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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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