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