¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       ¨^ ------- ------- ------- ^¨      ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨§¨