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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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