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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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,~^§&
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£§&§^~,,,, 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... ,,~^§&§£##
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£§&§^~,,,, 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. ,,,,,~^§&§
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#£§&§^~,,, THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ,,,~^§&§£#
##£§&§^~,, OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ,,~^§&§£##
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##£§&§^~,, ^~ 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. ,,,,~^§&§£
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&§^~,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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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