¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-^ ^-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-^§ §^-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-^§* *§^-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-^§*§ §*§^-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-^§*§@ @§*§^-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-^§*§@# ¨, ------- ------- ------- ,¨ #@§*§^-,¨¨
¨,-^§*§@## 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. -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-^ ^-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-^§ §^-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-^§* *§^-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-^§*§ §*§^-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-^§*§@ @§*§^-,¨¨¨