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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§ ¨¨¨§§¨§§§¨
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨§§§¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨§§¨ §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§§§ §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§ §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨