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###@&†:-,, NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. ,,-:†&@###
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##@&†:-,,, 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. ,,-:†&@###
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###@&†:-,, 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... ,,-:†&@###
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###@&†:-,, 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.) ,,-:†&@###
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###@&†:-,, 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. ,,,-:†&@##
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##@&†:-,,, THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ,,,-:†&@##
###@&†:-,, OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ,,-:†&@###
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###@&†:-,, :- 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) ,,,-:†&@##
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##@&†:-,,, 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. ,,-:†&@###
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###@&†:-,, 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. ,,-:†&@###
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###@&†:-,, 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. ,,-:†&@###
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###@&†:-,, NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ,,-:†&@###
##@&†:-,,, THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ,,,-:†&@##
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