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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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....,~*†@# #@†*~,....