§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
§§§§¨§§§§§                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨§§¨
§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          §§¨§§§§¨§§
§§§¨§§§§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨§§¨
§¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨      ¨: ------- ------- ------- :¨       ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§§ 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.          ¨¨§§¨§§§§§
§§§¨¨§§¨§§                                          §¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§§§§¨§¨¨¨
§§¨§§§§§¨§                                          §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨§§                                          §¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
§§§¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§§¨§§¨§§