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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. ,,:~^*§¤##
###¤§*^~:, ,:~^*§¤###
##¤§*^~:,, 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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