#¤§†:=,,,, ,,,,=:†§¤#
@#¤§†:=,,, ,,,=:†§¤#@
#@#¤§†:=,, ,,=:†§¤#@#
@#¤§†:=,,, ,,,=:†§¤#@
#¤§†:=,,,, ,,,,=:†§¤#
¤§†:=,,,,, ,, ======= ======= ======= ,, ,,,,,=:†§¤
§†:=,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,=:†§¤
§†:=,,,,,, ,,,,,,=:†§
†:=,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,=:†
§†:=,,,,,, ,,,,,,=:†§
¤§†:=,,,,, ,,,,,=:†§¤
#¤§†:=,,,, ,,,,=:†§¤#