,,«**%@### ###@%**«,,
,,«**%@### ###@%**«,,
,,«**%@### ###@%**«,,
,,,,«*%@## ##@%*«,,,,
,,«**%@### ###@%**«,,
,,,,,«*%## ,, ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ,, ##%*«,,,,,
,,«**%@### 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. ##@%*«,,,,
,,,,,,*%@# #@%*,,,,,,
,,«**%@### ###@%**«,,
,,,,«***%@ @%***«,,,,
,«**%@#### ####@%**«,
,,,,««*%## ##%*««,,,,