=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
\=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=\
*\=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=\*
**\=~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~=\**
§**\=~¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨~=\**§
@§**\=~¨¨¨ ¨~ ======= ======= ======= ~¨ ¨¨¨~=\**§@
#@§**\=~¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
\=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=\
*\=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ === === ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=\*
**\=~¨¨¨¨¨ === === === ¨¨¨¨¨~=\**
§**\=~¨¨¨¨ === === ¨¨¨¨~=\**§
@§**\=~¨¨¨ ¨¨¨~=\**§@
#@§**\=~¨¨ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ¨¨~=\**§@#
##@§**\=~¨ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ¨~=\**§@##
#@§**\=~¨¨ ¨¨~=\**§@#
@§**\=~¨¨¨ ¨¨¨~=\**§@
§**\=~¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨~=\**§
**\=~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~=\**
*\=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=\*