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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. *†~:,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,:~ NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) ~:,,,,,,,,
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,,,,:~†*£@ ~~~ ~~~ @£*†~:,,,,
,,,:~†*£@¶ ¶@£*†~:,,,
,,:~†*£@¶# 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) £*†~:,,,,,
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,,,,,:~†*£ 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. #¶@£*†~:,,
,:~†*£@¶## ##¶@£*†~:,
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,:~†*£@¶## ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ##¶@£*†~:,
,,:~†*£@¶# ~~~ ~~~ #¶@£*†~:,,
,,,:~†*£@¶ ¶@£*†~:,,,
,,,,:~†*£@ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND @£*†~:,,,,
,,,,,:~†*£ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. £*†~:,,,,,
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