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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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: ###£¤%†-^¨
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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) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ --- --- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ --- --- --- ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^- --- --- -^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-† †-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^-†% 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. %†-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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