,,,,,,.~=§ §=~.,,,,,,
,,,,,.~=§£ £§=~.,,,,,
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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.) &£§=~.,,,,
,,,.~=§£&# #&£§=~.,,,
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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. .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.~ ~.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.~= 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. &£§=~.,,,,
,,,,,.~=§£ £§=~.,,,,,
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,,,,,,,.~= ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ =~.,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,. .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.~ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ~.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.~= THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. =~.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,.~=§ §=~.,,,,,,
,,,,,.~=§£ £§=~.,,,,,
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,,,.~=§£&# #&£§=~.,,,
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