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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 ,:=†§£§@##
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##@§£§†=:, †= 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. ,,:=†§£§@#
@§£§†=:,,, ,,,:=†§£§@
§£§†=:,,,, 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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##@§£§†=:, THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ,:=†§£§@##
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