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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.) ###&*§*=^,
,^=*§*&### ###&*§*=^,
,^=*§*&### === === ###&*§*=^,
,^=*§§§§&# === === === #&§§§§*=^,
,^=*§*&### === === ###&*§*=^,
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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: ##&§§=,,,,
,^=*§*&### ###&*§*=^,
,^=*§*&### *= 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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