,:«*^#@### ###@#^*«:,
,,:«*^#@## ##@#^*«:,,
,,,:«*^#@# #@#^*«:,,,
,,:«*^#@## ##@#^*«:,,
,:«*^#@### ###@#^*«:,
,,:«*^#@## ,: ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« :, ##@#^*«:,,
,,,:«*^#@# 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. ##@#^*«:,,
,:«*^#@### ###@#^*«:,
,,:«*^#@## ##@#^*«:,,
,,,:«*^#@# #@#^*«:,,,
,,:«*^#@## ##@#^*«:,,
,:«*^#@### ###@#^*«:,