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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.) §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨ 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) §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ 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. §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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