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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) @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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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. @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ 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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