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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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