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###¤%§*=,, NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. ,,=*§%¤###
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###¤%§*=,, 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. ,,=*§%¤###
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#¤¤¤%§*=,, NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) ,,=*§%¤¤¤#
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####¤%*=,, 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. ,,=*§%¤###
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###¤%§*=,, NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ,,=*§%¤###
¤%§§*,,,,, THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ,,,,,*§§%¤
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