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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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¨,-=*§@#@# #@#@§*=-,¨
¨,-=*§@#@# #@#@§*=-,¨