¤*†~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~†*¤
*†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†*
†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨. ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ .¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨.~†*¤@##
###@¤*†~.¨ ¨.~†*¤@###
##@¤*†~.¨¨ ¨¨.~†*¤@##
#@¤*†~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~†*¤@#
@¤*†~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~†*¤@
¤*†~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~†*¤