;~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~;
~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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