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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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