,~«^†$#@@# #@@#$†^«~,
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,~«^†$#@@# #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ ,~ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ~, @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ ,~ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ~, @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ HE'S NOT ABOVE PETTY CRIME, BUT HE @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# KNOWS THAT IF HE PUTS IN A BIT OF WORK, #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ HE WILL FIND MUCH MORE LUCRATIVE @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# REWARDS. #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# AND THUS HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# KEEP DOING THE WORK... #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# COME TO THINK OF IT, THE PLACE IS #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ ALMOST EERILY EMPTY. THERE ARE FEW @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# COWORKERS. (IN FACT THE COMPANY IS #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ AI-RUN AND ONLY A FEW KEY ROLES ARE @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# FILLED BY ACTUAL PEOPLE. #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# ««« ««« #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ ««« ««« ««« @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# ««« ««« #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# NICK AND MIKU ARE BOTH STATIONED IN #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ THEY CREATE THE EARLY BUILDING BLOCKS @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ THAT'S SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# OR PASTES, SUCH AS: #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# ^« PLANT MATTER #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ ^« BLOOD COLONY @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ ^« WILD FLESH @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ ^« ORGANS @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# (TAKEN FROM A LIVING HUMAN THAT #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ IS WILLING TO SELL) @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# ^« MINERALS #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ ^« BLOOD COLONY TWO @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# ^« INSECTS #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ (WHICH ARE MAINLY USED FOR THEIR @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# BRAIN, WHICH IS USED TO EXTRACT #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ RECEPTORS THAT DETECT PHEROMONES) @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ ««« ««« @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# ««« ««« ««« #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ ««« ««« @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ MIKU IS IN CHARGE OF THE BLOOD @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# COLONIES. THERE'S LARGE VATS OF THE #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ ORIGINAL CULTURE WHICH IS FED BLOOD @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# MEAL, BONE MEAL, WHAT DOESN'T QUALIFY #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ TO GO IN THE "WILD FLESH" PASTE, AND @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# SOME PROCESSING CHEMICALS. ALL THESE #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ INGREDIENTS HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE BLOOD @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS MIKU. #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# THERE IS A LARGE TANK BEHIND THE #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ FACTORY THAT CONTAINS A VAST NUMBER OF @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ OVER THESE AS WELL. THEIR PURPOSE IS @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# UNCLEAR. #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# THE FACTORY IS SURROUNDED BY THE BLOOD #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ MEAL FARMS. THERE IS A CONSTANT @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# BOTH THE COLONIES AND MIKU. #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# ««« ««« #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ ««« ««« ««« @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# ««« ««« #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# #@@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@@ @@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@@# #@@#$†^«~,