¨:~***§@## ##@§***~:¨
¨¨:~***§@# #@§***~:¨¨
¨¨¨:~***§@ @§***~:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~***§ §***~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:~***§@ @§***~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~***§@# ¨: ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ :¨ #@§***~:¨¨
¨:~***§@## 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. #@§***~:¨¨
¨:~***§@## ##@§***~:¨
¨¨:~***§@# #@§***~:¨¨
¨¨¨:~***§@ @§***~:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~***§ §***~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:~***§@ @§***~:¨¨¨