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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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§*~--..... ~~~ ~~~ .....--~*§
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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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##@§%*\~-. ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ .-~\*%§@##
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@%*~...... ......~*%@
@@%%*\~-.. Nick Is Uncomfortable Around ..-~\*%%@@
##@@§%*\~- The "Wild flesh" Vats. -~\*%§@@##
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