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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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####§*^=^, NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) ,^=^*§####
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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 ,^=^**§§##
#§*=,,,,,, OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ,,,,,,=*§#
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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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