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@%*:=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,=:*%@
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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. ¨,=:*%@###
####@%*:=, ,=:*%@####
###@%*:=,¨ 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. ¨,=:*%@###
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#@%*:=,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,=:*%@#
@%*:=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,=:*%@
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