¨¨¨,«/%@#@ @#@%/«,¨¨¨
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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: @#@%/«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«/%@#@# #@#@%/«,¨¨
¨,«/%@#@## /« 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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