¨¨¨¨¨,~^§* *§^~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~^§*§ §*§^~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,~^§*§@ @§*§^~,¨¨¨
¨¨,~^§*§@# #@§*§^~,¨¨
¨,~^§*§@## ##@§*§^~,¨
¨¨,~^§*§@# ¨, ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ,¨ #@§*§^~,¨¨
¨¨¨,~^§*§@ 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. §^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~^§* *§^~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~^§*§ §*§^~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,~^§*§@ @§*§^~,¨¨¨
¨¨,~^§*§@# #@§*§^~,¨¨
¨,~^§*§@## ##@§*§^~,¨