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¨¨¨,=^%$@# #@$%^=,¨¨¨
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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. @$%^=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=^%$ $%^=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^% NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) %^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^ ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= === === =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^ === === === ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^% === === %^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,=^%$@ 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. #@$%^=,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=^%$@ @$%^=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=^%$ 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 $%^=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^% BRAIN, WHICH IS USED TO EXTRACT %^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^ RECEPTORS THAT DETECT PHEROMONES) ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^ === === ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^% === === === %^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=^%$ === === $%^=,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,=^%$@# 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 $%^=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^% WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS MIKU. %^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^ ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= THERE IS A LARGE TANK BEHIND THE =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^ FACTORY THAT CONTAINS A VAST NUMBER OF ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^% AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES %^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=^%$ 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. @$%^=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=^%$ $%^=,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^ === === === ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^ ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^% NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND %^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=^%$ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. $%^=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=^%$@ @$%^=,¨¨¨¨
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