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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. ,.~:%@§#@@
#@#§@%:~., ,.~:%@§#@#
#@#§@%:~., 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. ,.~:%@§#@#
#@#§@%:~., ,.~:%@§#@#
#@#§@%:~., 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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