¨¨,«^*§&@# #@&§*^«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«^*§&@ @&§*^«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«^*§& &§*^«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«^*§ §*^«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^* *^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^ ¨, ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ,¨ ^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« 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. ##@&§*^«,¨
¨¨,«^*§&@# #@&§*^«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«^*§&@ @&§*^«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«^*§& &§*^«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«^*§ §*^«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^* *^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨