,,,,~~§§§§ §§§§~~,,,,
,,~§§§#### ####§§§~,,
,,~^§§§§§# #§§§§§^~,,
,,~^§§§### ###§§§^~,,
,,~~^^^§§§ §§§^^^~~,,
,,~^§§§### ,, ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ,, ###§§§^~,,
,,~^§§§### 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. §§^~~,,,,,
,,~^§§#### ####§§^~,,
,,~^^^§§§§ §§§§^^^~,,
,,,,,~^§## ##§^~,,,,,
,,~^§§§### ###§§§^~,,
,,,,~§§§§# #§§§§~,,,,