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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) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ --- --- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ --- --- --- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ --- --- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-; ;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨