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#@#@§%;«^, ,^ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ^, ,^«;%§@#@#
#@#@§%;«^, NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. ,^«;%§@#@#
#@#@§%;«^, ,^ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ^, ,^«;%§@#@#
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@@#@§%;«^, 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. ,^«;%§@#@@
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#@#@§%;«^, 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. ,^«;%§@#@#
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#§%%%«^,,, 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... ,^«;%§@#@#
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@%«^^,,,,, 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. ,^«;%§@#@@
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@@§%%;^,,, THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ,,,^;%%§@@
@@@§;;^^,, OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ,,^^;;§@@@
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#@#@§%;«^, ;« 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. ,^«;%§@#@#
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#@#@§%;«^, 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. ,^«;%§@#@#
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@@#@§%;«^, 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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