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####%%;~^¨ NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. ¨^~;%%####
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#%%;~^¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨^~;%%##
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####%%;~^¨ 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. ¨¨¨^~;%%##
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####%%;~^¨ 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. ¨¨¨^~;%%##
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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. ¨¨^~;%%###
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###%%;~^¨¨ THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ¨¨^~;%%###
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%%;~^¨¨¨¨¨ ;~ 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. ¨¨¨^~;%%##
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####%%;~^¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨^~;%%
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##%%;~^¨¨¨ 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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