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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) §§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨ »»» »»» §§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ »»» »»» »»» ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨ 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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