,,,~=\§%§# #§%§\=~,,,
,,,,~=\§%§ §%§\=~,,,,
,,,,,~=\§% %§\=~,,,,,
,,,,~=\§%§ §%§\=~,,,,
,,,~=\§%§# #§%§\=~,,,
,,~=\§%§## ,~ ======= ======= ======= ~, ##§%§\=~,,
,~=\§%§### 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. ##§%§\=~,,
,,,~=\§%§# #§%§\=~,,,
,,,,~=\§%§ §%§\=~,,,,
,,,,,~=\§% %§\=~,,,,,
,,,,~=\§%§ §%§\=~,,,,
,,,~=\§%§# #§%§\=~,,,