,,,,,,~«=^ ^=«~,,,,,,
,,,,,~«=^& &^=«~,,,,,
,,,,~«=^&# #&^=«~,,,,
,,,~«=^&## ##&^=«~,,,
,,~«=^&### ###&^=«~,,
,~«=^&#### ,~ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ~, ####&^=«~,
,,~«=^&### 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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