¨§¨§§¨§§§¨                                          §¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§§¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨       ¨, ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ,¨      ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨ 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.          §¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§