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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 .....~/*¤¤
¤¤¤$/«.... ALMOST EERILY EMPTY. THERE ARE FEW ....«/$¤¤¤
¤$/««~.... COWORKERS. (IN FACT THE COMPANY IS ....~««/$¤
@@#¤$*/«~. AI-RUN AND ONLY A FEW KEY ROLES ARE .~«/*$¤#@@
#@#¤$*/«~. FILLED BY ACTUAL PEOPLE. .~«/*$¤#@#
¤$//««~... ...~««//$¤
#$//««~... NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) ...~««//$#
#@#¤$*/«~. .~«/*$¤#@#
¤*««~..... ««« ««« .....~««*¤
#@#¤$*/«~. ««« ««« ««« .~«/*$¤#@#
#@#¤$*/«~. ««« ««« .~«/*$¤#@#
@¤$$**/«~. .~«/**$$¤@
@@#¤$*/«~. NICK AND MIKU ARE BOTH STATIONED IN .~«/*$¤#@@
##@#$*/«~. EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF .~«/*$#@##
###¤$*/«~. THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. .~«/*$¤###
#@#¤$*/«~. THEY CREATE THE EARLY BUILDING BLOCKS .~«/*$¤#@#
@¤*«...... 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 ...««««**¤
#@#¤$*/«~. UNCLEAR. .~«/*$¤#@#
#@#¤$*/«~. .~«/*$¤#@#
#@#¤$*/«~. THE FACTORY IS SURROUNDED BY THE BLOOD .~«/*$¤#@#
#@#¤$*/«~. MEAL FARMS. THERE IS A CONSTANT .~«/*$¤#@#
#$/««~.... EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS ....~««/$#
##@#$*/«~. PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR .~«/*$#@##
##¤$/~~... BOTH THE COLONIES AND MIKU. ...~~/$¤##
#@#¤$*/«~. .~«/*$¤#@#
¤¤$/««~... ««« ««« ...~««/$¤¤
##@¤$*/«~. ««« ««« ««« .~«/*$¤@##
¤*/«...... ««« ««« ......«/*¤
#¤¤**««... ...««**¤¤#
#@#¤$*/«~. NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND .~«/*$¤#@#
#@#¤$*/«~. THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. .~«/*$¤#@#
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