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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... .~~;=%¤@@#
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@¤¤=~~~... 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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¤¤=~...... ......~=¤¤