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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.) #@§^~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~%@ @%~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:~~%%@# ~~~ ~~~ #@%%~~:¨¨¨
¨:~^%§@### ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ###@§%^~:¨
¨:~^%§@### ~~~ ~~~ ###@§%^~:¨
¨:~^%§@### ###@§%^~:¨
¨:~^%§§§@@ 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. #@%%~:¨¨¨¨
¨:~^%§@### ###@§%^~:¨
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