.« «.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨