,^«^=&@¶## ##¶@&=^«^,
,,^«^=&@¶# #¶@&=^«^,,
,,,^«^=&@¶ ¶@&=^«^,,,
,,,,^«^=&@ @&=^«^,,,,
,,,,,^«^=& &=^«^,,,,,
,,,,^«^=&@ ,^ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ^, @&=^«^,,,,
,,,^«^=&@¶ 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. #¶@&=^«^,,
,^«^=&@¶## ##¶@&=^«^,
,,^«^=&@¶# #¶@&=^«^,,
,,,^«^=&@¶ ¶@&=^«^,,,
,,,,^«^=&@ @&=^«^,,,,
,,,,,^«^=& &=^«^,,,,,