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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. ,.~:†%&#@#
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@#&%†::~., NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ,.~::†%&#@
&&%:~...., THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ,....~:%&&
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