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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. ¨¨¨¨^~=%*§
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#£§*%=~^¨¨ THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ¨¨^~=%*§£#
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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. ¨¨¨^~=%*§£
§*%=~^¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨^~=%*§
*%=~^¨¨¨¨¨ 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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