¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨ ¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨§§¨ §§¨§¨§¨¨§§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨ ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨§§¨ §§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨ ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨§§¨ ¨- ------- ------- ------- -¨ §§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨ 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. §§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨ ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨§§¨ §§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨ ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨§§¨ §§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨ ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§