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