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