-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«
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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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