&&&¨&¨¨¨&& &¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&&¨¨&¨¨ &¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&
¨&¨¨&¨&&¨& &¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&
&&¨&&&¨&&& &¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨&
¨&&¨¨&&¨¨¨ &¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨¨¨ ¨. ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« .¨ &¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨
&&&&&&&¨¨& 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. ¨¨&&¨&&&&¨
¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨& ¨&¨&&¨¨¨&¨
¨¨&&&¨&¨&& &&&¨&¨¨&&¨
¨&¨¨&&&&¨& ¨¨&&&¨&¨&¨
&&¨&¨¨¨&&& ¨&¨¨&&&&&¨
¨&&&¨¨&¨¨& &&¨&¨¨¨¨&&