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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 ,,,.~†%§§@
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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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